Name: Dunlap Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Western Iowa Precondition Calf/Yearling Sale. Many load lots today. Compared to the sale last week steers were mostly 5.00-7.00 higher. Heifers 3.00-4.00 higher. Demand was 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 $170.23/cwt on 2,082 head.

Average price

$170.23

2,082 head · 732 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,247

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$7.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.97

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	734	170.49	1,251	2,014
Medium and Large 1-2	680	162.66	1,106	68

One grade step is worth $7.83/cwt here — about $146 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 sale2,082 hd

170.23

—

IA average13 barns · 16,627 hd

171.21

−0.97

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	540	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	934	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,345	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,266	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	175.26/cwt	170.00–178.00	766	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	176.44/cwt	172.00–180.00	838	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	175.76/cwt	175.50–176.00	1,044	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	158.64/cwt	153.00–161.50	1,095	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	195.21/cwt	190.00–203.00	927	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	780	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	163.22/cwt	156.00–170.00	1,271	276
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	181.06/cwt	172.00–190.00	1,130	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,032	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,287	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	150.44/cwt	142.00–156.00	1,246	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	188.52/cwt	181.00–194.50	1,086	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	156.10/cwt	152.00–158.80	1,422	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	192.21/cwt	187.50–198.50	1,015	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	158.28/cwt	151.00–161.10	1,309	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	157.67/cwt	154.25–164.25	1,387	299
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	852	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	947	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	170.47/cwt	161.00–178.00	1,222	315
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	176.99/cwt	167.00–181.75	1,188	401
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	176.88/cwt	175.00–180.00	884	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	151.43/cwt	146.00–161.50	1,028	253
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	159.25/cwt	153.50–163.50	995	317
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	171.33/cwt	162.00–174.00	917	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	202.23/cwt	199.00–205.00	853	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	998	155.25/cwt	155.25–155.25	1,549	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	749	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,165	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	150.31/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,082	175
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	149.99/cwt	143.50–154.00	1,159	164
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	163.93/cwt	158.00–172.50	943	165
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	154.67/cwt	154.00–155.00	903	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	711	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	893	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,478	10

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 Jan 7, 2022

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

Receipts 3,784Last week 1,857Year ago 3,874

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	388	176.00	176.00
5	—	280	193.00	193.00
6	—	934	144.00	144.00
8	—	858	147.50	147.50
35	—	437	170.00–178.00	175.26
48	—	475	172.00–180.00	176.44
134	—	828	142.00–156.00	150.44
253	—	679	146.00–161.50	151.43
317	—	625	153.50–163.50	159.25
101	—	535	162.00–174.00	171.33
175	—	720	146.00–153.00	150.31
164	—	773	143.50–154.00	149.99
165	—	575	158.00–172.50	163.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	165.00	165.00
4	—	546	156.00	156.00
5	—	686	138.00	138.00
9	—	584	154.00–155.00	154.67
4	—	431	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	893	165.50	165.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	594	175.50–176.00	175.76
15	—	690	153.00–161.50	158.64
8	—	614	168.00	168.00
10	—	906	142.00	142.00
8	—	500	175.00–180.00	176.88
12	—	749	155.50	155.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	475	190.00–203.00	195.21
4	—	333	209.00	209.00
4	—	366	213.00	213.00
276	—	779	156.00–170.00	163.22
174	—	624	172.00–190.00	181.06
145	—	576	181.00–194.50	188.52
140	—	911	152.00–158.80	156.10
51	—	528	187.50–198.50	192.21
125	—	827	151.00–161.10	158.28
299	—	880	154.25–164.25	157.67
315	—	717	161.00–178.00	170.47
401	—	671	167.00–181.75	176.99
11	—	422	199.00–205.00	202.23
29	—	998	155.25	155.25

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