Name: Dunlap Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago 800-900 pound steers were mostly 1.00 higher, lightweight heifers were 2.5 higher with higher undertones throughout the sale. Trade was active with good demand for the moderate offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.19/cwt on 1,268 head.

Average price

$153.19

1,268 head · 691 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,058

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$10.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.79

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	698	154.27	1,077	1,140
Medium and Large 1-2	622	143.61	894	128

One grade step is worth $10.66/cwt here — about $183 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 sale1,268 hd

153.19

—

IA average8 barns · 3,816 hd

141.40

+11.79

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

46 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	—	985	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,182	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	151.15/cwt	149.00–152.50	775	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	591	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	510	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	126.80/cwt	122.00–129.50	1,052	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	543	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	842	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	130.73/cwt	130.00–130.75	873	175
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	164.12/cwt	160.00–169.00	647	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	554	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	870	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	683	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	136.04/cwt	135.00–136.50	974	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	142.35/cwt	142.35–142.35	982	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	130.43/cwt	130.00–131.00	935	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	979	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	455	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	171.75/cwt	163.50–174.85	903	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	119.85/cwt	119.50–125.00	990	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	131.75/cwt	131.75–131.75	1,256	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	166.17/cwt	162.00–171.50	803	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	196.60/cwt	188.00–199.00	723	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	184.09/cwt	178.00–193.00	788	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	541	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	680	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	142.80/cwt	142.75–142.85	1,220	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	180.17/cwt	176.25–191.00	850	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	970	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	432	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	678	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	899	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,142	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	160.48/cwt	154.00–169.00	923	210
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	582	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	789	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	135.87/cwt	132.50–141.00	632	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	159.74/cwt	150.00–164.50	693	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,054	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,296	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	809	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	154.62/cwt	147.00–157.00	716	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,104	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	944	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	133.42/cwt	130.00–137.25	1,245	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	138.61/cwt	138.00–140.00	999	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	844	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	144.56/cwt	139.50–145.75	1,213	256
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	151.36/cwt	148.00–155.75	952	126

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 →

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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
3	—	985	120.00	120.00
48	—	513	149.00–152.50	151.15
3	—	557	147.00	147.00
38	—	830	122.00–129.50	126.80
24	—	394	160.00–169.00	164.12
13	—	716	135.00–136.50	136.04
137	—	690	142.35	142.35
51	—	434	150.00–164.50	159.74
4	—	1,054	123.00	123.00
58	—	463	147.00–157.00	154.62
11	—	880	125.50	125.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	394	150.00	150.00
175	—	668	130.00–130.75	130.73
40	—	505	135.25	135.25
18	—	717	130.00–131.00	130.43
10	—	465	132.50–141.00	135.87
12	—	588	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	510	131.00	131.00
22	—	582	135.50	135.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	543	155.00	155.00
6	—	554	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	742	132.00	132.00
3	—	533	159.00	159.00
47	—	826	119.50–125.00	119.85
3	—	320	191.00	191.00
24	—	483	162.00–171.50	166.17
5	—	407	167.00	167.00
5	—	899	127.00	127.00
7	—	578	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	455	149.00	149.00
4	—	541	152.00	152.00
24	—	432	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	526	163.50–174.85	171.75
33	—	953	131.75	131.75
14	—	368	188.00–199.00	196.60
81	—	428	178.00–193.00	184.09
133	—	854	142.75–142.85	142.80
94	—	472	176.25–191.00	180.17
9	—	662	146.50	146.50
210	—	575	154.00–169.00	160.48
116	—	933	130.00–137.25	133.42
10	—	721	138.00–140.00	138.61
256	—	839	139.50–145.75	144.56
126	—	629	148.00–155.75	151.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	175.00	175.00
6	—	843	112.00	112.00

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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