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Dunlap Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Fri, Apr 9

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2155

← Mar 26Apr 9Apr 23 →

Receipts

2,410 head

▲ 1,127 vs last sale 1,283▲ 2,410 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecialSat Jun 7, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Western Iowa Precondition sale. No comparison today as the last sale was not Precondition. Demand good for the moderate offerings. Trade active.

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 $157.80/cwt on 1,487 head.

Average price

$157.80

1,487 head · 733 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,156

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$99

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$37.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.34

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	732	158.40	1,159	1,428
Medium and Large 1-2	733	144.47	1,059	56
Large 1	1,040	121.00	1,258	3thin

One grade step is worth $37.40/cwt here — about −$99 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 sale1,487 hd

157.80

—

IA average11 barns · 6,242 hd

158.14

−0.34

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

Every lot

40 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	208.93/cwt	203.00–210.00	781	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	195.55/cwt	188.00–199.00	837	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	851	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	190.77/cwt	181.00–201.00	931	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	188.85/cwt	179.00–202.00	993	130
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	173.06/cwt	170.50–178.50	1,014	127
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	598	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	957	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	171.26/cwt	164.50–176.75	1,060	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	977	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	161.20/cwt	151.00–165.25	1,082	87
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	697	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,011	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,030	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	154.60/cwt	147.50–157.00	1,113	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	149.36/cwt	141.50–156.75	1,149	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	148.03/cwt	137.50–150.25	1,209	388
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	848	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,136	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	879	139.98/cwt	130.50–143.85	1,230	207
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	941	135.64/cwt	128.00–135.90	1,276	129
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	955	134.24/cwt	128.50–137.00	1,282	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	996	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,150	12
Steers	—	Large 1	1,040	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,258	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	262	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	459	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	179.35/cwt	179.00–180.00	658	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	616	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	171.44/cwt	170.00–173.50	732	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	695	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	167.24/cwt	159.00–169.00	806	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	497	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	773	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	163.46/cwt	155.00–172.00	855	178
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	139.56/cwt	138.00–140.00	791	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	150.12/cwt	147.00–153.50
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	541	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	893	4

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 Apr 9, 2021

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

Receipts 2,410Last week 1,283Year ago 0

Western Iowa Precondition sale. No comparison today as the last sale was not Precondition. Demand good for the moderate offerings. Trade active.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,040	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	374	203.00–210.00	208.93
50	—	619	164.50–176.75	171.26
31	—	428	188.00–199.00	195.55
31	—	955	128.50–137.00	134.24
388	—	817	137.50–150.25	148.03
87	—	671	151.00–165.25	161.20
97	—	488	181.00–201.00	190.77
77	—	720	147.50–157.00	154.60
127	—	586	170.50–178.50	173.06
129	—	941	128.00–135.90

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Dunlap Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Fri, Apr 9

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2155

← Mar 26Apr 9Apr 23 →

Receipts

2,410 head

▲ 1,127 vs last sale 1,283▲ 2,410 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecialSat Jun 7, 2025

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Western Iowa Precondition sale. No comparison today as the last sale was not Precondition. Demand good for the moderate offerings. Trade active.

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 $157.80/cwt on 1,487 head.

Average price

$157.80

1,487 head · 733 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,156

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$99

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$37.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.34

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	732	158.40	1,159	1,428
Medium and Large 1-2	733	144.47	1,059	56
Large 1	1,040	121.00	1,258	3thin

One grade step is worth $37.40/cwt here — about −$99 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 sale1,487 hd

157.80

—

IA average11 barns · 6,242 hd

158.14

−0.34

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

Every lot

40 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	208.93/cwt	203.00–210.00	781	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	195.55/cwt	188.00–199.00	837	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	851	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	190.77/cwt	181.00–201.00	931	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	188.85/cwt	179.00–202.00	993	130
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	173.06/cwt	170.50–178.50	1,014	127
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	598	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	957	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	171.26/cwt	164.50–176.75	1,060	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	977	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	161.20/cwt	151.00–165.25	1,082	87
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	697	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,011	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,030	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	154.60/cwt	147.50–157.00	1,113	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	149.36/cwt	141.50–156.75	1,149	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	148.03/cwt	137.50–150.25	1,209	388
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	848	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,136	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	879	139.98/cwt	130.50–143.85	1,230	207
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	941	135.64/cwt	128.00–135.90	1,276	129
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	955	134.24/cwt	128.50–137.00	1,282	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	996	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,150	12
Steers	—	Large 1	1,040	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,258	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	262	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	459	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	179.35/cwt	179.00–180.00	658	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	616	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	171.44/cwt	170.00–173.50	732	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	695	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	167.24/cwt	159.00–169.00	806	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	497	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	773	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	163.46/cwt	155.00–172.00	855	178
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	139.56/cwt	138.00–140.00	791	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	150.12/cwt	147.00–153.50
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	541	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	893	4

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 Apr 9, 2021

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

Receipts 2,410Last week 1,283Year ago 0

Western Iowa Precondition sale. No comparison today as the last sale was not Precondition. Demand good for the moderate offerings. Trade active.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,040	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	374	203.00–210.00	208.93
50	—	619	164.50–176.75	171.26
31	—	428	188.00–199.00	195.55
31	—	955	128.50–137.00	134.24
388	—	817	137.50–150.25	148.03
87	—	671	151.00–165.25	161.20
97	—	488	181.00–201.00	190.77
77	—	720	147.50–157.00	154.60
127	—	586	170.50–178.50	173.06
129	—	941	128.00–135.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	481	177.00	177.00
3	—	718	143.50	143.50
6	—	848	134.00	134.00
12	—	697	145.00	145.00
12	—	996	115.50	115.50
14	—	620	157.50	157.50
4	—	598	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	541	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	974	119.50	119.50
7	—	427	170.00–173.50	171.44
21	—	367	179.00–180.00	179.35
21	—	767	139.50–150.00	146.96
40	—	576	147.00–153.50	150.12
96	—	720	135.00–142.50	140.10
28	—	827	129.25–133.00	130.29
102	—	625	142.00–149.50	145.65
178	—	523	155.00–172.00	163.46
27	—	671	136.50–143.00	140.76
81	—	482	159.00–169.00	167.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	822	134.50–137.00	135.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	681	133.50	133.50
14	—	567	138.00–140.00	139.56
3	—	262	175.00	175.00
7	—	371	166.00	166.00
3	—	497	155.50	155.50
3	—	440	158.00	158.00