Sale reports / Iowa / Dunlap Livestock Auction / 2024-09-24

Dunlap Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Tue, Sep 24
● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2164
Receipts
398 head
190 vs last sale 208 157 vs year ago 241 · +65.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the cattle slaughter auction one week ago, choice steers and heifers were fully steady with a slightly higher undertone. Mostly smaller groups available today with several large load lots offered. Demand was good for today's moderate supply.

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
HeifersChoiceAverage1,308181.832,378220
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,439176.772,54313
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,547182.452,82311
SteersChoiceAverage1,400181.822,545135

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
HeifersChoice1,314181.68/cwt179.50–185.252,387189
HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms1,125182.00/cwt182.00–182.002,04821
HeifersSelect and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,157184.00/cwt184.00–184.002,1294
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,170168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,9661
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight1,571184.21/cwt181.00–184.602,89410
HeifersSelect and ChoiceHeavy Weight1,613174.25/cwt174.25–174.252,8118
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,540185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,8491
SteersSelect and ChoiceHeavy Weight1,730180.00/cwt180.00–180.003,1148
SteersChoiceReturn to Feed1,212182.50/cwt182.50–182.502,2122
SteersChoice1,417181.77/cwt179.50–184.502,576109
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,329181.86/cwt180.00–184.502,41723
SteersSelect and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,005204.50/cwt204.50–204.502,0551
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,088181.24/cwt180.00–182.501,9722

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.