Name: Dunlap Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago 750-800 pound steers were 3.5-5.00 higher, 700 pound heifers were .50-.75 higher. Lighter steers and heifers had lower undertones. Trade was active with good demand for light offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.42/cwt on 514 head.

Average price

$145.42

514 head · 814 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,183

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$4.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.08

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	821	145.69	1,196	485
Medium and Large 1-2	693	140.83	975	29

One grade step is worth $4.86/cwt here — about $220 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 sale514 hd

145.42

—

IA average5 barns · 4,727 hd

145.50

−0.08

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

37 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	—	809	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,048	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	172.18/cwt	169.00–173.00	630	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	114.72/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,024	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	698	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	942	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	294	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	529	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	149.05/cwt	146.50–151.00	654	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	138.93/cwt	137.00–140.00	861	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	960	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,003	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,083	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	138.52/cwt	133.00–138.75	1,028	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	829	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	134.22/cwt	134.00–134.25	1,025	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	743	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	769	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	587	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	793	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,673	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,489	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	138.13/cwt	136.00–138.25	1,222	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,053	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	865	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	947	132.33/cwt	129.10–132.75	1,253	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	945	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,028	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,213	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	175.33/cwt	170.00–178.50	838	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	151.10/cwt	151.00–151.50	1,091	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	385	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	732	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	545	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,118	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,219	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	151.94/cwt	150.00–154.00	714	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	886	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	844	145.48/cwt	145.25–145.50	1,228	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	157.65/cwt	150.25–159.50	1,031	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	151.81/cwt	147.50–155.00	1,169	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	679	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	951	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

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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
8	—	809	129.50	129.50
40	—	366	169.00–173.00	172.18
3	—	698	135.00	135.00
19	—	294	180.00	180.00
3	—	312	178.00	178.00
14	—	620	137.00–140.00	138.93
13	—	1,003	108.00	108.00
147	—	742	133.00–138.75	138.52
12	—	580	143.00	143.00
58	—	764	134.00–134.25	134.22
12	—	509	146.00	146.00
40	—	470	150.00–154.00	151.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	893	113.00–117.00	114.72
7	—	439	146.50–151.00	149.05
3	—	747	128.50	128.50
15	—	676	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	451	170.50	170.50
18	—	326	180.00	180.00
17	—	515	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,673	89.00	89.00
74	—	885	136.00–138.25	138.13
8	—	537	161.00	161.00
52	—	947	129.10–132.75	132.33
4	—	1,028	118.00	118.00
30	—	478	170.00–178.50	175.33
3	—	382	192.00	192.00
20	—	722	151.00–151.50	151.10
3	—	270	202.00	202.00
17	—	1,118	109.00	109.00
165	—	844	145.25–145.50	145.48
15	—	654	150.25–159.50	157.65
77	—	770	147.50–155.00	151.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	755	139.50	139.50
5	—	630	150.00	150.00
3	—	563	133.50	133.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	385	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	679	140.00	140.00

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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