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Dunlap Livestock Feeder Cattle · Fri, Dec 20

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Dunlap Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Fri, Dec 20

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2155

← Dec 13Dec 20Jan 3 →

Receipts

3,126 head

▲ 1,865 vs last sale 1,261▲ 3,126 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecialSat Jun 7, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There is no comparison today, since last week was not a Western Iowa Preconditioned sale. Heavy offering today of good quality cattle was met with good demand, as there was a full crowd.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.44/cwt on 1,611 head.

Average price

$158.44

1,611 head · 655 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$9.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.75

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	659	159.19	1,050	1,483
Medium and Large 1-2	607	149.79	910	128

One grade step is worth $9.40/cwt here — about $140 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,611 hd

158.44

—

IA average7 barns · 5,914 hd

150.69

+7.75

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

Every lot

35 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	398	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	732	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	190.29/cwt	180.00–195.00	795	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	781	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	180.56/cwt	171.00–187.50	850	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	172.91/cwt	163.00–177.00	901	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	154.23/cwt	146.00–161.00	827	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	166.17/cwt	158.00–170.50	960	178
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	153.01/cwt	148.00–154.75	891	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	158.98/cwt	150.00–162.50	987	195
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	153.98/cwt	147.00–157.25	1,029	252
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	143.09/cwt	139.00–145.50	973	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	149.75/cwt	144.00–153.75	1,069	199
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	149.04/cwt	141.50–153.00	1,140	120
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	784	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,058	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	146.30/cwt	139.00–152.50	1,201	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	856	149.97/cwt	137.00–150.75	1,284	148
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	909	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,268	33
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	353	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	530	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	162.61/cwt	155.00–169.50	616	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	169.91/cwt	165.00–174.00	720	98
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	703	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	160.50/cwt	155.00–168.00	759	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	150.48/cwt	150.00–151.00	727	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	159.23/cwt	150.00–163.25	830	195
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	146.57/cwt	145.00–148.00	771	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	151.59/cwt	143.00–155.00	873	193
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	149.38/cwt	144.75–157.00

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 Dec 20, 2019

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

Receipts 3,126Last week 1,261Year ago 0

There is no comparison today, since last week was not a Western Iowa Preconditioned sale. Heavy offering today of good quality cattle was met with good demand, as there was a full crowd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	784	135.00	135.00
34	—	582	148.00–154.75	153.01
7	—	465	168.00	168.00
37	—	680	139.00–145.50	143.09
39	—	536	146.00–161.00	154.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	398	184.00	184.00
79	—	821	139.00–152.50	146.30
120	—	765	141.50–153.00	149.04
178	—	578	158.00–170.50	166.17
252	—	668	147.00–157.25	153.98
199	—

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Dunlap Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Fri, Dec 20

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2155

← Dec 13Dec 20Jan 3 →

Receipts

3,126 head

▲ 1,865 vs last sale 1,261▲ 3,126 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecialSat Jun 7, 2025

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There is no comparison today, since last week was not a Western Iowa Preconditioned sale. Heavy offering today of good quality cattle was met with good demand, as there was a full crowd.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.44/cwt on 1,611 head.

Average price

$158.44

1,611 head · 655 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$9.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.75

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	659	159.19	1,050	1,483
Medium and Large 1-2	607	149.79	910	128

One grade step is worth $9.40/cwt here — about $140 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,611 hd

158.44

—

IA average7 barns · 5,914 hd

150.69

+7.75

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

Every lot

35 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	398	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	732	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	190.29/cwt	180.00–195.00	795	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	781	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	180.56/cwt	171.00–187.50	850	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	172.91/cwt	163.00–177.00	901	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	154.23/cwt	146.00–161.00	827	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	166.17/cwt	158.00–170.50	960	178
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	153.01/cwt	148.00–154.75	891	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	158.98/cwt	150.00–162.50	987	195
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	153.98/cwt	147.00–157.25	1,029	252
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	143.09/cwt	139.00–145.50	973	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	149.75/cwt	144.00–153.75	1,069	199
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	149.04/cwt	141.50–153.00	1,140	120
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	784	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,058	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	146.30/cwt	139.00–152.50	1,201	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	856	149.97/cwt	137.00–150.75	1,284	148
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	909	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,268	33
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	353	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	530	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	162.61/cwt	155.00–169.50	616	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	169.91/cwt	165.00–174.00	720	98
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	703	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	160.50/cwt	155.00–168.00	759	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	150.48/cwt	150.00–151.00	727	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	159.23/cwt	150.00–163.25	830	195
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	146.57/cwt	145.00–148.00	771	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	151.59/cwt	143.00–155.00	873	193
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	149.38/cwt	144.75–157.00

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 Dec 20, 2019

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

Receipts 3,126Last week 1,261Year ago 0

There is no comparison today, since last week was not a Western Iowa Preconditioned sale. Heavy offering today of good quality cattle was met with good demand, as there was a full crowd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	784	135.00	135.00
34	—	582	148.00–154.75	153.01
7	—	465	168.00	168.00
37	—	680	139.00–145.50	143.09
39	—	536	146.00–161.00	154.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	398	184.00	184.00
79	—	821	139.00–152.50	146.30
120	—	765	141.50–153.00	149.04
178	—	578	158.00–170.50	166.17
252	—	668	147.00–157.25	153.98
199	—

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	424	165.00–174.00	169.91
160	—	674	143.50–147.00	145.03
193	—	576	143.00–155.00	151.59
195	—	521	150.00–163.25	159.23
202	—	627	144.75–157.00	149.38
89	—	725	136.50–144.25	141.21
62	—	473	155.00–168.00	160.50
48	—	842	131.00–143.75	142.33
32	—	752	135.00–146.75	144.92
14	—	379	155.00–169.50	162.61
5	—	911	135.50	135.50
5	—	873	138.75	138.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	445	158.00	158.00
3	—	353	150.00	150.00
6	—	483	150.00–151.00	150.48
21	—	677	136.00–141.50	137.61
22	—	526	145.00–148.00	146.57
24	—	643	140.00–142.50	141.09