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Dunlap Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Fri, Dec 10

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2155

← Dec 3Dec 10Dec 17 →

Receipts

1,430 head

▼ 1,409 vs last sale 2,839▲ 173 vs year ago 1,257 · +13.8%

Also sold hereSpecialSat Jun 7, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Calf & Yearling Sale. No comparison today, as the last sale was Preconditioned. Several load lots of quality cattle. Trading 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 $166.50/cwt on 751 head.

Average price

$166.50

751 head · 758 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,263

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$357

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

$4.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.77

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	770	166.78	1,284	706
Medium and Large 1-2	572	162.04	927	45

One grade step is worth $4.74/cwt here — about $357 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 sale751 hd

166.50

—

IA average10 barns · 7,513 hd

168.26

−1.77

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

Every lot

46 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 1Unweaned	398	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	736	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	708	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	485	181.97/cwt	175.00–188.00	883	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	832	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	164.99/cwt	161.00–167.00	843	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	175.93/cwt	171.50–182.00	927	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	548	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	833	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	180.45/cwt	174.50–183.00	1,036	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	164.69/cwt	164.00–165.00	960	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	180.68/cwt	173.50–185.75	1,117	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	161.98/cwt	156.00–165.00	1,035	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	164.17/cwt	160.00–166.50	1,120	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	162.89/cwt	159.50–164.00	1,157	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	157.55/cwt	157.00–158.00	1,219	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	168.33/cwt	155.00–171.50	1,379	258
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	877	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,381	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	903	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,237	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	937	153.75/cwt	148.50–154.75	1,441	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	956	152.70/cwt	151.25–153.10	1,460	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,028	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,491	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	280	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	470	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	415	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	672	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	163.79/cwt	163.00–165.00	693	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	169.02/cwt	165.00–170.50	777	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	473	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	752	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	160.40/cwt	157.25–166.50	844	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	150.62/cwt	150.50–151.00	815	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	545	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	785	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	154.77/cwt	145.00–158.00	887	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	438	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	731	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	534	149.41/cwt	148.00–160.00	798	34
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	601	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	853	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	674	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	950	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	726	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	1,033	9
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,279	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	985	4
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,327	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	909	7
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,364	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,091	11

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 Dec 10, 2021

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

Receipts 1,430Last week 2,839Year ago 1,257

Special Calf & Yearling Sale. No comparison today, as the last sale was Preconditioned. Several load lots of quality cattle. Trading active with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	726	142.25	142.25
15	—	438	167.00	167.00
20	—	601	142.00	142.00
34	—	534	148.00–160.00	149.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	674	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	658	145.50	145.50
26	—	839	140.00–152.50	146.18
11	—	859	141.00–150.50	146.99

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Dunlap Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Fri, Dec 10

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2155

← Dec 3Dec 10Dec 17 →

Receipts

1,430 head

▼ 1,409 vs last sale 2,839▲ 173 vs year ago 1,257 · +13.8%

Also sold hereSpecialSat Jun 7, 2025

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Calf & Yearling Sale. No comparison today, as the last sale was Preconditioned. Several load lots of quality cattle. Trading 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 $166.50/cwt on 751 head.

Average price

$166.50

751 head · 758 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,263

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$357

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

$4.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.77

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	770	166.78	1,284	706
Medium and Large 1-2	572	162.04	927	45

One grade step is worth $4.74/cwt here — about $357 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 sale751 hd

166.50

—

IA average10 barns · 7,513 hd

168.26

−1.77

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

Every lot

46 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 1Unweaned	398	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	736	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	708	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	485	181.97/cwt	175.00–188.00	883	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	832	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	164.99/cwt	161.00–167.00	843	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	175.93/cwt	171.50–182.00	927	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	548	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	833	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	180.45/cwt	174.50–183.00	1,036	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	164.69/cwt	164.00–165.00	960	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	180.68/cwt	173.50–185.75	1,117	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	161.98/cwt	156.00–165.00	1,035	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	164.17/cwt	160.00–166.50	1,120	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	162.89/cwt	159.50–164.00	1,157	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	157.55/cwt	157.00–158.00	1,219	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	168.33/cwt	155.00–171.50	1,379	258
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	877	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,381	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	903	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,237	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	937	153.75/cwt	148.50–154.75	1,441	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	956	152.70/cwt	151.25–153.10	1,460	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,028	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,491	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	280	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	470	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	415	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	672	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	163.79/cwt	163.00–165.00	693	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	169.02/cwt	165.00–170.50	777	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	473	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	752	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	160.40/cwt	157.25–166.50	844	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	150.62/cwt	150.50–151.00	815	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	545	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	785	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	154.77/cwt	145.00–158.00	887	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	438	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	731	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	534	149.41/cwt	148.00–160.00	798	34
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	601	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	853	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	674	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	950	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	726	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	1,033	9
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,279	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	985	4
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,327	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	909	7
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,364	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,091	11

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 Dec 10, 2021

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

Receipts 1,430Last week 2,839Year ago 1,257

Special Calf & Yearling Sale. No comparison today, as the last sale was Preconditioned. Several load lots of quality cattle. Trading active with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	726	142.25	142.25
15	—	438	167.00	167.00
20	—	601	142.00	142.00
34	—	534	148.00–160.00	149.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	674	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	658	145.50	145.50
26	—	839	140.00–152.50	146.18
11	—	859	141.00–150.50	146.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	541	150.50–151.00	150.62
6	—	874	135.00	135.00
5	—	576	140.00	140.00
3	—	1,063	116.00	116.00
16	—	601	138.50	138.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	159.00	159.00
3	—	415	162.00	162.00
3	—	280	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	545	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,327	68.50	68.50
11	—	1,364	80.00	80.00
4	—	1,279	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	527	171.50–182.00	175.93
31	—	682	160.00–166.50	164.17
49	—	710	159.50–164.00	162.89
54	—	937	148.50–154.75	153.75
69	—	574	174.50–183.00	180.45
3	—	1,028	145.00	145.00
43	—	877	157.50	157.50
49	—	618	173.50–185.75	180.68
18	—	774	157.00–158.00	157.55
258	—	819	155.00–171.50	168.33
79	—	956	151.25–153.10	152.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	583	164.00–165.00	164.69
12	—	511	161.00–167.00	164.99
9	—	639	156.00–165.00	161.98
3	—	903	137.00	137.00
4	—	414	171.00	171.00
3	—	495	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	398	185.00	185.00
18	—	485	175.00–188.00	181.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	548	152.00	152.00