Name: Dunlap Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent market coverage to reflect an accurate market trend. Moderate offering of good quality cattle was met with good demand at this Western Iowa Preconditioned sale.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.21/cwt on 547 head.

Average price

$151.21

547 head · 705 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,067

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$15.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.62

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	152.11	1,070	516
Medium and Large 1-2	743	136.18	1,012	31

One grade step is worth $15.94/cwt here — about $57 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 sale547 hd

151.21

—

IA average6 barns · 2,186 hd

135.59

+15.62

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

31 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	—	307	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	503	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	157.67/cwt	152.00–161.50	583	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	145.63/cwt	140.00–150.00	619	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	149.45/cwt	148.00–151.00	714	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	132.74/cwt	131.00–133.50	957	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	147.40/cwt	145.00–150.00	789	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	130.39/cwt	130.00–130.50	1,008	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,180	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	130.25/cwt	124.75–135.00	1,085	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	138.70/cwt	133.00–143.00	853	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	143.18/cwt	134.00–146.50	816	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,022	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,076	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	134.87/cwt	133.00–137.00	634	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	165.75/cwt	162.00–169.50	772	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	794	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,183	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	175.81/cwt	171.00–182.00	759	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	146.33/cwt	146.00–148.50	1,048	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	166.36/cwt	159.00–169.00	890	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	142.71/cwt	139.50–145.50	1,252	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	150.06/cwt	146.00–152.00	1,001	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	148.17/cwt	142.50–154.00	923	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	156.55/cwt	147.00–161.50	906	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	145.71/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,329	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	918	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	788	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,162	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	658	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	991	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,254	11

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 25, 2019

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

Receipts 1,064Last week 1,221Year ago 0

No recent market coverage to reflect an accurate market trend. Moderate offering of good quality cattle was met with good demand at this Western Iowa Preconditioned sale.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	307	164.00	164.00
8	—	370	152.00–161.50	157.67
15	—	425	140.00–150.00	145.63
19	—	478	148.00–151.00	149.45
26	—	721	131.00–133.50	132.74
33	—	535	145.00–150.00	147.40
36	—	773	130.00–130.50	130.39
48	—	868	136.00	136.00
52	—	833	124.75–135.00	130.25
63	—	615	133.00–143.00	138.70
94	—	570	134.00–146.50	143.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	845	121.00	121.00
5	—	670	125.00	125.00
5	—	889	121.00	121.00
16	—	470	133.00–137.00	134.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	466	162.00–169.50	165.75
10	—	794	149.00	149.00
31	—	432	171.00–182.00	175.81
31	—	716	146.00–148.50	146.33
32	—	535	159.00–169.00	166.36
45	—	877	139.50–145.50	142.71
47	—	667	146.00–152.00	150.06
61	—	623	142.50–154.00	148.17
118	—	579	147.00–161.50	156.55
133	—	912	144.00–146.00	145.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	135.00	135.00
4	—	540	151.00	151.00
4	—	588	134.00	134.00
4	—	830	140.00	140.00
5	—	454	145.00	145.00
11	—	991	126.50	126.50

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