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Dunlap Livestock Auction

Name: Dunlap Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-06

Feeder Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Fri, Nov 6

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2155

← Oct 30Nov 6latest

Receipts

581 head

▼ 165 vs last sale 746▼ 540 vs year ago 1,121 · −48.2%

Also sold hereSpecialSat Jun 7, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Calf & Yearling Sale. No trend applicable, as the previous sale was Western Iowa Precondition. Many unweaned calves in the sale. CME feeder cattle futures declining this week, resulting in lower undertones today. One full load of yearling steers, three half loads, along with smaller packages in the offering. Demand mostly moderate.

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 $376.52/cwt on 45 head, down $49.82 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 18 comparable sales and sits −85.38 against this barn's trailing median of $461.90.

Average price

$376.52

▼ 49.82 vs prior sale

45 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,112

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−40.42

vs IA average

−40.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	376.52	2,112	45

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale45 hd

376.52

—

IA average6 barns · 832 hd

416.94

−40.42

National average161 barns · 22,907 hd

416.81

−40.29

This barn, trailing median18 sales

461.90

−85.38

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

18 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $519.43, low $368.70, median $461.90 across 18 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

26 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	393	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	390.86/cwt	385.00–409.00	2,107	27
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	594	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,109	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,965	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	348.51/cwt	332.00–365.00	2,161	27
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	335.87/cwt	313.00–345.00	2,223	32
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	335.69/cwt	323.00–341.00	2,410	91
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	864	318.21/cwt	301.00–319.00	2,749	69
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	992	281.24/cwt	267.00–282.50	2,790	36
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	388.68/cwt	376.00–401.00	1,819	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	352.96/cwt	347.00–371.00	1,899	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,716	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,940	27
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	578	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,746	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	298.77/cwt	291.00–303.00	1,843	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,066	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,400	13
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	771	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,051	7
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,491	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	959	269.09/cwt	264.00–270.00	2,581	48
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,001	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,513	6
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,083	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	2,561	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,844	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,994	5

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 Nov 6, 2026

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

Receipts 581Last week 746Year ago 1,121

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	543	316.00	316.00
7	750–800	771	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	468	376.00–401.00	388.68
24	500–550	538	347.00–371.00	352.96
27	550–600	574	338.00	338.00
14	600–650	617	291.00–303.00	298.77
7	650–700	682	303.00	303.00
13	750–800	757	317.00	317.00
3	850–900	865	288.00	288.00
48	950–1000	959	264.00–270.00	269.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	578	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1000–1050	1,001	251.00	251.00
3	1050–1100	1,083	236.50	236.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	329	1,750.00	1,750.00
3	350–400	393	1,300.00	1,300.00
27	500–550	539	385.00–409.00	390.86
4	500–550	525	1,550.00	1,550.00
27	600–650	620	332.00–365.00	348.51
32	650–700	662	313.00–345.00	335.87
91	700–750	718	323.00–341.00	335.69
69	850–900	864	301.00–319.00	318.21
36	950–1000	992	267.00–282.50	281.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	600–650	616	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	550–600	594	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	518	356.00	356.00
5	700–750	720	277.00	277.00

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.