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Dunlap Livestock Auction

Name: Dunlap Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-09

Feeder Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Fri, Jan 9

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2155

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Receipts

2,707 head

▼ 323 vs last sale 3,030▲ 963 vs year ago 1,744 · +55.2%

Also sold hereSpecialSat Jun 7, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Western Iowa Precondition Sale. Compared to the auction last Friday; Steers 600-650 lbs were mixed, 700-750 lbs mixed, 800 lbs 2.00 lower. Heifers 550 lbs 3.00 higher, 600-650 lbs 18.00-22.00 lower, 700 lbs 7.00 higher with a load lot of nice quality heifers. CME feeder cattle futures 3.00 lower today. The auction consisted of four loads, many half loads and plenty of smaller packages. Good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $460.99/cwt on 139 head. That ranks 9 of 17 comparable sales and sits −4.11 against this barn's trailing median of $465.10.

Average price

$460.99

139 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$58.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.47

vs IA average

−5.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	485.76	2,630	80
Medium and Large 1-2	587	427.42	2,509	59

One grade step is worth $58.34/cwt here — about $121 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale139 hd

460.99

—

IA average11 barns · 2,223 hd

472.47

−11.47

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

−5.34

This barn, trailing median17 sales

465.10

−4.11

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

17 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $519.43, low $368.70, median $465.10 across 17 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

39 lots · USDA AMS · Dunlap Livestock Feeder Cattle - Dunlap, IA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	609.00/cwt	609.00–609.00	2,192	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,343	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	501.19/cwt	496.00–508.00	2,401	47
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	510	539.00/cwt	539.00–539.00	2,749	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	486.05/cwt	470.00–514.00	2,600	42
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	466.30/cwt	445.00–489.00	2,621	28
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	427.42/cwt	418.50–430.50	2,509	59
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	420.49/cwt	408.00–442.50	2,632	163
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	376.77/cwt	352.00–401.00	2,362	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	407.89/cwt	392.00–418.00	2,729	275
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	386.18/cwt	370.00–398.00	2,811	283
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	746	359.94/cwt	356.00–361.00	2,685	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	379.02/cwt	353.50–388.75	2,926	198
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	779	346.30/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,698	18
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	821	364.75/cwt	361.00–394.50	2,995	59
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	822	348.67/cwt	335.00–357.00	2,866	35
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,728	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	883	340.22/cwt	336.00–346.50	3,004	32
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	341.77/cwt	332.00–351.00	3,161	135
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	956	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,155	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,095	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	479.00/cwt	479.00–479.00	2,088	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	459	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,249	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	474.52/cwt	462.50–484.00	2,225	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	409.08/cwt	395.00–432.00	1,980	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	431.12/cwt	409.00–440.00	2,207	35
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	408.17/cwt	385.00–422.00	2,327	94
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	374.65/cwt	374.00–376.00	2,180	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	384.29/cwt	365.00–401.75	2,402	320
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	358.50/cwt	355.00–361.00	2,280	25
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	359.32/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,425	111
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	344.32/cwt	344.00–345.00	2,328	19
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	369.28/cwt	349.75–380.50	2,622	163
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	727	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,821	50
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	743	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,526	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	335.68/cwt	331.00–340.25	2,575	40
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	819	329.48/cwt	319.00–335.00	2,698	66
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	822	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,819	11
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	861	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,781	33

This sale against other markets

Iowa weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Iowa auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Dunlap Livestock Feeder Cattle - Dunlap, IA

Fri Jan 9, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)

Receipts 2,707Last week 3,030Year ago 1,744

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	355	590.00	590.00
13	400–450	436	479.00	479.00
25	450–500	469	462.50–484.00	474.52
35	500–550	512	409.00–440.00	431.12
94	550–600	570	385.00–422.00	408.17
320	600–650	625	365.00–401.75	384.29
111	650–700	675	350.00–380.00	359.32
163	700–750	710	349.75–380.50	369.28
40	750–800	767	331.00–340.25	335.68
66	800–850	819	319.00–335.00	329.48
33	850–900	861	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
50	700–750	727	388.00	388.00
11	800–850	822	343.00	343.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	459	490.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	450–500	484	395.00–432.00	409.08
22	550–600	582	374.00–376.00	374.65
25	600–650	636	355.00–361.00	358.50
19	650–700	676	344.00–345.00	344.32
3	700–750	743	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	360	609.00	609.00
4	400–450	426	550.00	550.00
47	450–500	479	496.00–508.00	501.19
42	500–550	535	470.00–514.00	486.05
28	550–600	562	445.00–489.00	466.30
163	600–650	626	408.00–442.50	420.49
275	650–700	669	392.00–418.00	407.89
283	700–750	728	370.00–398.00	386.18
198	750–800	772	353.50–388.75	379.02
59	800–850	821	361.00–394.50	364.75
32	850–900	883	336.00–346.50	340.22
135	900–950	925	332.00–351.00	341.77
4	950–1000	956	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
59	550–600	587	418.50–430.50	427.42
28	600–650	627	352.00–401.00	376.77
14	700–750	746	356.00–361.00	359.94
18	750–800	779	340.00–350.00	346.30
35	800–850	822	335.00–357.00	348.67
3	850–900	880	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	510	539.00	539.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.