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Dunlap Livestock Auction

Name: Dunlap Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-28

Feeder Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Fri, Feb 28

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2155

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Receipts

1,326 head

▼ 349 vs last sale 1,675▲ 124 vs year ago 1,202 · +10.3%

Also sold hereSpecialSat Jun 7, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Calf & Yearling Sale. No comparison, as the previous sale was Western Iowa Precondition. Several load lots of heifers, two load lots of yearling steers, along with many smaller groups in this light sale today. CME feeder cattle futures back down today, but prices continue to be strong, especially with lightweight cattle and replacement heifers.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $308.53/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −108.89 against this barn's trailing median of $417.42.

Average price

$308.53

74 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−8.48

vs IA average

+1.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	308.53	1,679	74

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale74 hd

308.53

—

IA average5 barns · 693 hd

317.01

−8.48

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

+1.52

This barn, trailing median17 sales

417.42

−108.89

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

17 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $464.60, low $372.86, median $417.42 across 17 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot, as filed

40 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,649	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	1,660.00/head	1,660.00–1,660.00	1,660	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	436.87/cwt	416.00–446.00	1,699	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	1,685.00/head	1,685.00–1,685.00	1,685	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	416	393.26/cwt	382.00–408.00	1,636	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,742	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	464	375.71/cwt	368.00–382.00	1,743	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,685	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	360.04/cwt	355.50–366.00	1,908	29
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	543	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,824	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	334.76/cwt	325.00–342.00	1,945	25
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	316.21/cwt	305.00–333.00	2,002	59
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,051	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	302.00/cwt	295.50–309.50	2,180	102
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Natural	755	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,363	21
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	292.56/cwt	274.00–302.50	2,244	71
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	770	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,948	18
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	847	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,372	61
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	871	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,265	8
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,346	22
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,006	247.93/cwt	235.00–248.75	2,494	67
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	373.92/cwt	369.00–382.50	1,455	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,549	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	343.42/cwt	337.00–353.00	1,611	44
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	325.49/cwt	317.00–331.00	1,657	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	511	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,610	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	298.30/cwt	292.00–314.00	1,691	45
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	288.13/cwt	278.00–289.50	1,804	64
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	642	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,669	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	277.87/cwt	275.00–284.00	1,862	45
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	274.49/cwt	264.00–280.00	2,001	290
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	739	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,136	32
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	754	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,043	13
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	771	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,251	11
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	838	267.18/cwt	261.00–270.00	2,239	29
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,013	20
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	648	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,769	9

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 Feb 28, 2025

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

Receipts 1,326Last week 1,675Year ago 1,202

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	648	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	1,350.00	1,350.00
8	350–400	389	369.00–382.50	373.92
7	350–400	381	1,475.00	1,475.00
7	400–450	435	356.00	356.00
44	450–500	469	337.00–353.00	343.42
26	500–550	509	317.00–331.00	325.49
45	550–600	567	292.00–314.00	298.30
64	600–650	626	278.00–289.50	288.13
45	650–700	670	275.00–284.00	277.87
290	700–750	729	264.00–280.00	274.49
13	750–800	754	271.00	271.00
29	800–850	838	261.00–270.00	267.18
20	900–950	915	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
32	700–750	739	289.00	289.00
11	750–800	771	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	642	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	511	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	416	382.00–408.00	393.26
21	450–500	464	368.00–382.00	375.71
3	500–550	543	336.00	336.00
18	750–800	770	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	250	1,500.00	1,500.00
7	300–350	340	485.00	485.00
10	350–400	389	416.00–446.00	436.87
3	350–400	370	1,660.00	1,660.00
3	400–450	400	1,685.00	1,685.00
5	450–500	450	387.00	387.00
29	500–550	530	355.50–366.00	360.04
25	550–600	581	325.00–342.00	334.76
59	600–650	633	305.00–333.00	316.21
5	650–700	666	308.00	308.00
102	700–750	722	295.50–309.50	302.00
71	750–800	767	274.00–302.50	292.56
61	800–850	847	280.00	280.00
8	850–900	871	260.00	260.00
22	900–950	920	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
67	1000–1050	1,006	235.00–248.75	247.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	487	346.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
21	750–800	755	313.00	313.00

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.