Name: Dunlap Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale 500-600 pound steers were steady to 9.00 higher, 800 pound steer cattle were steady. Heifer calves 500-600 pounds were mostly 3.00-7.00 lower, 800 pound heifer calves 1.00-3.00 lower. Moderate offering of good quality cattle was met with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.17/cwt on 568 head.

Average price

$157.17

568 head · 612 lb average

Value per head Derived

$963

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$12.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.25

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	615	157.69	969	544
Medium and Large 1-2	561	145.38	816	24

One grade step is worth $12.31/cwt here — about $153 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 sale568 hd

157.17

—

IA average5 barns · 2,326 hd

140.91

+16.25

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

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	755	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,027	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,013	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,281	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,026	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	609	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	150.63/cwt	150.00–151.00	723	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	884	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	156.45/cwt	150.00–159.00	670	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	136.59/cwt	133.00–140.00	873	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	131.87/cwt	131.75–133.00	1,063	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	142.59/cwt	137.25–147.25	789	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	129.86/cwt	124.50–133.50	1,200	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	146.35/cwt	143.50–148.50	761	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,064	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	257	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	403	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	155.79/cwt	154.00–157.00	581	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	131.76/cwt	130.00–134.00	742	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	152.58/cwt	147.00–159.00	500	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,011	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,228	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	184.91/cwt	182.00–188.00	701	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	188.35/cwt	186.00–190.00	631	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	934	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,303	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	150.66/cwt	149.50–153.00	1,080	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	136.91/cwt	136.50–137.50	1,194	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	148.52/cwt	145.00–154.50	997	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	172.01/cwt	167.00–176.50	731	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	158.81/cwt	155.00–160.50	902	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	170.87/cwt	161.00–172.50	824	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	142.69/cwt	139.75–145.00	1,191	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	153.72/cwt	148.50–156.00	961	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	166.26/cwt	159.00–171.00	860	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	811	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	991	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	574	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	849	8

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

Fri Oct 4, 2019

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	755	136.00	136.00
9	—	1,013	126.50	126.50
10	—	746	137.50	137.50
12	—	358	170.00	170.00
13	—	480	150.00–151.00	150.63
19	—	662	133.50	133.50
39	—	428	150.00–159.00	156.45
40	—	639	133.00–140.00	136.59
56	—	806	131.75–133.00	131.87
72	—	553	137.25–147.25	142.59
78	—	924	124.50–133.50	129.86
88	—	520	143.50–148.50	146.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,033	103.00	103.00
5	—	257	157.00	157.00
7	—	373	154.00–157.00	155.79
7	—	563	130.00–134.00	131.76
14	—	328	147.00–159.00	152.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,011	121.50	121.50
6	—	379	182.00–188.00	184.91
7	—	335	186.00–190.00	188.35
11	—	934	139.50	139.50
12	—	717	149.50–153.00	150.66
17	—	872	136.50–137.50	136.91
35	—	671	145.00–154.50	148.52
37	—	425	167.00–176.50	172.01
50	—	568	155.00–160.50	158.81
61	—	482	161.00–172.50	170.87
84	—	835	139.75–145.00	142.69
103	—	625	148.50–156.00	153.72
117	—	517	159.00–171.00	166.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	497	155.00	155.00
3	—	605	134.00	134.00
4	—	734	135.00	135.00
6	—	328	175.00	175.00
8	—	658	129.00	129.00

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