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Dunlap Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Fri, Feb 4

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2155

← Jan 28Feb 4Feb 11 →

Receipts

3,912 head

▲ 2,165 vs last sale 1,747▲ 1,466 vs year ago 2,446 · +59.9%

Also sold hereSpecialSat Jun 7, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Western Iowa Precondition Calf/Yearling Sale. Many load lots of quality cattle today. No comparison as the last sale was not Precondition. Demand good. Active trade.

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 $177.28/cwt on 1,931 head.

Average price

$177.28

1,931 head · 705 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,249

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$5.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.51

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	713	177.78	1,267	1,771
Medium and Large 1-2	617	171.81	1,059	160

One grade step is worth $5.97/cwt here — about $208 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 sale1,931 hd

177.28

—

IA average5 barns · 5,862 hd

173.77

+3.51

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

Every lot

40 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	247.29/cwt	235.00–257.50	789	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	227.13/cwt	216.00–233.00	874	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	401	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	726	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	226.15/cwt	216.00–238.00	952	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	215.26/cwt	201.00–227.00	1,033	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	931	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	506	174.89/cwt	170.00–185.00	885	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	204.25/cwt	193.00–213.00	1,076	112
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	199.12/cwt	193.75–204.10	1,131	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	179.25/cwt	179.25–179.25	1,052	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	191.04/cwt	185.50–201.50	1,190	237
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	171.50/cwt	156.25–178.50	1,098	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	168.65/cwt	166.00–170.50	1,143	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	177.94/cwt	173.00–184.50	1,208	215
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	158.47/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,133	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	173.16/cwt	169.00–178.50	1,245	201
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	167.85/cwt	160.00–173.10	1,299	175
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	829	161.15/cwt	155.50–164.00	1,336	272
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	862	159.84/cwt	158.25–160.00	1,378	321
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	878	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,291	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	151.88/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,375	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	979	149.25/cwt	149.25–149.25	1,461	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	180.45/cwt	176.00–190.00	693	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	181.49/cwt	178.00–185.00	757	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	166.47/cwt	161.00–170.00	731	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	178.10/cwt	174.00–182.75	862	156
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	175.99/cwt	172.00–179.00	931	136
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	162.80/cwt	159.00–171.00	941	193
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	152.98/cwt	147.00–155.00	896	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	161.15/cwt	158.50–170.00	993	316
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	154.67/cwt	152.00–155.00	976	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	140.44/cwt	139.00–144.00

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 Feb 4, 2022

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

Receipts 3,912Last week 1,747Year ago 2,446

Western Iowa Precondition Calf/Yearling Sale. Many load lots of quality cattle today. No comparison as the last sale was not Precondition. Demand good. Active trade.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
321	—	862	158.25–160.00	159.84
215	—	679	173.00–184.50	177.94
75	—	480	201.00–227.00	215.26
20	—	421	216.00–238.00	226.15
112	—	527	193.00–213.00	204.25
7	—	319	235.00–257.50	247.29
84	—	568	193.75–204.10	199.12
175	—	774	160.00–173.10	167.85
201	—	719	169.00–178.50	173.16
272	—	829	155.50–164.00	161.15
18	—	905	149.00–153.00	151.88
6	—	979	149.25	149.25
237	—	623	185.50–201.50

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Dunlap Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Fri, Feb 4

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2155

← Jan 28Feb 4Feb 11 →

Receipts

3,912 head

▲ 2,165 vs last sale 1,747▲ 1,466 vs year ago 2,446 · +59.9%

Also sold hereSpecialSat Jun 7, 2025

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Western Iowa Precondition Calf/Yearling Sale. Many load lots of quality cattle today. No comparison as the last sale was not Precondition. Demand good. Active trade.

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 $177.28/cwt on 1,931 head.

Average price

$177.28

1,931 head · 705 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,249

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$5.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.51

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	713	177.78	1,267	1,771
Medium and Large 1-2	617	171.81	1,059	160

One grade step is worth $5.97/cwt here — about $208 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 sale1,931 hd

177.28

—

IA average5 barns · 5,862 hd

173.77

+3.51

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

Every lot

40 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	247.29/cwt	235.00–257.50	789	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	227.13/cwt	216.00–233.00	874	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	401	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	726	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	226.15/cwt	216.00–238.00	952	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	215.26/cwt	201.00–227.00	1,033	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	931	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	506	174.89/cwt	170.00–185.00	885	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	204.25/cwt	193.00–213.00	1,076	112
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	199.12/cwt	193.75–204.10	1,131	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	179.25/cwt	179.25–179.25	1,052	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	191.04/cwt	185.50–201.50	1,190	237
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	171.50/cwt	156.25–178.50	1,098	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	168.65/cwt	166.00–170.50	1,143	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	177.94/cwt	173.00–184.50	1,208	215
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	158.47/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,133	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	173.16/cwt	169.00–178.50	1,245	201
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	167.85/cwt	160.00–173.10	1,299	175
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	829	161.15/cwt	155.50–164.00	1,336	272
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	862	159.84/cwt	158.25–160.00	1,378	321
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	878	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,291	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	151.88/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,375	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	979	149.25/cwt	149.25–149.25	1,461	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	180.45/cwt	176.00–190.00	693	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	181.49/cwt	178.00–185.00	757	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	166.47/cwt	161.00–170.00	731	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	178.10/cwt	174.00–182.75	862	156
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	175.99/cwt	172.00–179.00	931	136
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	162.80/cwt	159.00–171.00	941	193
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	152.98/cwt	147.00–155.00	896	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	161.15/cwt	158.50–170.00	993	316
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	154.67/cwt	152.00–155.00	976	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	140.44/cwt	139.00–144.00

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 Feb 4, 2022

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

Receipts 3,912Last week 1,747Year ago 2,446

Western Iowa Precondition Calf/Yearling Sale. Many load lots of quality cattle today. No comparison as the last sale was not Precondition. Demand good. Active trade.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
321	—	862	158.25–160.00	159.84
215	—	679	173.00–184.50	177.94
75	—	480	201.00–227.00	215.26
20	—	421	216.00–238.00	226.15
112	—	527	193.00–213.00	204.25
7	—	319	235.00–257.50	247.29
84	—	568	193.75–204.10	199.12
175	—	774	160.00–173.10	167.85
201	—	719	169.00–178.50	173.16
272	—	829	155.50–164.00	161.15
18	—	905	149.00–153.00	151.88
6	—	979	149.25	149.25
237	—	623	185.50–201.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	401	181.00	181.00
19	—	678	166.00–170.50	168.65
28	—	506	170.00–185.00	174.89
83	—	640	156.25–178.50	171.50
8	—	715	155.00–162.00	158.47
12	—	587	179.25	179.25
3	—	490	190.00	190.00
3	—	878	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	984	136.00	136.00
20	—	384	176.00–190.00	180.45
25	—	417	178.00–185.00	181.49
92	—	771	145.00–151.50	149.31
136	—	529	172.00–179.00	175.99
156	—	484	174.00–182.75	178.10
259	—	729	146.00–153.00	151.43
357	—	669	151.00–162.50	158.52
193	—	578	159.00–171.00	162.80
316	—	616	158.50–170.00	161.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	811	154.00	154.00
51	—	713	154.50–159.00	155.71
9	—	878	156.75	156.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	881	131.00	131.00
15	—	662	139.00–144.00	140.44
26	—	631	152.00–155.00	154.67
20	—	439	161.00–170.00	166.47
21	—	586	147.00–155.00	152.98