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Dunlap Livestock Feeder Cattle · Fri, May 21

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Dunlap Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Fri, May 21

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2155

← Apr 23May 21Aug 6 →

Receipts

1,717 head

▼ 2,504 vs last sale 4,221▲ 1,717 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecialSat Jun 7, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Calf & Yearling sale. No recent coverage for comparison. 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 $144.84/cwt on 963 head.

Average price

$144.84

963 head · 766 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,110

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$8.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.00

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	769	145.27	1,117	914
Medium and Large 1-2	710	136.83	971	49

One grade step is worth $8.44/cwt here — about $146 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 sale963 hd

144.84

—

IA average8 barns · 5,006 hd

146.84

−2.00

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

Every lot

37 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	—	Medium and Large 1	395	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	711	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	406	183.01/cwt	181.00–185.00	743	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	748	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	853	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	173.22/cwt	164.00–177.00	913	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	168.36/cwt	163.25–173.50	944	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	821	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	155.14/cwt	152.00–166.00	963	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	933	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	156.20/cwt	149.50–161.25	1,029	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	691	141.07/cwt	140.00–143.00	975	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	147.85/cwt	138.00–150.50	1,042	93
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	140.71/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,083	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	953	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	141.31/cwt	130.50–143.00	1,162	418
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	129.96/cwt	123.50–134.50	1,135	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	119.78/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,126	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	970	128.85/cwt	128.85–128.85	1,250	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,033	122.15/cwt	119.00–122.75	1,262	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,065	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,203	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	590	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	654	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	625	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	149.51/cwt	142.00–151.00	707	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	145.95/cwt	144.00–155.00	743	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	129.50/cwt	128.00–131.00	697	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	138.23/cwt	133.50–141.00	799	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	135.28/cwt	130.50–140.00	835	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	136.17/cwt	129.00–137.50	912	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	133.50/cwt	127.50–135.00
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	369	180.33/cwt	178.00–182.00	665	12

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 May 21, 2021

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

Receipts 1,717Last week 4,221Year ago 0

Special Calf & Yearling sale. No recent coverage for comparison. Demand good for the moderate offerings. Trade active.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	621	152.00–166.00	155.14
71	—	873	123.50–134.50	129.96
9	—	489	174.50	174.50
7	—	395	180.00	180.00
20	—	406	181.00–185.00	183.01
3	—	1,065	113.00	113.00
44	—	561	163.25–173.50	168.36
26	—	770	138.00–145.00	140.71
57	—	970	128.85	128.85
93	—	705	138.00–150.50	147.85
36	—	659	149.50–161.25	156.20
418	—	822	130.50–143.00	141.31
40	—	527	164.00–177.00	173.22
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Dunlap Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Fri, May 21

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2155

← Apr 23May 21Aug 6 →

Receipts

1,717 head

▼ 2,504 vs last sale 4,221▲ 1,717 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecialSat Jun 7, 2025

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Calf & Yearling sale. No recent coverage for comparison. 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 $144.84/cwt on 963 head.

Average price

$144.84

963 head · 766 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,110

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$8.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.00

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	769	145.27	1,117	914
Medium and Large 1-2	710	136.83	971	49

One grade step is worth $8.44/cwt here — about $146 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 sale963 hd

144.84

—

IA average8 barns · 5,006 hd

146.84

−2.00

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

Every lot

37 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	—	Medium and Large 1	395	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	711	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	406	183.01/cwt	181.00–185.00	743	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	748	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	853	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	173.22/cwt	164.00–177.00	913	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	168.36/cwt	163.25–173.50	944	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	821	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	155.14/cwt	152.00–166.00	963	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	933	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	156.20/cwt	149.50–161.25	1,029	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	691	141.07/cwt	140.00–143.00	975	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	147.85/cwt	138.00–150.50	1,042	93
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	140.71/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,083	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	953	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	141.31/cwt	130.50–143.00	1,162	418
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	129.96/cwt	123.50–134.50	1,135	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	119.78/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,126	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	970	128.85/cwt	128.85–128.85	1,250	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,033	122.15/cwt	119.00–122.75	1,262	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,065	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,203	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	590	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	654	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	625	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	149.51/cwt	142.00–151.00	707	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	145.95/cwt	144.00–155.00	743	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	129.50/cwt	128.00–131.00	697	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	138.23/cwt	133.50–141.00	799	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	135.28/cwt	130.50–140.00	835	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	136.17/cwt	129.00–137.50	912	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	133.50/cwt	127.50–135.00
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	369	180.33/cwt	178.00–182.00	665	12

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 May 21, 2021

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

Receipts 1,717Last week 4,221Year ago 0

Special Calf & Yearling sale. No recent coverage for comparison. Demand good for the moderate offerings. Trade active.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	621	152.00–166.00	155.14
71	—	873	123.50–134.50	129.96
9	—	489	174.50	174.50
7	—	395	180.00	180.00
20	—	406	181.00–185.00	183.01
3	—	1,065	113.00	113.00
44	—	561	163.25–173.50	168.36
26	—	770	138.00–145.00	140.71
57	—	970	128.85	128.85
93	—	705	138.00–150.50	147.85
36	—	659	149.50–161.25	156.20
418	—	822	130.50–143.00	141.31
40	—	527	164.00–177.00	173.22
31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	788	121.00	121.00
7	—	582	141.00	141.00
13	—	940	119.00–120.00	119.78
7	—	486	154.00	154.00
11	—	691	140.00–143.00	141.07
8	—	639	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
252	—	736	127.50–135.00	133.50
37	—	578	133.50–141.00	138.23
71	—	815	130.75	130.75
33	—	868	121.25–123.50	121.66
57	—	670	129.00–137.50	136.17
31	—	509	144.00–155.00	145.95
26	—	617	130.50–140.00	135.28
18	—	473	142.00–151.00	149.51
17	—	775	119.50–120.00	119.62
15	—	926	117.25	117.25
15	—	414	158.00	158.00
9	—	369	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	463	135.00	135.00
2	—	740	122.00	122.00
8	—	538	128.00–131.00	129.50
9	—	830	116.50	116.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	369	178.00–182.00	180.33