Name: Dunlap Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trades were active today. There is no comparison, as there wasn't a sale last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.77/cwt on 297 head.

Average price

$135.77

297 head · 693 lb average

Value per head Derived

$941

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$5.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.05

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	703	136.15	957	276
Medium and Large 1-2	557	130.76	729	21

One grade step is worth $5.39/cwt here — about $229 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale297 hd

135.77

—

IA average1 barns · 385 hd

128.72

+7.05

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,423	83.50	1,188	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,340	71.00	951	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,202	110.41	1,327	58
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,316	100.51	1,323	23
Heifers	Select	Average	1,240	73.81	915	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,317	110.29	1,453	89
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,267	104.22	1,320	11
Steers	Select	Average	1,410	91.01	1,283	28

Every lot, as filed

50 lots · USDA AMS · Dunlap Livestock Feeder Cattle - Dunlap, IA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	152.04/cwt	144.00–153.50	1,035	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,111	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	126.30/cwt	125.50–128.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	637	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,158	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,239	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	920	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	947	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	774	10
Heifers	Choice	—	1,202	110.41/cwt	103.50–114.50	1,327	58
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,423	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	1,188	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,240	73.81/cwt	61.00–87.00	915	7
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,340	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	951	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,316	100.51/cwt	93.00–103.00	1,323	23
Steers	Choice	—	1,317	110.29/cwt	104.00–113.75	1,453	89
Steers	Select	—	1,410	91.01/cwt	81.00–101.50	1,283	28
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,267	104.22/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,320	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	714	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	139.92/cwt	135.00–140.50	884	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,232	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,315	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,184	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	142.10/cwt	137.50–151.00	745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	163.49/cwt	162.50–164.00	858	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	116.09/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,138	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	120.65/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,044	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	964	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	974	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	129.40/cwt	120.00–132.00	978	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	1,117	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	997	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	135.58/cwt	125.00–138.50	987	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	132.98/cwt	126.00–136.00	890	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	128.13/cwt	122.00–129.25	1,044	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,019	113.96/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,161	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	927	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	133.12/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,045	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	848	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,131	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	134.18/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,167	29

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.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Dunlap Livestock Feeder Cattle - Dunlap, IA

Tue Jul 9, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)

Feeder CattleReceipts 672Last week 639Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 231Last week 0Year ago 0

Trades were active today. There is no comparison, as there wasn't a sale last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	104.00	104.00
23	—	422	151.00	151.00
2	—	1,158	107.00	107.00
28	—	632	135.00–140.50	139.92
3	—	1,130	109.00	109.00
31	—	980	116.00–117.00	116.09
9	—	865	118.00–127.00	120.65
52	—	728	125.00–138.50	135.58
12	—	669	126.00–136.00	132.98
22	—	815	122.00–129.25	128.13
1	—	915	118.00	118.00
18	—	785	128.00–134.00	133.12
74	—	577	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	637	125.50–128.00	126.30
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
8	—	521	137.00	137.00
1	—	555	125.00	125.00
1	—	725	115.00	115.00
1	—	890	112.00	112.00
1	—	330	129.00	129.00
3	—	462	140.00	140.00
2	—	690	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	130.50	130.50
1	—	920	119.00	119.00
1	—	1,315	90.00	90.00
5	—	964	101.00	101.00
1	—	605	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	681	144.00–153.50	152.04
8	—	808	137.50	137.50
10	—	450	172.00	172.00
11	—	525	162.50–164.00	163.49
1	—	615	153.50	153.50
12	—	933	119.75	119.75
1	—	1,075	108.50	108.50
3	—	1,019	110.00–116.00	113.96
46	—	565	164.00	164.00
3	—	950	119.00	119.00
29	—	870	125.00–137.00	134.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	131.50	131.50
3	—	524	137.50–151.00	142.10
18	—	756	120.00–132.00	129.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,202	103.50–114.50	110.41
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,240	61.00–87.00	73.81
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,316	93.00–103.00	100.51
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,423	83.50	83.50
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	71.00	71.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	1,317	104.00–113.75	110.29
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,410	81.00–101.50	91.01
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,267	100.00–106.00	104.22

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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