Name: Dunlap Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Calf & Yearling Sale. No comparison today, as the last sale was Precondition. Demand good for the heavy offerings. Trade active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.81/cwt on 2,052 head.

Average price

$148.81

2,052 head · 726 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,080

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$110

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$30.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.96

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	730	149.91	1,095	1,727
Medium and Large 1-2	628	148.47	933	264
Large 1	1,012	119.03	1,205	61

One grade step is worth $30.88/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 sale2,052 hd

148.81

—

IA average6 barns · 3,473 hd

142.84

+5.96

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

62 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	—	733	132.82/cwt	125.00–136.00	974	491
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	953	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,258	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	705	143.02/cwt	142.00–144.00	1,008	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	151.42/cwt	151.00–152.00	424	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	476	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	132.74/cwt	132.50–133.25	1,088	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	194.30/cwt	188.00–200.00	919	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	642	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	944	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	196.53/cwt	191.50–212.00	877	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	123.85/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,011	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	140.88/cwt	137.75–143.00	873	176
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	119.91/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,110	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	136.57/cwt	133.00–140.50	1,047	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	797	158.49/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,263	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	187.25/cwt	184.00–191.00	991	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	171.84/cwt	161.50–190.00	983	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	129.78/cwt	124.00–132.50	1,149	261
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	154.73/cwt	146.50–159.75	1,041	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	511	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	925	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	907	144.33/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,309	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	484	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	816	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	162.50/cwt	158.00–172.50	996	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	695	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,008	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	204.11/cwt	194.00–216.00	776	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	474	183.33/cwt	181.00–185.00	869	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	143.58/cwt	137.50–150.00	813	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	154.77/cwt	152.00–159.00	816	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	181.32/cwt	179.00–183.00	607	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	125.30/cwt	120.00–130.50	982	25
Steers	Large 1	—	1,012	119.03/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,205	61
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,018	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,130	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	828	147.08/cwt	142.00–161.00	1,218	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	173.89/cwt	166.00–180.00	737	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	583	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	845	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	113.29/cwt	108.00–121.00	998	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	171.77/cwt	166.00–185.00	826	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	151.53/cwt	132.00–154.75	965	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	545	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	134.40/cwt	134.00–134.50	774	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	151.38/cwt	141.00–161.00	652	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	128.01/cwt	120.00–130.00	803	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,014	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	137.20/cwt	135.50–140.50	910	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	131.42/cwt	121.50–138.00	937	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	120.42/cwt	119.10–122.00	1,051	254
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	163.94/cwt	153.00–166.50	779	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	142.40/cwt	140.50–145.00	746	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	139.75/cwt	131.00–149.00	676	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	157.10/cwt	156.25–158.00	866	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	121.15/cwt	120.00–125.50	936	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	147.29/cwt	143.25–153.00	1,086	384
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,183	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	877	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	125.06/cwt	120.00–126.50	848	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	933	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	693	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,096	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	167.35/cwt	160.00–181.00	865	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	135.85/cwt	131.50–139.00	918	131

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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Receipts 4,221Last week 2,410Year ago 0

Special Calf & Yearling Sale. No comparison today, as the last sale was Precondition. Demand good for the heavy offerings. Trade active.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
491	—	733	125.00–136.00	132.82
112	—	816	119.00–125.00	123.85
176	—	620	137.75–143.00	140.88
67	—	566	137.50–150.00	143.58
41	—	527	152.00–159.00	154.77
27	—	335	179.00–183.00	181.32
25	—	784	120.00–130.50	125.30
90	—	424	166.00–180.00	173.89
254	—	873	119.10–122.00	120.42
113	—	475	153.00–166.50	163.94
131	—	676	131.50–139.00	135.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	953	132.00	132.00
37	—	705	142.00–144.00	143.02
23	—	642	147.00	147.00
77	—	797	151.00–159.00	158.49
19	—	907	138.00–148.00	144.33
20	—	484	168.50	168.50
30	—	695	145.00	145.00
73	—	828	142.00–161.00	147.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	280	151.00–152.00	151.42
3	—	315	151.00	151.00
8	—	363	150.00	150.00
30	—	576	134.00–134.50	134.40
27	—	431	141.00–161.00	151.38
19	—	627	120.00–130.00	128.01
3	—	858	105.00	105.00
3	—	905	112.00	112.00
17	—	524	140.50–145.00	142.40
13	—	484	131.00–149.00	139.75
4	—	728	120.50	120.50
13	—	678	120.00–126.50	125.06
7	—	811	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,018	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
138	—	820	132.50–133.25	132.74
39	—	473	188.00–200.00	194.30
103	—	446	191.50–212.00	196.53
101	—	926	115.00–125.00	119.91
86	—	767	133.00–140.50	136.57
32	—	529	184.00–191.00	187.25
115	—	572	161.50–190.00	171.84
261	—	885	124.00–132.50	129.78
170	—	673	146.50–159.75	154.73
79	—	613	158.00–172.50	162.50
27	—	380	194.00–216.00	204.11
384	—	737	143.25–153.00	147.29
142	—	950	124.50	124.50
22	—	295	235.00	235.00
3	—	323	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	511	181.00	181.00
17	—	474	181.00–185.00	183.33
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,012	110.00–120.00	119.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	583	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	881	108.00–121.00	113.29
12	—	481	166.00–185.00	171.77
67	—	637	132.00–154.75	151.53
28	—	663	135.50–140.50	137.20
24	—	713	121.50–138.00	131.42
33	—	551	156.25–158.00	157.10
19	—	773	120.00–125.50	121.15
3	—	340	180.00	180.00
8	—	953	115.00	115.00
54	—	517	160.00–181.00	167.35

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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