Name: Dunlap Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, a lower undertone was noted on all cattle. A larger offering was met with good demand. Next sale is in two weeks, Friday, May 15, 2020 starting at 10:30 am.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.12/cwt on 1,165 head.

Average price

$139.12

1,165 head · 701 lb average

Value per head Derived

$975

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$16.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.55

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	687	144.07	989	730
Medium and Large 1-2	734	131.18	962	386
Medium 1-2	646	127.84	826	49

One grade step is worth $16.24/cwt here — about $164 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 sale1,165 hd

139.12

—

IA average6 barns · 5,413 hd

141.67

−2.55

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

59 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 1-2	—	576	128.00/cwt	127.00–130.00	737	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	92.18/cwt	90.00–95.00	769	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	126.78/cwt	122.00–127.25	919	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	134.06/cwt	133.75–138.00	779	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	147.34/cwt	141.00–150.00	607	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	153.13/cwt	151.00–155.00	510	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	107.18/cwt	104.00–109.00	893	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	580	121.72/cwt	120.00–126.00	706	10
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	517	122.57/cwt	121.00–125.00	634	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	128.46/cwt	126.75–130.00	1,005	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	129.34/cwt	127.00–131.50	930	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	160.97/cwt	160.00–162.00	683	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	991	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	959	112.02/cwt	111.00–112.25	1,074	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	701	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	1,015	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	195.90/cwt	183.00–200.00	711	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,003	15
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	632	126.54/cwt	126.00–128.00	800	14
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	781	115.73/cwt	114.00–118.00	904	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	122.19/cwt	120.50–122.50	764	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	129.78/cwt	129.50–130.00	662	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	145.05/cwt	142.00–147.25	693	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	134.34/cwt	128.50–143.00	829	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	120.97/cwt	120.00–122.00	823	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	158.94/cwt	155.00–161.00	567	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	977	90.44/cwt	90.00–91.00	884	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	224	163.29/cwt	162.00–164.00	366	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	689	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	792	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	984	104.93/cwt	100.50–106.00	1,033	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	148.33/cwt	142.00–150.00	853	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	159.01/cwt	156.00–160.50	746	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	100.99/cwt	100.00–103.00	949	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	131.60/cwt	128.50–132.25	998	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	165.87/cwt	160.00–167.00	882	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	177.78/cwt	172.00–193.00	853	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	109.14/cwt	107.00–110.50	996	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	183.77/cwt	182.00–186.00	616	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	530	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	737	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	115.83/cwt	113.25–116.50	854	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	119.20/cwt	119.00–119.75	796	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	884	91.50/cwt	91.00–92.00	809	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	115.08/cwt	111.50–120.00	873	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	138.84/cwt	138.00–142.00	708	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	107.79/cwt	105.00–109.00	927	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	286	154.92/cwt	151.00–159.00	443	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	93.49/cwt	92.00–95.00	859	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	734	101.56/cwt	100.00–104.00	745	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	613	115.67/cwt	115.00–116.00	709	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	136.55/cwt	135.25–139.00	939	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	138.80/cwt	135.00–139.75	877	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	156.10/cwt	152.00–159.00	837	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	176.54/cwt	175.00–179.00	658	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	123.47/cwt	121.50–126.00	1,025	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	145.03/cwt	143.50–149.00	917	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	174.71/cwt	170.00–177.00	736	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	193.21/cwt	180.00–197.00	556	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	116.59/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,007	12
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	588	139.37/cwt	138.50–140.00	819	12
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	830	103.33/cwt	102.00–104.00	858	6

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

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Compared to two weeks ago, a lower undertone was noted on all cattle. A larger offering was met with good demand. Next sale is in two weeks, Friday, May 15, 2020 starting at 10:30 am.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	576	127.00–130.00	128.00
7	—	834	90.00–95.00	92.18
54	—	625	120.50–122.50	122.19
21	—	510	129.50–130.00	129.78
131	—	737	113.25–116.50	115.83
23	—	668	119.00–119.75	119.20
6	—	884	91.00–92.00	91.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	725	122.00–127.25	126.78
56	—	581	133.75–138.00	134.06
32	—	412	141.00–150.00	147.34
12	—	333	151.00–155.00	153.13
8	—	833	104.00–109.00	107.18
129	—	478	142.00–147.25	145.05
65	—	617	128.50–143.00	134.34
36	—	680	120.00–122.00	120.97
12	—	357	155.00–161.00	158.94
9	—	977	90.00–91.00	90.44
5	—	224	162.00–164.00	163.29
93	—	759	111.50–120.00	115.08
50	—	510	138.00–142.00	138.84
13	—	860	105.00–109.00	107.79
11	—	286	151.00–159.00	154.92
7	—	919	92.00–95.00	93.49
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	580	120.00–126.00	121.72
7	—	517	121.00–125.00	122.57
7	—	689	115.00	115.00
8	—	734	100.00–104.00	101.56
6	—	613	115.00–116.00	115.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	782	126.75–130.00	128.46
28	—	719	127.00–131.50	129.34
10	—	424	160.00–162.00	160.97
94	—	984	100.50–106.00	104.93
48	—	575	142.00–150.00	148.33
10	—	469	156.00–160.50	159.01
6	—	940	100.00–103.00	100.99
58	—	688	135.25–139.00	136.55
51	—	632	135.00–139.75	138.80
14	—	536	152.00–159.00	156.10
9	—	373	175.00–179.00	176.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	671	147.75	147.75
85	—	959	111.00–112.25	112.02
63	—	701	144.75	144.75
20	—	363	183.00–200.00	195.90
15	—	568	176.50	176.50
92	—	758	128.50–132.25	131.60
81	—	532	160.00–167.00	165.87
23	—	480	172.00–193.00	177.78
15	—	913	107.00–110.50	109.14
10	—	335	182.00–186.00	183.77
92	—	830	121.50–126.00	123.47
83	—	632	143.50–149.00	145.03
28	—	421	170.00–177.00	174.71
17	—	288	180.00–197.00	193.21
12	—	864	112.00–119.00	116.59
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	632	126.00–128.00	126.54
7	—	781	114.00–118.00	115.73
10	—	530	138.00–140.00	138.99
12	—	588	138.50–140.00	139.37
6	—	830	102.00–104.00	103.33

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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