Sale reports / Iowa / Dunlap Livestock Auction / 2026-01-20

Dunlap Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Tue, Jan 20
● Final8 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2164
Receipts
140 head
66 vs last sale 206 140 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, Choice slaughter steers were fully steady to 2.00 higher. Choice slaughter heifers were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. The auction consisted of a load of choice heifers and many smaller quality packages. Demand was good.

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
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,165249.502,90837
HeifersChoiceAverage1,385229.563,17956
SteersChoiceAverage1,464229.103,35444
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,225229.002,8051thin
SteersPrimeAverage1,620215.003,4831thin

Every lot, as filed

8 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
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,225229.00/cwt229.00–229.002,8051
SteersPrimeHeavy Weight1,620215.00/cwt215.00–215.003,4831
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,750221.00/cwt220.00–222.003,8682
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,587231.75/cwt231.75–231.753,67812
SteersChoice1,396228.58/cwt223.50–232.003,19130
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,145253.57/cwt224.00–294.002,90333
HeifersSelect and Choice1,333215.95/cwt215.00–217.002,8794
HeifersChoice1,385229.56/cwt221.00–232.503,17956

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.