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Dunlap Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Fri, Oct 22

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2155

← Oct 8Oct 22Nov 5 →

Receipts

2,102 head

▲ 546 vs last sale 1,556▲ 716 vs year ago 1,386 · +51.7%

Also sold hereSpecialSat Jun 7, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago lightweight steers were mostly steady to 2.00 higher, 800-900 pound steers 1.00-4.00 higher. Lightweight heifers were 1.00-6.00 higher. Many load lots of quality cattle 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 $160.26/cwt on 1,545 head.

Average price

$160.26

1,545 head · 778 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,247

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$347

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

$13.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.46

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	789	161.17	1,272	1,440
Medium and Large 1-2	626	147.74	925	105

One grade step is worth $13.42/cwt here — about $347 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 sale1,545 hd

160.26

—

IA average8 barns · 6,388 hd

160.71

−0.46

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

Every lot

47 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	159	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	509	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	254	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	565	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	307	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	614	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	809	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	770	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	721	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	468	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	730	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	837	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	499	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	803	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	187.48/cwt	175.00–188.50	947	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	159.44/cwt	153.00–161.00	840	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	843	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	162.98/cwt	155.00–169.00	922	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	142.68/cwt	142.00–146.00	899	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	156.96/cwt	154.00–166.00	1,001	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	143.13/cwt	139.00–148.00	963	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	144.68/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,040	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	159.29/cwt	153.00–160.25	1,172	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	736	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,001	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	160.24/cwt	151.00–163.75	1,250	404
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	158.95/cwt	157.00–160.25	1,327	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	882	157.45/cwt	157.00–159.10	1,389	310
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	922	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,309	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	936	154.72/cwt	150.00–155.85	1,448	157
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	960	148.72/cwt	144.50–149.50	1,428	157
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,007	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,400	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	178	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	490	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	354	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	602	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	175.32/cwt	163.00–178.00	752	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	150.98/cwt	149.00–155.50	740	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	147.02/cwt	143.00–151.00	754	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	516	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	774	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	165.53/cwt	159.00–166.00	861	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	148.60/cwt	145.00–149.00	849	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	137.49/cwt
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	529	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	772	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	652	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	835	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 Oct 22, 2021

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

Receipts 2,102Last week 1,556Year ago 1,386

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	529	146.00	146.00
5	—	652	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	670	138.00–144.00	140.21
8	—	983	125.00–131.00	127.25
18	—	819	140.00–149.25	145.68
19	—	354	170.00	170.00
3	—	235	400.00	400.00
3	—	178	275.00	275.00
61	—	429	163.00–178.00	175.32
41	—	571	145.00–149.00	148.60

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Dunlap Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Fri, Oct 22

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2155

← Oct 8Oct 22Nov 5 →

Receipts

2,102 head

▲ 546 vs last sale 1,556▲ 716 vs year ago 1,386 · +51.7%

Also sold hereSpecialSat Jun 7, 2025

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $160.26/cwt on 1,545 head.

Average price

$160.26

1,545 head · 778 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,247

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$347

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

$13.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.46

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	789	161.17	1,272	1,440
Medium and Large 1-2	626	147.74	925	105

One grade step is worth $13.42/cwt here — about $347 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 sale1,545 hd

160.26

—

IA average8 barns · 6,388 hd

160.71

−0.46

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

Every lot

47 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	159	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	509	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	254	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	565	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	307	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	614	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	809	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	770	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	721	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	468	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	730	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	837	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	499	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	803	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	187.48/cwt	175.00–188.50	947	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	159.44/cwt	153.00–161.00	840	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	843	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	162.98/cwt	155.00–169.00	922	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	142.68/cwt	142.00–146.00	899	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	156.96/cwt	154.00–166.00	1,001	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	143.13/cwt	139.00–148.00	963	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	144.68/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,040	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	159.29/cwt	153.00–160.25	1,172	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	736	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,001	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	160.24/cwt	151.00–163.75	1,250	404
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	158.95/cwt	157.00–160.25	1,327	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	882	157.45/cwt	157.00–159.10	1,389	310
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	922	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,309	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	936	154.72/cwt	150.00–155.85	1,448	157
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	960	148.72/cwt	144.50–149.50	1,428	157
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,007	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,400	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	178	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	490	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	354	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	602	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	175.32/cwt	163.00–178.00	752	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	150.98/cwt	149.00–155.50	740	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	147.02/cwt	143.00–151.00	754	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	516	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	774	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	165.53/cwt	159.00–166.00	861	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	148.60/cwt	145.00–149.00	849	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	137.49/cwt
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	529	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	772	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	652	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	835	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 Oct 22, 2021

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

Receipts 2,102Last week 1,556Year ago 1,386

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	529	146.00	146.00
5	—	652	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	670	138.00–144.00	140.21
8	—	983	125.00–131.00	127.25
18	—	819	140.00–149.25	145.68
19	—	354	170.00	170.00
3	—	235	400.00	400.00
3	—	178	275.00	275.00
61	—	429	163.00–178.00	175.32
41	—	571	145.00–149.00	148.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	513	143.00–151.00	147.02
27	—	490	149.00–155.50	150.98
9	—	658	121.00	121.00
6	—	579	137.00–138.00	137.49
13	—	631	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	736	136.00	136.00
3	—	468	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,007	139.00	139.00
157	—	936	150.00–155.85	154.72
72	—	638	154.00–166.00	156.96
310	—	882	157.00–159.10	157.45
7	—	307	200.00	200.00
41	—	387	209.00	209.00
404	—	780	151.00–163.75	160.24
13	—	405	190.00	190.00
54	—	566	155.00–169.00	162.98
157	—	960	144.50–149.50	148.72
17	—	484	173.00	173.00
75	—	835	157.00–160.25	158.95
46	—	736	153.00–160.25	159.29
4	—	159	320.00	320.00
84	—	505	175.00–188.50	187.48
5	—	254	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	150.00	150.00
3	—	922	142.00	142.00
5	—	499	161.00	161.00
16	—	527	153.00–161.00	159.44
17	—	630	142.00–146.00	142.68
37	—	673	139.00–148.00	143.13
7	—	719	143.00–147.00	144.68
7	—	448	161.00	161.00