Name: Dunlap Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Western Iowa Precondition Sale. No comparison. Demand good. Active trade.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $195.30/cwt on 937 head.

Average price

$195.30

937 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,181

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$16.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.78

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	607	196.15	1,190	887
Medium and Large 1-2	569	180.12	1,024	50

One grade step is worth $16.03/cwt here — about $166 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 sale937 hd

195.30

—

IA average9 barns · 6,157 hd

186.52

+8.78

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

31 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	176.65/cwt	174.00–178.25	1,102	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	177.88/cwt	169.00–184.50	1,202	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	184.29/cwt	178.00–191.00	800	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	230.61/cwt	220.00–242.50	862	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,456	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	200.26/cwt	190.00–206.50	1,131	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	214.81/cwt	208.00–221.50	1,050	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	165.29/cwt	165.00–165.50	1,180	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,154	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	196.53/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,012	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	202.22/cwt	195.00–207.00	843	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	171.29/cwt	164.00–172.75	1,156	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	202.59/cwt	189.00–208.00	940	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	213.43/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,101	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	190.11/cwt	183.00–195.00	897	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	236.65/cwt	220.00–243.00	793	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,008	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	194.41/cwt	184.00–199.00	1,188	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	222.42/cwt	204.00–229.00	965	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	173.41/cwt	168.00–180.50	768	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	181.51/cwt	174.00–182.50	1,311	188
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	182.24/cwt	178.25–196.00	1,035	198
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,092	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	168.87/cwt	168.00–169.50	1,233	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	171.67/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,318	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	164.63/cwt	158.50–168.00	1,011	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,030	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	981	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	194.73/cwt	190.00–200.00	643	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	172.03/cwt	165.00–176.00	1,022	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	181.75/cwt	181.00–182.00	892	24

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 Nov 11, 2022

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

Receipts 1,643Last week 1,546Year ago 1,060

Western Iowa Precondition Sale. No comparison. Demand good. Active trade.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	624	174.00–178.25	176.65
6	—	434	178.00–191.00	184.29
10	—	472	183.00–195.00	190.11
4	—	529	190.50	190.50
7	—	730	168.00–169.50	168.87
12	—	585	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
111	—	676	169.00–184.50	177.88
16	—	374	220.00–242.50	230.61
22	—	864	168.50	168.50
95	—	565	190.00–206.50	200.26
37	—	489	208.00–221.50	214.81
143	—	516	200.00–219.00	213.43
14	—	335	220.00–243.00	236.65
190	—	611	184.00–199.00	194.41
55	—	434	204.00–229.00	222.42
188	—	722	174.00–182.50	181.51
16	—	768	170.00–174.00	171.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	714	165.00–165.50	165.29
10	—	606	190.50	190.50
16	—	515	190.00–198.00	196.53
44	—	417	195.00–207.00	202.22
46	—	675	164.00–172.75	171.29
116	—	464	189.00–208.00	202.59
198	—	568	178.25–196.00	182.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	443	168.00–180.50	173.41
8	—	676	161.50	161.50
28	—	614	158.50–168.00	164.63
5	—	548	179.00	179.00
10	—	330	190.00–200.00	194.73
58	—	594	165.00–176.00	172.03
24	—	491	181.00–182.00	181.75

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