Name: Dunlap Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago lightweight steers were mostly 2.00-5.00 lower, 800-950 pound steers steady to 1.75 higher. Lightweight heifers showed a lower undertone for the limited numbers. Trading was active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.15/cwt on 854 head.

Average price

$161.15

854 head · 703 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,132

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$330

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

$8.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.89

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	711	161.60	1,150	811
Medium and Large 1-2	537	152.71	819	43

One grade step is worth $8.89/cwt here — about $330 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 sale854 hd

161.15

—

IA average8 barns · 4,636 hd

157.26

+3.89

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

43 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	404	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	485	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,111	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	176.08/cwt	174.00–178.00	585	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	797	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,148	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	174.96/cwt	172.00–180.00	642	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	171.45/cwt	169.50–176.00	717	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	855	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,214	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	155.21/cwt	154.75–158.00	1,034	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	683	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	153.70/cwt	146.00–158.50	1,119	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	153.47/cwt	149.00–155.75	1,352	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,256	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,507	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	517	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	879	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	570	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	179.24/cwt	174.00–186.50	939	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,196	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,477	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	198.49/cwt	190.00–203.00	750	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	973	145.52/cwt	144.00–146.50	1,416	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	192.33/cwt	187.00–198.00	817	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	158.20/cwt	154.00–160.50	1,226	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	693	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	168.05/cwt	157.00–174.00	973	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	182.78/cwt	179.00–186.50	883	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	570	175.59/cwt	173.00–176.00	1,001	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	802	158.10/cwt	158.10–158.10	1,268	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	549	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	878	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,014	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,379	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	157.11/cwt	154.00–161.50	985	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	153.36/cwt	153.00–154.00	911	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	143.70/cwt	143.70–143.70	1,229	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	985	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,023	134.24/cwt	130.50–134.50	1,373	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	166.13/cwt	160.00–169.00	791	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	159.39/cwt	156.50–166.00	851	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	141.70/cwt	140.00–142.75	869	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	142.74/cwt	140.00–149.00	825	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	414	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	687	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	938	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	149.73/cwt	140.00–153.00	699	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	764	5

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 1,556Last week 2,293Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	404	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	738	150.50	150.50
8	—	332	174.00–178.00	176.08
8	—	797	144.00	144.00
20	—	367	172.00–180.00	174.96
21	—	418	169.50–176.00	171.45
64	—	855	143.70	143.70
80	—	1,023	130.50–134.50	134.24
85	—	476	160.00–169.00	166.13
59	—	534	156.50–166.00	159.39
66	—	613	140.00–142.75	141.70
49	—	578	140.00–149.00	142.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	570	173.00–176.00	175.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	685	137.00	137.00
23	—	467	140.00–153.00	149.73
13	—	365	130.00	130.00
5	—	546	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	855	142.00	142.00
6	—	517	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	666	154.75–158.00	155.21
17	—	728	146.00–158.50	153.70
61	—	881	149.00–155.75	153.47
4	—	1,256	120.00	120.00
3	—	320	205.00	205.00
101	—	524	174.00–186.50	179.24
7	—	1,196	123.50	123.50
17	—	378	190.00–203.00	198.49
165	—	973	144.00–146.50	145.52
17	—	425	187.00–198.00	192.33
3	—	267	219.00	219.00
19	—	775	154.00–160.50	158.20
148	—	579	157.00–174.00	168.05
46	—	483	179.00–186.50	182.78
48	—	802	158.10	158.10
24	—	1,014	136.00	136.00
100	—	627	154.00–161.50	157.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	683	141.00	141.00
3	—	570	151.00	151.00
5	—	414	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	462	150.00	150.00
4	—	549	160.00	160.00
11	—	594	153.00–154.00	153.36
3	—	682	144.50	144.50

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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