Name: Dunlap Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special 73rd Anniversary Calf/Yearling BBQ Auction! No comparison. Many load lots offered today. Demand good. Active trade.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $254.12/cwt on 3,324 head.

Average price

$254.12

3,324 head · 788 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,002

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$658

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

$55.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.61

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	584	269.09	1,572	151
Medium and Large 1	791	254.54	2,013	3,086
Large 1	1,046	213.29	2,230	87

One grade step is worth $55.81/cwt here — about −$658 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 sale3,324 hd

254.12

—

IA average6 barns · 5,042 hd

242.50

+11.61

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

55 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	—	734	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,754	4
Steers	Large 1	—	1,158	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,270	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	264.86/cwt	255.00–269.00	1,666	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	981	228.96/cwt	221.50–259.50	2,246	373
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	254.24/cwt	241.00–263.50	1,978	311
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	279.99/cwt	264.00–287.00	1,512	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,494	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,890	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	233.72/cwt	221.00–238.50	2,134	253
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	270.60/cwt	262.00–281.00	1,840	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	292.02/cwt	280.00–304.00	1,679	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	309.51/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,609	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	285.23/cwt	273.25–297.00	1,800	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	257.79/cwt	241.00–264.00	1,841	198
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	239.62/cwt	229.50–245.00	2,109	625
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	314.69/cwt	300.00–328.00	1,356	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	249.76/cwt	239.50–268.00	2,046	675
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	321.13/cwt	296.00–335.00	1,191	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	309.03/cwt	300.00–321.50	1,440	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	317.71/cwt	309.00–342.50	1,058	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	255.27/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,310	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	800.26/head	775.00–825.00	800	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	221.58/cwt	220.00–227.00	2,023	38
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,058	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,222	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,086	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,857	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	245.08/cwt	241.00–248.00	1,708	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,929	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	265.12/cwt	262.00–271.00	1,355	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,162	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	274.80/cwt	266.00–283.00	1,572	184
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	277.91/cwt	271.00–279.00	1,323	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	250.18/cwt	240.00–252.75	1,836	573
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,299	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	226.74/cwt	221.00–233.00	2,007	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	293.93/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,146	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	294.84/cwt	285.00–298.00	1,203	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	241.04/cwt	231.50–248.75	1,977	248
Steers	Large 1	—	1,076	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	2,243	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	272.17/cwt	258.00–281.00	1,696	52
Steers	Large 1	—	1,004	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,229	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	245.24/cwt	239.00–247.50	1,910	246
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	851	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	256.59/cwt	251.00–268.00	1,732	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,869	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	319.27/cwt	319.00–320.00	1,060	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	237	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	281.86/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,330	30
Steers	Large 1	—	1,103	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,206	26

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 Aug 4, 2023

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

Receipts 5,430Last week 2,575Year ago 5,695

Special 73rd Anniversary Calf/Yearling BBQ Auction! No comparison. Many load lots offered today. 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
4	—	734	239.00	239.00
36	—	629	255.00–269.00	264.86
53	—	540	264.00–287.00	279.99
10	—	577	259.00	259.00
5	—	840	225.00	225.00
4	—	683	252.00	252.00
9	—	792	236.00	236.00
30	—	472	277.50–285.00	281.86
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,158	196.00	196.00
8	—	1,076	208.50	208.50
50	—	1,004	222.00	222.00
26	—	1,103	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
373	—	981	221.50–259.50	228.96
311	—	778	241.00–263.50	254.24
253	—	913	221.00–238.50	233.72
138	—	680	262.00–281.00	270.60
166	—	575	280.00–304.00	292.02
92	—	520	295.00–320.00	309.51
71	—	631	273.25–297.00	285.23
198	—	714	241.00–264.00	257.79
625	—	880	229.50–245.00	239.62
81	—	431	300.00–328.00	314.69
675	—	819	239.50–268.00	249.76
23	—	371	296.00–335.00	321.13
38	—	466	300.00–321.50	309.03
42	—	333	309.00–342.50	317.71
3	—	237	800.00	800.00
27	—	319	1,060.00	1,060.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
34	—	312	1,110.00	1,110.00
6	—	245	775.00–825.00	800.26
38	—	913	220.00–227.00	221.58
22	—	391	1,250.00	1,250.00
40	—	511	262.00–271.00	265.12
184	—	572	266.00–283.00	274.80
74	—	476	271.00–279.00	277.91
573	—	734	240.00–252.75	250.18
29	—	885	221.00–233.00	226.74
15	—	390	290.00–302.00	293.93
28	—	408	285.00–298.00	294.84
248	—	820	231.50–248.75	241.04
52	—	623	258.00–281.00	272.17
246	—	779	239.00–247.50	245.24
3	—	258	330.00	330.00
140	—	675	251.00–268.00	256.59
24	—	332	319.00–320.00	319.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	513	250.00–259.00	255.27
3	—	820	226.50	226.50
12	—	697	241.00–248.00	245.08
9	—	889	217.00	217.00
9	—	437	266.00	266.00
3	—	737	228.50	228.50
3	—	635	228.00	228.00
6	—	494	263.00	263.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,058	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	334	325.00	325.00

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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