Name: Dunlap Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers 500-700 lbs. sold 20.00-25.00 higher and those weighing 700-950 lbs. were 10.00-20.00 higher. Heifers under 600 lbs. were 5.00-8.00 higher while those 600-800 lbs. were 4.00-10.00 higher. Demand was good for the moderate offerings. Trading was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.00/cwt on 564 head.

Average price

$144.00

564 head · 702 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,011

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$10.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.29

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	712	145.29	1,035	456
Medium and Large 1-2	636	142.61	907	55
Large 1	688	134.42	925	53

One grade step is worth $10.87/cwt here — about $110 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 sale564 hd

144.00

—

IA average4 barns · 2,317 hd

135.71

+8.29

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

33 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
Steers	Large 1	—	685	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	949	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	130.02/cwt	123.00–133.50	982	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	115.80/cwt	115.00–117.25	1,028	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	135.68/cwt	127.00–139.00	967	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	180.90/cwt	173.00–183.50	953	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	920	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	904	23
Steers	Large 1	—	787	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	881	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	593	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	170.76/cwt	167.00–172.00	787	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	160.35/cwt	151.00–163.50	1,018	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	166.16/cwt	160.00–168.00	965	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	703	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	643	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	608	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	127.36/cwt	123.00–128.00	862	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	128.94/cwt	124.25–134.00	815	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	136.54/cwt	132.50–146.00	801	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	117.21/cwt	115.00–123.50	912	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	152.96/cwt	143.00–158.00	670	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	149.06/cwt	148.50–149.50	698	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	143.03/cwt	142.25–144.50	770	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	141.01/cwt	139.50–142.50	955	11
Steers	Large 1	—	514	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	858	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	174.15/cwt	174.00–174.50	702	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	152.18/cwt	148.50–160.00	1,018	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,048	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	117.80/cwt	111.00–118.50	1,081	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	163.14/cwt	162.00–167.00	837	9

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.

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Dunlap Livestock Feeder Cattle - Dunlap, IA

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	685	138.50	138.50
20	—	787	112.00	112.00
11	—	514	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	755	123.00–133.50	130.02
14	—	888	115.00–117.25	115.80
40	—	713	127.00–139.00	135.68
73	—	527	173.00–183.50	180.90
6	—	341	174.00	174.00
13	—	461	167.00–172.00	170.76
37	—	635	151.00–163.50	160.35
45	—	581	160.00–168.00	166.16
3	—	358	174.00	174.00
13	—	403	174.00–174.50	174.15
32	—	669	148.50–160.00	152.18
41	—	835	125.50	125.50
127	—	918	111.00–118.50	117.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	833	110.50	110.50
23	—	628	144.00	144.00
4	—	448	157.00	157.00
11	—	677	139.50–142.50	141.01
9	—	513	162.00–167.00	163.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	643	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	392	155.00	155.00
20	—	677	123.00–128.00	127.36
64	—	632	124.25–134.00	128.94
3	—	728	115.00	115.00
13	—	587	132.50–146.00	136.54
53	—	778	115.00–123.50	117.21
12	—	438	143.00–158.00	152.96
34	—	468	148.50–149.50	149.06
99	—	538	142.25–144.50	143.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	694	105.00	105.00
3	—	512	129.00	129.00

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