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Dunlap Livestock Auction

Name: Dunlap Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-30

Feeder Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Fri, Jan 30

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2155

← Jan 23Jan 30Feb 6 →

Receipts

2,210 head

▲ 912 vs last sale 1,298▼ 853 vs year ago 3,063 · −27.8%

Also sold hereSpecialSat Jun 7, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Western Iowa Precondition Sale. No comparison today, as the previous auction was not Precondition. The offering consisted of four loads, plenty of half loads and smaller packages. Good demand throughout the sale, both in the arena and online.

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 $466.97/cwt on 92 head. That ranks 10 of 17 comparable sales and sits +1.87 against this barn's trailing median of $465.10.

Average price

$466.97

92 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$44.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.39

vs IA average

−17.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	473.32	2,634	79
Medium and Large 1-2	585	428.41	2,506	13thin

One grade step is worth $44.91/cwt here — about $128 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale92 hd

466.97

—

IA average7 barns · 879 hd

471.37

−4.39

National average63 barns · 7,974 hd

484.10

−17.13

This barn, trailing median17 sales

465.10

+1.87

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,148	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	1,672	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	594.39/cwt	565.00–605.00	2,514	32
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	524.51/cwt	520.00–535.00	2,554	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	501.49/cwt	497.50–504.00	2,623	28
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	457.85/cwt	442.50–480.00	2,633	51
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	428.41/cwt	423.00–435.00	2,506	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Natural	610	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,684	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	441.31/cwt	428.00–462.50	2,723	110
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Natural	662	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,840	33
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	427.05/cwt	399.00–437.50	2,853	159
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	390.16/cwt	383.00–394.00	2,641	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,663	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	397.39/cwt	387.00–413.00	2,869	110
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	377.59/cwt	370.00–381.75	2,896	133
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Natural	793	379.18/cwt	372.00–380.25	3,007	75
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	821	361.27/cwt	357.50–370.00	2,966	98
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	876	349.19/cwt	327.00–358.50	3,059	46
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	347.96/cwt	337.50–350.00	3,132	92
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,682	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	499.17/cwt	485.00–521.00	1,927	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	416	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,695	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	502.99/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,138	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	471.58/cwt	450.00–487.50	2,259	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	450.34/cwt	436.00–471.50	2,396	72
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	402.13/cwt	392.00–418.00	2,163	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	419.71/cwt	401.00–441.00	2,405	71
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	392.87/cwt	386.00–395.00	2,326	36
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	618	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,540	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	393.51/cwt	380.00–401.50	2,459	120
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	371.26/cwt	360.00–382.00	2,495	150
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	347.64/cwt	340.00–359.00	2,541	178
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	732	372.02/cwt	364.00–389.00	2,723	81
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	344.71/cwt	336.00–358.00	2,665	77
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	774	372.34/cwt	370.00–376.00	2,882	13
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,583	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	831	338.28/cwt	333.00–365.00	2,811	70
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	856	328.73/cwt	327.00–333.00	2,814	28
Heifers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,197	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,885	6

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 30, 2026

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

Receipts 2,210Last week 1,298Year ago 3,063

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1150–1200	1,197	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	505.00	505.00
12	350–400	386	485.00–521.00	499.17
20	400–450	425	490.00–510.00	502.99
10	450–500	479	450.00–487.50	471.58
72	500–550	532	436.00–471.50	450.34
71	550–600	573	401.00–441.00	419.71
120	600–650	625	380.00–401.50	393.51
150	650–700	672	360.00–382.00	371.26
178	700–750	731	340.00–359.00	347.64
77	750–800	773	336.00–358.00	344.71
70	800–850	831	333.00–365.00	338.28
28	850–900	856	327.00–333.00	328.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	416	407.50	407.50
13	500–550	538	392.00–418.00	402.13
36	550–600	592	386.00–395.00	392.87
4	800–850	820	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	618	411.00	411.00
81	700–750	732	364.00–389.00	372.02
13	750–800	774	370.00–376.00	372.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	370	452.00	452.00
13	550–600	585	423.00–435.00	428.41
16	650–700	677	383.00–394.00	390.16
3	700–750	710	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	361	595.00	595.00
32	400–450	423	565.00–605.00	594.39
20	450–500	487	520.00–535.00	524.51
28	500–550	523	497.50–504.00	501.49
51	550–600	575	442.50–480.00	457.85
110	600–650	617	428.00–462.50	441.31
159	650–700	668	399.00–437.50	427.05
110	700–750	722	387.00–413.00	397.39
133	750–800	767	370.00–381.75	377.59
98	800–850	821	357.50–370.00	361.27
46	850–900	876	327.00–358.50	349.19
92	900–950	900	337.50–350.00	347.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	610	440.00	440.00
33	650–700	662	429.00	429.00
75	750–800	793	372.00–380.25	379.18

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.