Sale reports / Iowa / Dunlap Livestock Auction / 2024-02-06

Dunlap Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Tue, Feb 6
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2164
Receipts
206 head
29 vs last sale 235 58 vs year ago 264 · 22.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the auction last Tuesday, choice slaughter steers were fully steady. Choice slaughter heifers were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade was active and demand was good for today's moderate offering.

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
HeifersChoiceAverage1,358172.332,33974
HeifersSelectAverage1,215169.752,0622thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,306141.361,84621
SteersSelectAverage1,449175.002,53615
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,615174.502,8186thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,375173.132,38097

Every lot, as filed

17 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
HeifersChoice1,303172.55/cwt170.00–176.002,24829
HeifersSelect and Choice1,334134.40/cwt130.50–145.001,7938
HeifersSelect and Choice1,289145.65/cwt136.00–163.001,87713
HeifersChoice1,306170.61/cwt170.00–171.752,2283
HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms1,322171.50/cwt171.50–171.502,2672
HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms1,360175.50/cwt175.50–175.502,38727
SteersChoice and PrimeHeavy Weight1,615174.50/cwt174.50–174.502,8186
SteersChoiceNatural1,483175.10/cwt175.10–175.102,5978
SteersChoiceReturn to Feed1,066172.37/cwt169.50–181.001,8374
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,391171.79/cwt171.50–172.002,39010
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight1,665145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,4143
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight1,610156.07/cwt144.00–168.002,5132
HeifersChoiceNatural1,397176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,4598
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,215169.75/cwt169.75–169.752,0622
SteersChoice1,337172.96/cwt164.00–175.352,31264
SteersSelectCertified Prgms1,449175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,53615
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,613174.17/cwt168.50–174.752,80911

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.