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Dunlap Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Fri, Nov 5

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2155

← Oct 22Nov 5Nov 12 →

Receipts

821 head

▼ 1,281 vs last sale 2,102▲ 821 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; Compared to the sale two weeks ago heavy run of 800 pound steers 2.00 higher. Light steers and heifers didn't have the volume to make a fair comparison. 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 $158.65/cwt on 557 head.

Average price

$158.65

557 head · 773 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,227

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$405

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

$4.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.04

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	785	158.86	1,248	529
Medium and Large 1-2	544	154.82	842	28

One grade step is worth $4.04/cwt here — about $405 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 sale557 hd

158.65

—

IA average8 barns · 4,908 hd

158.70

−0.04

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

Every lot

32 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 1-2	429	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	729	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	181.76/cwt	178.50–184.25	800	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	448	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	757	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	171.24/cwt	169.25–175.00	819	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	792	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	543	172.64/cwt	164.50–178.00	937	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	898	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	156.22/cwt	151.00–158.50	986	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	156.15/cwt	155.50–157.00	1,048	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	696	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	947	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	151.72/cwt	147.50–153.50	1,101	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	926	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	797	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,172	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	161.01/cwt	151.00–161.75	1,344	250
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	879	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,340	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	926	147.24/cwt	144.50–148.50	1,363	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,032	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	1,504	67
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	377	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	566	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	156.86/cwt	153.00–160.00	671	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	626	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	495	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	743	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	147.39/cwt	145.00–149.50	787	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	595	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	762	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	878	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	888	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,135	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	150.25
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	572	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	898	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	609	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	859	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	681	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	844	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 Nov 5, 2021

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

Receipts 821Last week 2,102Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	157.00	157.00
5	—	609	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	681	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	428	153.00–160.00	156.86
9	—	864	131.00–141.00	137.67
10	—	1,107	131.25	131.25
23	—	826	150.25	150.25
56	—	534	145.00–149.50

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Dunlap Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Fri, Nov 5

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2155

← Oct 22Nov 5Nov 12 →

Receipts

821 head

▼ 1,281 vs last sale 2,102▲ 821 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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 $158.65/cwt on 557 head.

Average price

$158.65

557 head · 773 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,227

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$405

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

$4.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.04

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	785	158.86	1,248	529
Medium and Large 1-2	544	154.82	842	28

One grade step is worth $4.04/cwt here — about $405 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 sale557 hd

158.65

—

IA average8 barns · 4,908 hd

158.70

−0.04

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

Every lot

32 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 1-2	429	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	729	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	181.76/cwt	178.50–184.25	800	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	448	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	757	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	171.24/cwt	169.25–175.00	819	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	792	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	543	172.64/cwt	164.50–178.00	937	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	898	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	156.22/cwt	151.00–158.50	986	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	156.15/cwt	155.50–157.00	1,048	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	696	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	947	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	151.72/cwt	147.50–153.50	1,101	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	926	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	797	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,172	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	161.01/cwt	151.00–161.75	1,344	250
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	879	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,340	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	926	147.24/cwt	144.50–148.50	1,363	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,032	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	1,504	67
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	377	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	566	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	156.86/cwt	153.00–160.00	671	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	626	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	495	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	743	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	147.39/cwt	145.00–149.50	787	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	595	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	762	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	878	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	888	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,135	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	150.25
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	572	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	898	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	609	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	859	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	681	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	844	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 Nov 5, 2021

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

Receipts 821Last week 2,102Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	157.00	157.00
5	—	609	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	681	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	428	153.00–160.00	156.86
9	—	864	131.00–141.00	137.67
10	—	1,107	131.25	131.25
23	—	826	150.25	150.25
56	—	534	145.00–149.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	145.00	145.00
9	—	668	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	595	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
250	—	835	151.00–161.75	161.01
40	—	543	164.50–178.00	172.64
28	—	926	144.50–148.50	147.24
11	—	478	169.25–175.00	171.24
8	—	879	152.50	152.50
15	—	726	147.50–153.50	151.72
16	—	440	178.50–184.25	181.76
47	—	631	151.00–158.50	156.22
16	—	565	159.00	159.00
21	—	671	155.50–157.00	156.15
67	—	1,032	145.75	145.75
7	—	797	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	486	163.00	163.00
5	—	429	170.00	170.00
3	—	772	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	448	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	696	136.00	136.00