Name: Dunlap Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There was no recent market coverage for comparison. Trade was active with moderate demand for the moderate to heavy offerings. A weak undertone was noted.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.36/cwt on 1,167 head.

Average price

$131.36

1,167 head · 673 lb average

Value per head Derived

$884

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$12

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

$2.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.25

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	132.66	730	111
Medium and Large 1	686	131.23	901	1,049
Large 1	571	130.00	742	7thin

One grade step is worth $2.66/cwt here — about −$12 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 sale1,167 hd

131.36

—

IA average8 barns · 4,386 hd

131.60

−0.25

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

40 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	—	489	140.87/cwt	139.00–141.25	689	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	144.67/cwt	136.50–150.00	615	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	104.86/cwt	100.00–106.50	811	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	841	102.04/cwt	101.00–104.50	858	242
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	84.23/cwt	83.00–85.00	750	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	134.71/cwt	133.00–136.00	664	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	881	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	175.13/cwt	160.00–179.00	765	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	138.78/cwt	128.75–141.50	892	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	150.20/cwt	144.25–156.00	795	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	116.37/cwt	106.25–118.50	965	293
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	156.58/cwt	156.00–158.50	667	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	142.24/cwt	141.00–149.00	691	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	579	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	108.00/cwt	105.50–113.50	781	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	135.09/cwt	129.25–141.50	700	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	123.60/cwt	112.50–125.85	822	204
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	129.34/cwt	126.00–133.00	555	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	119.36/cwt	117.00–125.00	623	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	454	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	799	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	170.36/cwt	160.00–175.00	610	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	125.13/cwt	114.00–128.00	855	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	118.03/cwt	117.00–119.75	860	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	145.61/cwt	137.50–149.50	829	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	151.50/cwt	151.00–152.00	594	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	129.01/cwt	122.00–130.50	729	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	450	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	689	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	98.56/cwt	98.25–99.00	853	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	122.95/cwt	113.00–127.00	780	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	131.30/cwt	124.50–136.00	747	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	140.66/cwt	140.00–141.00	527	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	120.14/cwt	117.00–122.00	702	15
Steers	Large 1	—	571	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	742	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,012	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	946	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	106.75/cwt	106.75–106.75	950	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	155.28/cwt	150.00–161.00	742	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	119.08/cwt	114.00–121.00	926	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	138.59/cwt	138.00–139.00	707	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	120.32/cwt	115.00–128.00	752	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	114.91/cwt	111.00–118.00	772	26

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 Apr 3, 2020

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

Receipts 2,480Last week 2,350Year ago 0

There was no recent market coverage for comparison. Trade was active with moderate demand for the moderate to heavy offerings. A weak undertone was noted.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	489	139.00–141.25	140.87
58	—	425	136.50–150.00	144.67
86	—	773	100.00–106.50	104.86
242	—	841	101.00–104.50	102.04
6	—	362	160.00	160.00
57	—	723	105.50–113.50	108.00
83	—	518	129.25–141.50	135.09
204	—	665	112.50–125.85	123.60
52	—	865	98.25–99.00	98.56
77	—	634	113.00–127.00	122.95
116	—	569	124.50–136.00	131.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	890	83.00–85.00	84.23
23	—	493	133.00–136.00	134.71
12	—	429	126.00–133.00	129.34
16	—	522	117.00–125.00	119.36
9	—	375	140.00–141.00	140.66
15	—	584	117.00–122.00	120.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	450	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	923	95.50	95.50
27	—	437	160.00–179.00	175.13
51	—	643	128.75–141.50	138.78
113	—	529	144.25–156.00	150.20
293	—	829	106.25–118.50	116.37
16	—	358	160.00–175.00	170.36
48	—	683	114.00–128.00	125.13
91	—	729	117.00–119.75	118.03
161	—	569	137.50–149.50	145.61
11	—	1,012	93.50	93.50
32	—	890	106.75	106.75
76	—	478	150.00–161.00	155.28
119	—	778	114.00–121.00	119.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	426	156.00–158.50	156.58
26	—	486	141.00–149.00	142.24
6	—	392	151.00–152.00	151.50
22	—	565	122.00–130.50	129.01
5	—	510	138.00–139.00	138.59
13	—	625	115.00–128.00	120.32
26	—	672	111.00–118.00	114.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	454	176.00	176.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	571	130.00	130.00

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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