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Dunlap Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Fri, Sep 24

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2155

← Sep 10Sep 24Oct 8 →

Receipts

2,293 head

▲ 288 vs last sale 2,005▲ 78 vs year ago 2,215 · +3.5%

Also sold hereSpecialSat Jun 7, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers were mostly steady to slightly higher. Heifers were mostly steady. Many load lots today. Trading was active with good demand.

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 $162.86/cwt on 1,775 head.

Average price

$162.86

1,775 head · 736 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,198

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$407

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

$5.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.09

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	473	168.68	797	28
Medium and Large 1	740	162.77	1,204	1,747

One grade step is worth $5.91/cwt here — about −$407 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 sale1,775 hd

162.86

—

IA average8 barns · 7,440 hd

159.78

+3.09

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 1-2Unweaned	353	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	657	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	742	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	200.85/cwt	190.00–205.00	852	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	784	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	184.74/cwt	180.00–193.00	874	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	765	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	181.11/cwt	170.25–187.50	964	195
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	549	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	895	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	758	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	173.20/cwt	163.00–178.50	982	154
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	165.89/cwt	160.50–168.00	1,055	113
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	153.52/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,111	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	756	153.52/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,161	206
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	158.51/cwt	156.25–159.60	1,312	662
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	856	151.68/cwt	147.00–155.75	1,298	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	908	150.75/cwt	148.00–151.50	1,369	170
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	966	146.35/cwt	135.50–147.75	1,414	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,027	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,376	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,110	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,399	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,158	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,482	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	278	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,557	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	578	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	179.85/cwt	176.00–183.00	662	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,325	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	701	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	178.79/cwt	173.00–181.00	765	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	172.52/cwt	167.00–175.00	826	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	777	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	170.96/cwt	164.00–177.00	898	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	545	156.50
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	508	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	716	3

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 Sep 24, 2021

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

Receipts 2,293Last week 2,005Year ago 2,215

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers were mostly steady to slightly higher. Heifers were mostly steady. Many load lots today. Trading was active with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,129	116.00	116.00
12	—	368	176.00–183.00	179.85
13	—	923	135.00	135.00
16	—	775	145.50	145.50
23	—	687	144.00–150.00	147.13
43	—	428	173.00–181.00	178.79
57	—	479	167.00–175.00	172.52
65	—	621	151.00	151.00
41	—	568	150.50–161.00	157.09
66	—

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Dunlap Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Fri, Sep 24

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2155

← Sep 10Sep 24Oct 8 →

Receipts

2,293 head

▲ 288 vs last sale 2,005▲ 78 vs year ago 2,215 · +3.5%

Also sold hereSpecialSat Jun 7, 2025

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers were mostly steady to slightly higher. Heifers were mostly steady. Many load lots today. Trading was active with good demand.

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 $162.86/cwt on 1,775 head.

Average price

$162.86

1,775 head · 736 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,198

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$407

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

$5.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.09

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	473	168.68	797	28
Medium and Large 1	740	162.77	1,204	1,747

One grade step is worth $5.91/cwt here — about −$407 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 sale1,775 hd

162.86

—

IA average8 barns · 7,440 hd

159.78

+3.09

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 1-2Unweaned	353	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	657	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	742	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	200.85/cwt	190.00–205.00	852	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	784	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	184.74/cwt	180.00–193.00	874	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	765	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	181.11/cwt	170.25–187.50	964	195
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	549	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	895	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	758	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	173.20/cwt	163.00–178.50	982	154
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	165.89/cwt	160.50–168.00	1,055	113
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	153.52/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,111	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	756	153.52/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,161	206
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	158.51/cwt	156.25–159.60	1,312	662
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	856	151.68/cwt	147.00–155.75	1,298	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	908	150.75/cwt	148.00–151.50	1,369	170
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	966	146.35/cwt	135.50–147.75	1,414	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,027	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,376	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,110	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,399	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,158	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,482	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	278	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,557	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	578	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	179.85/cwt	176.00–183.00	662	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,325	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	701	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	178.79/cwt	173.00–181.00	765	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	172.52/cwt	167.00–175.00	826	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	777	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	170.96/cwt	164.00–177.00	898	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	545	156.50
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	508	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	716	3

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 Sep 24, 2021

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

Receipts 2,293Last week 2,005Year ago 2,215

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers were mostly steady to slightly higher. Heifers were mostly steady. Many load lots today. Trading was active with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,129	116.00	116.00
12	—	368	176.00–183.00	179.85
13	—	923	135.00	135.00
16	—	775	145.50	145.50
23	—	687	144.00–150.00	147.13
43	—	428	173.00–181.00	178.79
57	—	479	167.00–175.00	172.52
65	—	621	151.00	151.00
41	—	568	150.50–161.00	157.09
66	—

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	350	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	545	156.50	156.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	492	158.00	158.00
3	—	425	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	966	135.50–147.75	146.35
195	—	532	170.25–187.50	181.11
3	—	1,110	126.00	126.00
113	—	636	160.50–168.00	165.89
34	—	856	147.00–155.75	151.68
44	—	724	152.00–154.00	153.52
11	—	1,027	134.00	134.00
206	—	756	147.00–157.00	153.52
37	—	473	180.00–193.00	184.74
60	—	424	190.00–205.00	200.85
154	—	567	163.00–178.50	173.20
7	—	362	205.00	205.00
170	—	908	148.00–151.50	150.75
662	—	828	156.25–159.60	158.51
6	—	1,158	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	353	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	160.00	160.00
10	—	433	181.00	181.00
7	—	549	163.00	163.00
4	—	553	137.00	137.00