Sale reports / Iowa / Dunlap Livestock Auction / 2023-11-21

Dunlap Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Tue, Nov 21
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2164
Receipts
139 head
123 vs last sale 262 86 vs year ago 225 · 38.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last Tuesday, choice slaughter steers were 3.00-5.00 lower. Choice slaughter heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Good demand for this light offering of slaughter cattle today.

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
BullsAverage1,799109.701,9736thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,257172.602,17029
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,191169.212,01546
HeifersSelectAverage1,345150.332,0223thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,160172.021,99521
SteersChoiceAverage1,441171.422,47020
SteersSelectAverage1,307155.722,0353thin

Every lot, as filed

16 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
Bulls1,767101.37/cwt98.00–103.501,7913
Bulls1,830118.03/cwt115.50–119.502,1603
HeifersSelect and Choice1,428166.09/cwt165.00–167.502,3722
HeifersChoice1,277172.57/cwt170.00–174.502,20417
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,055150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5831
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,180169.35/cwt163.75–170.001,99844
SteersSelect1,403158.58/cwt156.00–161.002,2252
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,415174.50/cwt174.50–174.502,4691
HeifersSelect1,490150.50/cwt150.00–151.002,2422
HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms1,229172.64/cwt170.00–173.002,12212
SteersChoice1,371170.85/cwt168.00–172.502,34212
SteersChoice1,528172.47/cwt168.50–174.502,6353
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,160172.02/cwt163.00–175.501,99521
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,542174.25/cwt174.25–174.252,6873
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,740163.50/cwt163.50–163.502,8451
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,115150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,6731

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.