Sale reports / Iowa / Dunlap Livestock Auction / 2026-01-06

Dunlap Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Tue, Jan 6
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2164
Receipts
283 head
186 vs last sale 97 11 vs year ago 294 · 3.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday; Choice slaughter steers 1.00-2.00 higher. Choice slaughter heifers steady. Mostly smaller strings in this moderate offering today. Good demand.

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 SteersChoiceAverage1,493184.502,7553thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,386225.843,130112
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,213224.982,72834
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,281232.232,97636
SteersChoiceAverage1,504226.393,40692

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
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,737222.50/cwt221.50–223.503,8657
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,557226.73/cwt223.50–228.503,53026
SteersSelect and Choice1,560219.02/cwt218.00–220.003,4172
SteersChoice1,531227.00/cwt226.50–229.003,4755
SteersChoice1,414226.41/cwt224.00–228.253,20131
HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms1,391226.49/cwt223.60–228.003,15047
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,150227.53/cwt225.00–231.002,61722
Dairy SteersChoice1,493184.50/cwt184.50–184.502,7553
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,457226.89/cwt225.50–228.253,30615
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,265233.01/cwt225.00–256.002,94834
SteersChoiceNatural1,552227.25/cwt227.25–227.253,5278
HeifersChoiceNatural1,398227.25/cwt227.25–227.253,1777
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight1,664222.55/cwt219.50–223.503,7034
HeifersSelect and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,281221.17/cwt217.00–222.002,8335
HeifersSelect and ChoiceHeavy Weight1,690217.00/cwt217.00–217.003,6671
HeifersSelect and Choice1,306220.14/cwt217.00–222.002,8756
HeifersChoice1,359225.33/cwt223.00–227.603,06254

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.