Name: Dunlap Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

76th Anniversary Special Calf & Yearling Sale!! No trend applicable, as the last auction was end of June. BIG steer and heifer yearling sale today with multiple full loads, half loads and smaller strings. Over 200 bred heifers in the offering, as one of the advertised consignments. Four full loads, four half loads and many smaller packages of light steer and heifer calves. Barely an open seat in the arena, with many consignors and buyers in attendance. Demand was very good, with active bidding throughout the sale.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $405.13/cwt on 174 head, down $59.47 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −23.89 against this barn's trailing median of $429.02.

Average price

$405.13

▼ 59.47 vs prior sale

174 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,233

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.68

vs IA average

+31.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	405.13	2,233	174

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

21 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $464.60, low $405.13, median $429.02 across 21 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale174 hd

405.13

—

IA average2 barns · 184 hd

404.45

+0.68

National average160 barns · 6,700 hd

374.03

+31.10

This barn, trailing median21 sales

429.02

−23.89

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

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	969	$4,237	117
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	964	$3,903	111

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	337.83/cwt	314.00–344.00	3,095	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	551	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,221	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	631	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,253	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	964	3,903.02/head	3,575.00–4,150.00	3,903	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	347	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	391.89/cwt	369.00–400.00	2,246	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	413.47/cwt	393.00–426.00	2,588	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	581	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,092	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	413.48/cwt	392.00–436.00	2,187	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	496	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	2,163	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	435	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,153	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	447	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,257	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	524.10/cwt	516.00–542.50	2,201	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	352.64/cwt	345.00–367.00	2,553	261
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	388.79/cwt	370.00–399.50	2,784	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	964	324.31/cwt	316.00–327.00	3,126	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	385.49/cwt	370.00–394.00	2,949	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	383.50/cwt	371.00–387.50	2,389	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	2,040.56/head	2,025.00–2,100.00	2,041	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	392.00/cwt	370.00–401.00	2,670	184
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	488.48/cwt	454.00–500.00	2,286	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	429.02/cwt	407.00–447.00	2,480	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	469.03/cwt	445.00–493.50	2,444	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	350.95/cwt	340.00–358.00	2,713	329
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	2,085.30/head	1,960.00–2,135.00	2,085	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	360.47/cwt	346.50–363.00	2,941	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	2,153.40/head	1,960.00–2,295.00	2,153	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	358.64/cwt	343.00–365.00	2,453	198
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	438.03/cwt	417.00–449.00	2,089	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	2,127.58/head	2,100.00–2,175.00	2,128	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	327.54/cwt	326.00–331.50	2,882	41
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	969	4,236.99/head	4,025.00–4,325.00	4,237	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	303.12/cwt	298.00–318.00	2,752	201
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	2,122.97/head	1,950.00–2,175.00	2,123	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	983	288.36/cwt	287.00–288.50	2,835	318
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	401	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	426.69/cwt	391.00–439.00	2,215	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	332.40/cwt	311.00–335.75	2,676	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	314.99/cwt	307.00–323.25	2,750	115
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,104	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	2,975	28
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,064	280.75/cwt	280.75–280.75	2,987	37
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	296.50/cwt	296.50–296.50	2,965	8

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 →

Dunlap Livestock Feeder Cattle - Dunlap, IA

Fri Aug 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,340Last week 1,271Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 247Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	260	2,075.00	2,075.00
3	300–350	330	1,850.00	1,850.00
45	350–400	368	2,100.00–2,175.00	2,127.58
13	400–450	420	516.00–542.50	524.10
35	400–450	442	1,960.00–2,295.00	2,153.40
39	450–500	468	454.00–500.00	488.48
66	500–550	521	445.00–493.50	469.03
111	550–600	578	407.00–447.00	429.02
57	600–650	626	393.00–426.00	413.47
184	650–700	681	370.00–401.00	392.00
138	700–750	716	370.00–399.50	388.79
127	750–800	765	370.00–394.00	385.49
147	800–850	816	346.50–363.00	360.47
41	850–900	880	326.00–331.50	327.54
72	900–950	916	314.00–344.00	337.83
133	950–1000	964	316.00–327.00	324.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	631	357.00	357.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	496	436.00	436.00
6	500–550	529	392.00–436.00	413.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	447	505.00	505.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	1100–1150	1,104	269.50	269.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	551	403.00	403.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
5	250–300	272	1,975.00	1,975.00
5	300–350	347	2,150.00	2,150.00
51	350–400	373	2,025.00–2,100.00	2,040.56
20	400–450	431	1,960.00–2,135.00	2,085.30
17	450–500	477	417.00–449.00	438.03
22	450–500	468	1,950.00–2,175.00	2,122.97
67	500–550	519	391.00–439.00	426.69
94	550–600	573	369.00–400.00	391.89
29	600–650	623	371.00–387.50	383.50
198	650–700	684	343.00–365.00	358.64
261	700–750	724	345.00–367.00	352.64
329	750–800	773	340.00–358.00	350.95
65	800–850	805	311.00–335.75	332.40
115	850–900	873	307.00–323.25	314.99
201	900–950	908	298.00–318.00	303.12
318	950–1000	983	287.00–288.50	288.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	435	495.00	495.00
4	400–450	401	1,900.00	1,900.00
4	550–600	581	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	1000–1050	1,000	296.50	296.50
37	1050–1100	1,064	280.75	280.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	111	—	964	3,575.00–4,150.00	3,903.02
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	117	—	969	4,025.00–4,325.00	4,236.99

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