Name: Dunlap Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison, as there wasn't a sale last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.82/cwt on 430 head.

Average price

$129.82

430 head · 676 lb average

Value per head Derived

$878

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$11.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	679	131.07	890	384
Medium and Large 1-2	652	119.45	779	46

One grade step is worth $11.62/cwt here — about $111 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 sale430 hd

129.82

—

IA average1 barns · 430 hd

129.82

+0.00

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

Every lot, as filed

42 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	946	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	602	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	130.46/cwt	122.00–136.00	620	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,051	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,209	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	127.60/cwt	124.25–131.00	1,131	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	187.55/cwt	187.00–188.00	713	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	798	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	110.85/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,120	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	151.50/cwt	146.00–157.50	977	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	134.43/cwt	133.00–135.50	1,045	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	1,190	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	157.76/cwt	151.00–164.00	839	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	135.58/cwt	134.75–140.00	972	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	165.50/cwt	158.00–168.75	940	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	163.77/cwt	163.50–164.50	783	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	144.80/cwt	138.00–152.50	982	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	132.88/cwt	130.00–136.25	1,108	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	377	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	708	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	741	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	899	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	143.74/cwt	143.00–145.00	782	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	165.46/cwt	161.00–176.00	501	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	149.16/cwt	147.00–156.50	713	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	119.06/cwt	115.00–124.50	972	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	120.75/cwt	118.00–123.50	867	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,076	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	582	149.64/cwt	149.00–150.00	871	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	818	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,055	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	688	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	896	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	947	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	144.55/cwt	141.00–148.00	476	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	148.36/cwt	146.00–152.00	559	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	130.79/cwt	122.00–133.00	828	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	136.69/cwt	134.50–138.00	798	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	123.56/cwt	118.00–125.50	817	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	142.93/cwt	132.00–145.50	745	32

How this sale compares

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 →

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No comparison, as there wasn't a sale last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	937	101.00	101.00
9	—	421	143.00	143.00
10	—	475	122.00–136.00	130.46
3	—	527	100.00	100.00
4	—	569	121.00	121.00
6	—	830	108.00	108.00
6	—	857	110.50	110.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	478	147.00–156.50	149.16
48	—	816	115.00–124.50	119.06
52	—	718	118.00–123.50	120.75
76	—	875	123.00	123.00
3	—	432	150.00	150.00
12	—	329	141.00–148.00	144.55
17	—	377	146.00–152.00	148.36
18	—	633	122.00–133.00	130.79
22	—	584	134.50–138.00	136.69
23	—	661	118.00–125.50	123.56
32	—	521	132.00–145.50	142.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	582	149.00–150.00	149.64
29	—	818	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,051	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	886	124.25–131.00	127.60
7	—	380	187.00–188.00	187.55
7	—	427	187.00	187.00
13	—	1,010	109.00–113.00	110.85
15	—	645	146.00–157.50	151.50
23	—	777	133.00–135.50	134.43
24	—	935	127.25	127.25
29	—	532	151.00–164.00	157.76
32	—	717	134.75–140.00	135.58
39	—	568	158.00–168.75	165.50
45	—	478	163.50–164.50	163.77
49	—	678	138.00–152.50	144.80
64	—	834	130.00–136.25	132.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	218	173.00	173.00
3	—	478	152.00	152.00
4	—	419	169.00	169.00
4	—	566	131.00	131.00
4	—	666	135.00	135.00
5	—	625	140.00	140.00
8	—	544	143.00–145.00	143.74
10	—	303	161.00–176.00	165.46

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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