Name: Dunlap Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

75th Anniversary/BBQ Calf & Yearling Auction! No recently reported sale, comparison is not applicable. Upward trend noted. Many load lots, including featured consignment of 400 heifers and 100 bred heifers. Plenty of half loads and smaller strings in the offering also. Demand good, both in the arena and online. The next feeder sale August 22.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $379.31/cwt on 383 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −49.70 against this barn's trailing median of $429.02.

Average price

$379.31

383 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,171

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$9.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.04

vs IA average

+31.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	379.72	2,179	367
Medium and Large 1-2	540	370.04	1,998	16thin

One grade step is worth $9.68/cwt here — about $181 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

21 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $464.60, low $405.13, median $429.02 across 21 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale383 hd

379.31

—

IA average3 barns · 494 hd

379.28

+0.04

National average149 barns · 6,369 hd

347.50

+31.81

This barn, trailing median21 sales

429.02

−49.70

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

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,147	$3,498	99

Every lot, as filed

54 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	600–650	621	408.94/cwt	395.00–429.50	2,540	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	340.57/cwt	325.75–352.00	2,473	363
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	362.87/cwt	336.00–369.25	2,957	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	313.68/cwt	309.00–332.00	2,607	314
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	301.04/cwt	290.50–323.50	2,655	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	356.55/cwt	336.00–370.50	2,778	263
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	292.64/cwt	280.75–303.50	2,686	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	953	304.88/cwt	304.50–308.00	2,906	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	416.24/cwt	400.00–426.00	1,994	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	350.97/cwt	345.00–366.00	2,243	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,499	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	339.12/cwt	319.00–351.25	2,574	364
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	301	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	371.28/cwt	359.50–380.00	2,191	291
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	1,378.49/head	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,378	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	412.03/cwt	402.50–425.00	2,110	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	466.16/cwt	444.00–490.00	1,739	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	446.00/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,878	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	190	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	295	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,374	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,824	4
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,101	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	3,028	48
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,021	297.36/cwt	293.00–301.00	3,036	60
Bred Heifers	Large 1	—	1,147	3,498.29/head	3,000.00–3,525.00	3,498	99
Bulls	Large 1	1050–1100	1,085	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,723	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	370.04/cwt	359.00–384.00	1,998	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,080	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	155	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	341	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,577	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	377	540.94/cwt	533.00–552.50	2,039	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	963	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	1,430	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	435.27/cwt	411.00–443.00	2,364	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	517.24/cwt	514.00–520.00	1,733	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,399	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	465	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,825	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	325.11/cwt	322.00–332.50	2,653	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	748	344.59/cwt	341.00–345.00	2,578	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	523.08/cwt	519.00–527.00	2,024	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	327.51/cwt	324.00–333.50	2,561	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,349	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	512.49/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,158	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	398.64/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,447	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	307	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,842	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	869	324.32/cwt	310.00–332.00	2,818	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	473.51/cwt	452.00–483.50	2,268	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	369.81/cwt	350.00–385.50	2,663	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	478.27/cwt	457.00–492.50	2,454	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	377.71/cwt	363.50–393.50	2,568	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	344.79/cwt	335.50–350.50	2,348	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	437.72/cwt	422.00–453.00	2,499	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	317.88/cwt	307.00–327.00	2,918	96

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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Feeder CattleReceipts 3,609Last week 937Year ago 3,232

Replacement CattleReceipts 99Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	301	1,825.00	1,825.00
73	400–450	421	500.00–525.00	512.49
42	450–500	479	452.00–483.50	473.51
46	500–550	513	457.00–492.50	478.27
33	550–600	571	422.00–453.00	437.72
80	600–650	621	395.00–429.50	408.94
92	650–700	680	363.50–393.50	377.71
79	700–750	720	350.00–385.50	369.81
263	750–800	779	336.00–370.50	356.55
94	800–850	815	336.00–369.25	362.87
136	850–900	869	310.00–332.00	324.32
96	900–950	918	307.00–327.00	317.88
65	950–1000	953	304.50–308.00	304.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
3	150–200	155	1,100.00	1,100.00
3	250–300	295	1,675.00	1,675.00
5	300–350	307	600.00	600.00
7	350–400	377	533.00–552.50	540.94
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	1000–1050	1,021	293.00–301.00	297.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	335	514.00–520.00	517.24
33	350–400	387	519.00–527.00	523.08
14	500–550	543	411.00–443.00	435.27
3	650–700	671	350.00	350.00
39	700–750	748	341.00–345.00	344.59
14	750–800	782	324.00–333.50	327.51
57	800–850	816	322.00–332.50	325.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	278	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,378.49
5	300–350	313	1,450.00	1,450.00
57	350–400	373	444.00–490.00	466.16
37	400–450	421	430.00–460.00	446.00
54	450–500	479	400.00–426.00	416.24
76	500–550	512	402.50–425.00	412.03
291	550–600	590	359.50–380.00	371.28
61	600–650	639	345.00–366.00	350.97
48	650–700	681	335.50–350.50	344.79
363	700–750	726	325.75–352.00	340.57
364	750–800	759	319.00–351.25	339.12
314	800–850	831	309.00–332.00	313.68
113	850–900	882	290.50–323.50	301.04
68	900–950	918	280.75–303.50	292.64
6	950–1000	950	263.00	263.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
3	150–200	190	1,075.00	1,075.00
5	300–350	341	462.50	462.50
6	450–500	465	392.50	392.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	1100–1150	1,101	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	454.00	454.00
11	350–400	363	385.00–410.00	398.64
16	500–550	540	359.00–384.00	370.04
8	650–700	671	310.00	310.00
8	800–850	805	298.00	298.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	388	470.00	470.00
3	700–750	715	332.00	332.00
3	950–1000	963	291.00	291.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	1050–1100	1,085	251.00	251.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	99	—	1,147	3,000.00–3,525.00	3,498.29

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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