Name: Dunlap Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, lightweight steers were mostly 1.7-6.00 lower. Steers 600 pounds 6.00-11.00 higher, 800-900 pounds 2.50-10.00 higher. Lightweight heifers mostly 3.3-5.00 higher. Many load lots of yearlings today. Demand good. Active trade.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $195.45/cwt on 2,052 head.

Average price

$195.45

2,052 head · 712 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,391

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$27.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.99

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	196.62	1,398	1,964
Medium and Large 1-2	726	169.46	1,230	88

One grade step is worth $27.16/cwt here — about $168 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

195.45

—

IA average8 barns · 5,929 hd

185.46

+9.99

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

45 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	—	423	196.88/cwt	191.00–201.50	833	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	214.54/cwt	199.00–223.00	1,229	269
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	183.56/cwt	171.00–189.75	1,412	248
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	234.48/cwt	232.00–236.00	692	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	162.78/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,190	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	165.05/cwt	164.50–166.00	1,474	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	181.88/cwt	173.75–185.75	1,575	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	512	207.66/cwt	202.00–208.50	1,063	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	179.67/cwt	179.50–179.75	1,635	203
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	184.94/cwt	173.00–186.00	1,542	327
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,116	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,145	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,127	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	224.27/cwt	214.00–235.00	955	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	930	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	162.09/cwt	153.00–167.00	1,355	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	212.58/cwt	205.00–217.50	695	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,221	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,048	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,541	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	651	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,016	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	984	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	197.62/cwt	191.00–201.00	943	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	929	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,301	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	183.10/cwt	182.00–185.00	943	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	200.88/cwt	196.00–216.00	1,051	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	174.51/cwt	163.00–176.00	1,284	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	169.32/cwt	155.00–170.25	1,631	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	220.09/cwt	213.00–226.00	1,144	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	210.76/cwt	197.00–215.25	1,292	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	183.54/cwt	177.00–192.00	1,041	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	982	142.27/cwt	139.00–147.50	1,397	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	518	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	958	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	228.25/cwt	217.50–235.00	753	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	221.99/cwt	216.00–230.00	1,059	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	189.91/cwt	180.00–190.50	1,265	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	890	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	207.03/cwt	200.00–211.00	799	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	184.27/cwt	172.00–187.00	1,133	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	653	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,143	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	230.02/cwt	215.00–240.00	858	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	491	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,051	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	557	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	952	14

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

Receipts 2,978Last week 2,220Year ago 1,556

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	423	191.00–201.50	196.88
20	—	836	153.00–167.00	162.09
20	—	327	205.00–217.50	212.58
5	—	660	185.00	185.00
84	—	477	191.00–201.00	197.62
115	—	523	196.00–216.00	200.88
166	—	736	163.00–176.00	174.51
125	—	567	177.00–192.00	183.54
33	—	982	139.00–147.50	142.27
56	—	386	200.00–211.00	207.03
71	—	615	172.00–187.00	184.27
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,048	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	929	140.00	140.00
4	—	380	190.00	190.00
8	—	515	182.00–185.00	183.10
6	—	489	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	185.00	185.00
14	—	557	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
269	—	573	199.00–223.00	214.54
248	—	769	171.00–189.75	183.56
8	—	295	232.00–236.00	234.48
190	—	866	173.75–185.75	181.88
203	—	910	179.50–179.75	179.67
327	—	834	173.00–186.00	184.94
65	—	426	214.00–235.00	224.27
129	—	963	155.00–170.25	169.32
128	—	520	213.00–226.00	220.09
103	—	613	197.00–215.25	210.76
14	—	330	217.50–235.00	228.25
132	—	477	216.00–230.00	221.99
55	—	666	180.00–190.50	189.91
45	—	373	215.00–240.00	230.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	731	162.00–165.00	162.78
19	—	893	164.50–166.00	165.05
13	—	613	182.00	182.00
4	—	694	165.00	165.00
4	—	584	193.00	193.00
4	—	500	186.00	186.00
3	—	913	157.50	157.50
3	—	430	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	512	202.00–208.50	207.66
3	—	653	175.00	175.00
13	—	491	214.00	214.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	651	156.00	156.00
3	—	627	157.00	157.00

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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