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Dunlap Livestock Auction

Name: Dunlap Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-19

Feeder Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Fri, Jan 19

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2155

← Jan 5Jan 19Jan 26 →

Receipts

1,764 head

▼ 1,593 vs last sale 3,357▲ 307 vs year ago 1,457 · +21.1%

Also sold hereSpecialSat Jun 7, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Western Iowa Precondition Feeder Auction - - Compared to the auction 2 weeks ago, 500 - 600 lb steer calves were 3.00 - 5.00 higher, 600 - 800 lb feeders were steady, Heifer calves weighing 600 - 700 lbs were 3.00 to 5.00 higher with 700 - 800 lb calves 5.00 - 7.00 higher. Great offering today of LTW, green, double vaccinated reputation feeder cattle. Demand was very good for today's moderate supply.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $251.42/cwt on 804 head.

Average price

$251.42

804 head · 709 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,783

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$279

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

$3.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.32

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	591	255.00	1,507	9thin
Medium and Large 1	711	251.38	1,786	795

One grade step is worth $3.62/cwt here — about −$279 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 sale804 hd

251.42

—

IA average10 barns · 6,690 hd

248.10

+3.32

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	337	328.57/cwt	326.00–332.50	1,107	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,153	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	304.54/cwt	290.00–313.00	1,310	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	304.14/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,399	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	301.26/cwt	289.50–306.00	1,573	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	283.96/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,584	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,507	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	593	277.75/cwt	277.75–277.75	1,647	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	266.00/cwt	250.50–291.00	1,676	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	257.25/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,716	128
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	238.40/cwt	225.00–246.00	1,733	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	751	244.75/cwt	244.75–244.75	1,838	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	235.90/cwt	231.00–241.00	1,828	103
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	228.53/cwt	211.00–235.00	1,892	111
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	222.43/cwt	212.00–224.75	1,946	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	889	223.25/cwt	223.25–223.25	1,985	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	971	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,825	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	398	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,095	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	263.46/cwt	252.00–270.00	1,133	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	467	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,280	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	249.86/cwt	236.00–259.00	1,189	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	510	270.50/cwt	270.50–270.50	1,380	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	244.57/cwt	231.00–253.00	1,260	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	233.46/cwt	230.00–239.50	1,352	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,338	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	242.02/cwt	220.00–248.00	1,491	107
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	229.06/cwt	218.00–237.00	1,530	179
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	227.31/cwt	219.00–230.35	1,646	194
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	215.69/cwt	203.00–219.00	1,678	143
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	848	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,450	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	902	176.90/cwt	167.00–184.00	1,596	12

This sale against other markets

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 19, 2024

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

Receipts 1,764Last week 3,357Year ago 1,457

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	510	270.50	270.50
26	—	467	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	398	275.00	275.00
3	—	848	171.00	171.00
12	—	902	167.00–184.00	176.90
15	—	476	236.00–259.00	249.86
16	—	430	252.00–270.00	263.46
18	—	579	230.00–239.50	233.46
179	—	668	218.00–237.00	229.06
194	—	724	219.00–230.35	227.31
29	—	515	231.00–253.00	244.57
107	—	616	220.00–248.00	242.02
143	—	778	203.00–219.00	215.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	608	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
111	—	828	211.00–235.00	228.53
71	—	727	225.00–246.00	238.40
128	—	667	249.00–265.00	257.25
4	—	971	188.00	188.00
10	—	337	326.00–332.50	328.57
12	—	460	300.00–310.00	304.14
45	—	522	289.50–306.00	301.26
65	—	630	250.50–291.00	266.00
26	—	558	270.00–290.00	283.96
3	—	365	316.00	316.00
45	—	875	212.00–224.75	222.43
32	—	430	290.00–313.00	304.54
103	—	775	231.00–241.00	235.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	591	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	889	223.25	223.25
43	—	751	244.75	244.75
28	—	593	277.75	277.75

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.