Sale reports / Iowa / Dunlap Livestock Auction / 2020-08-18

Dunlap Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Tue, Aug 18
● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2164
Receipts
333 head
48 vs last sale 285 154 vs year ago 179 · +86.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers were 4.7 higher, heifers 2.75 lower. Moderate offerings were met with good demand. Trade active.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,18070.508323thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,205102.091,23059
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,24592.671,15313
HeifersSelectAverage1,29373.499503thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,370106.241,456227
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,31594.261,24011
SteersSelectAverage1,18582.829817thin

Every lot, as filed

13 lots · USDA AMS · Dunlap Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Dunlap, IA
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersChoice1,197102.72/cwt101.00–105.501,23029
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight1,56599.00/cwt99.00–99.001,5491
HeifersChoiceReturn to Feed1,200101.57/cwt96.00–105.001,21929
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,29373.49/cwt71.00–75.009503
HeifersSelect and Choice1,30294.71/cwt92.50–98.001,2337
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,17890.28/cwt86.00–94.501,0636
SteersChoice1,425106.79/cwt104.00–107.251,522148
SteersChoiceReturn to Feed1,268105.22/cwt99.50–113.001,33479
SteersSelect1,44885.68/cwt82.00–90.001,2412
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,08081.67/cwt79.00–85.008825
SteersSelect and Choice1,43895.72/cwt92.25–100.001,3767
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,10091.70/cwt90.00–93.001,0094
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,18070.50/cwt70.50–70.508323

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.