Name: Dunlap Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There is no recent market coverage for comparison. The market had a higher undertone. Trade was active with good demand for the light offerings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.62/cwt on 451 head.

Average price

$132.62

451 head · 660 lb average

Value per head Derived

$875

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$1.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.18

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	666	132.76	885	411
Medium and Large 1-2	595	131.15	781	40

One grade step is worth $1.61/cwt here — about $104 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 sale451 hd

132.62

—

IA average6 barns · 1,879 hd

130.44

+2.18

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

39 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	849	118.25/cwt	118.25–118.25	1,004	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	181.11/cwt	170.00–185.00	733	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	137.38/cwt	134.50–144.00	996	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	159.80/cwt	159.00–161.50	917	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	1,121	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	884	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,065	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,058	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	841	125.47/cwt	124.50–128.00	1,055	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,016	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	153.70/cwt	147.00–158.00	964	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	929	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	165.16/cwt	165.00–166.00	852	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,031	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,103	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	494	171.15/cwt	168.00–173.00	845	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	526	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	129.09/cwt	122.00–131.25	931	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	908	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	978	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	137.62/cwt	133.50–141.00	789	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	147.96/cwt	147.00–150.00	691	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	448	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	142.90/cwt	136.00–145.00	743	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	132.78/cwt	128.00–134.00	895	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	363	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	136.59/cwt	129.50–140.00	859	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	118.97/cwt	116.50–119.25	1,014	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	145.85/cwt	145.50–147.00	650	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	159.40/cwt	159.00–160.00	596	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	124.01/cwt	123.25–129.00	962	60
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	995	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	153.25/cwt	153.25–153.25	880	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	748	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	972	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	818	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	487	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	892	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	966	8

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 Jun 19, 2020

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

Receipts 929Last week 1,212Year ago 639

There is no recent market coverage for comparison. The market had a higher undertone. Trade was active with good demand for the light offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	849	118.25	118.25
5	—	884	120.50	120.50
5	—	791	128.50	128.50
5	—	673	138.00	138.00
3	—	493	148.50	148.50
11	—	1,031	107.00	107.00
3	—	430	164.00	164.00
10	—	644	138.50	138.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	405	170.00–185.00	181.11
46	—	725	134.50–144.00	137.38
12	—	574	159.00–161.50	159.80
56	—	854	131.25	131.25
4	—	775	136.50	136.50
32	—	841	124.50–128.00	125.47
29	—	627	147.00–158.00	153.70
26	—	516	165.00–166.00	165.16
19	—	494	168.00–173.00	171.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	335	157.00	157.00
55	—	721	122.00–131.25	129.09
3	—	843	116.00	116.00
42	—	573	133.50–141.00	137.62
36	—	467	147.00–150.00	147.96
31	—	520	136.00–145.00	142.90
84	—	674	128.00–134.00	132.78
21	—	629	129.50–140.00	136.59
60	—	852	116.50–119.25	118.97
10	—	374	159.00–160.00	159.40
60	—	776	123.25–129.00	124.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	779	116.50	116.50
5	—	465	134.00	134.00
17	—	446	145.50–147.00	145.85
8	—	920	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	448	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	147.00	147.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	995	57.00	57.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	574	153.25	153.25
4	—	748	130.00	130.00
4	—	508	161.00	161.00
3	—	487	161.00	161.00

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