Name: Dunlap Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last Western Iowa Precondition sale; 500-700 pound steers were mostly steady to 2.00 higher, 500 pound heifers were steady to 3.00 higher, 600-700 pound heifers 2.00-4.00 lower. Heavy offering of good quality cattle was met with good demand as the arena was crowded.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.49/cwt on 2,065 head.

Average price

$154.49

2,065 head · 686 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,059

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$7.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.52

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	689	154.86	1,067	1,970
Medium and Large 1-2	617	146.89	906	95

One grade step is worth $7.98/cwt here — about $161 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 sale2,065 hd

154.49

—

IA average8 barns · 7,113 hd

152.98

+1.52

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

38 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	—	872	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,134	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	159.30/cwt	154.00–161.00	578	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	162.67/cwt	161.50–165.50	686	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	131.68/cwt	131.00–132.75	1,072	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	161.34/cwt	154.50–167.50	757	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	134.65/cwt	130.50–137.25	1,038	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,087	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,337	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,289	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	149.45/cwt	144.00–157.00	1,078	345
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	306	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	520	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	701	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	131.90/cwt	130.00–132.50	1,210	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	171.70/cwt	165.50–177.50	804	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	148.98/cwt	143.00–153.00	1,165	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	170.48/cwt	166.00–180.00	900	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	144.82/cwt	144.00–146.00	837	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,103	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	160.23/cwt	148.50–163.00	1,003	218
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	154.43/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,030	282
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	144.53/cwt	136.25–149.75	1,198	332
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	973	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	141.60/cwt	130.00–143.50	937	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	860	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	748	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	144.59/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,252	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	146.67/cwt	146.00–147.00	761	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	138.56/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,018	174
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	143.76/cwt	139.00–149.50	976	175
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	157.90/cwt	156.50–160.00	775	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	160.81/cwt	157.50–163.00	846	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	166.56/cwt	158.00–173.00	959	284
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	131.99/cwt	130.00–135.00	898	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	159.93/cwt	158.00–167.00	844	182
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	154.49/cwt	144.50–159.75	887	272
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	131.33/cwt	130.00–133.00	538	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	139.14/cwt	135.00–141.00	801	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	145.21/cwt	137.50–151.00	913	273

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

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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	—	872	130.00	130.00
28	—	363	154.00–161.00	159.30
45	—	422	161.50–165.50	162.67
74	—	814	131.00–132.75	131.68
84	—	469	154.50–167.50	161.34
132	—	771	130.50–137.25	134.65
174	—	735	133.00–141.00	138.56
175	—	679	139.00–149.50	143.76
182	—	528	158.00–167.00	159.93
272	—	574	144.50–159.75	154.49
273	—	629	137.50–151.00	145.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	519	146.00–147.00	146.67
61	—	680	130.00–135.00	131.99
11	—	410	130.00–133.00	131.33
30	—	576	135.00–141.00	139.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,087	123.00	123.00
10	—	955	135.00	135.00
345	—	721	144.00–157.00	149.45
12	—	385	182.00	182.00
37	—	917	130.00–132.50	131.90
125	—	468	165.50–177.50	171.70
183	—	782	143.00–153.00	148.98
79	—	528	166.00–180.00	170.48
218	—	626	148.50–163.00	160.23
282	—	667	145.00–160.00	154.43
3	—	425	177.50	177.50
332	—	829	136.25–149.75	144.53
57	—	866	139.00–149.00	144.59
284	—	576	158.00–173.00	166.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	306	170.00	170.00
10	—	578	144.00–146.00	144.82
10	—	817	135.00	135.00
19	—	705	138.00	138.00
23	—	662	130.00–143.50	141.60
4	—	614	140.00	140.00
5	—	440	170.00	170.00
10	—	491	156.50–160.00	157.90
10	—	526	157.50–163.00	160.81

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