Name: Dunlap Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday choice steers were 1.00 higher, choice heifers 1.5 higher. Light offerings were met with good demand. Trading 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,316	116.08	1,527	70
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,069	104.77	1,120	14
Heifers	Select	Average	1,240	84.21	1,044	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,451	117.08	1,698	115
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,186	104.38	1,238	7thin

Every lot, as filed

12 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,289	116.58/cwt	110.50–118.00	1,503	22
Heifers	ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,157	114.04/cwt	111.50–115.25	1,319	13
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,835	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,945	1
Heifers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,592	113.63/cwt	112.75–113.85	1,809	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,485	117.32/cwt	111.00–119.75	1,742	92
Heifers	Choice	—	1,329	116.82/cwt	114.25–118.50	1,553	52
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,186	104.38/cwt	100.00–108.50	1,238	7
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,013	105.11/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,065	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,273	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,318	3
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,056	86.32/cwt	79.00–95.50	912	8
Heifers	SelectHeavy Weight	—	1,710	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	1,291	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,505	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	1,272	2

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.

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Dunlap Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Dunlap, IA

Tue May 18, 2021

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

Receipts 222Last week 312Year ago 0

Compared to last Tuesday choice steers were 1.00 higher, choice heifers 1.5 higher. Light offerings were met with good demand. Trading active.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,289	110.50–118.00	116.58
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,835	106.00	106.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	1,485	111.00–119.75	117.32
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,186	100.00–108.50	104.38
Heifers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,157	111.50–115.25	114.04
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,592	112.75–113.85	113.63
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,329	114.25–118.50	116.82
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,013	99.00–108.00	105.11
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,273	103.50	103.50
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,056	79.00–95.50	86.32
Heifers — Select · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,710	75.50	75.50
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,505	84.50	84.50

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