Sale reports / Iowa / Dunlap Livestock Auction / 2026-03-24

Dunlap Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Tue, Mar 24
● Final6 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2164
Receipts
129 head
28 vs last sale 101 129 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to previous slaughter cattle auction today's market for both steers and heifers was steady with a firm undertone. Demand was moderate for today's light 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
HeifersChoiceAverage1,418229.003,24763
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,113224.342,49610
SteersChoiceAverage1,532231.153,54256

Every lot, as filed

6 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 Weight1,764231.50/cwt231.50–231.504,0846
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,107225.17/cwt220.00–240.002,4938
HeifersSelect and Choice1,135221.00/cwt221.00–221.002,5082
HeifersChoice1,418229.00/cwt226.00–231.503,24763
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,676231.50/cwt231.50–231.503,8809
SteersChoice1,467231.02/cwt228.00–232.503,38941

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.