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Dunlap Livestock Auction

Name: Dunlap Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-23

Feeder Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Fri, Oct 23

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2155

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Receipts

1,222 head

▼ 480 vs last sale 1,702▲ 1,222 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecialSat Jun 7, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Calf & Yearling Sale. Compared to the auction two weeks ago both steers and heifers not well compared. The auction consisted of five full loads of heifers, four half loads and many smaller groups. Good demand, especially on loads of yearlings.

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 $393.95/cwt on 65 head, up $7.62 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 16 comparable sales and sits −29.27 against this barn's trailing median of $423.22.

Average price

$393.95

▲ 7.62 vs prior sale

65 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,173

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.55

vs IA average

+16.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	393.95	2,173	65

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 sale65 hd

393.95

—

IA average2 barns · 168 hd

390.40

+3.55

National average186 barns · 22,034 hd

377.02

+16.93

This barn, trailing median16 sales

423.22

−29.27

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

16 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $464.60, low $380.56, median $423.22 across 16 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

41 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	280	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	397	539.00/cwt	539.00–539.00	2,140	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,050	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	477.29/cwt	466.00–482.50	2,258	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	475.82/cwt	453.00–491.00	2,512	80
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	430.08/cwt	424.00–440.00	2,335	28
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,423	24
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	647	376.25/cwt	376.25–376.25	2,434	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	377.35/cwt	363.00–381.00	2,487	62
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	672	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,271	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,332	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,485	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,708	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	817	339.33/cwt	327.50–349.00	2,772	11
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	863	344.50/cwt	344.50–344.50	2,973	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	943	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,970	33
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	990	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	3,000	8
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,000	310.50/cwt	310.50–310.50	3,105	15
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,109	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,839	5
Steers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,165	269.75/cwt	269.75–269.75	3,143	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	241	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	366	1,785.00/head	1,785.00–1,785.00	1,785	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	442	447.65/cwt	443.00–463.00	1,979	38
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	417.13/cwt	414.00–461.00	1,998	102
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	496	402.70/cwt	400.00–406.00	1,997	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	510	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,106	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	390.67/cwt	375.00–394.00	2,106	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	546	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,900	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	395.13/cwt	371.00–406.00	2,268	30
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	581	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,109	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	364.34/cwt	344.00–377.00	2,230	33
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	714	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,013	16
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	330.75/cwt	330.75–330.75	2,434	160
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	756	331.32/cwt	326.00–336.00	2,505	153
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	817	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,549	38
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	917	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,751	91
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	967	296.50/cwt	296.50–296.50	2,867	9
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	977	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,394	7
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,061	274.25/cwt	274.25–274.25	2,910	16

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 Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	280	1,950.00	1,950.00
21	350–400	397	539.00	539.00
4	650–700	672	338.00	338.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	466	440.00	440.00
28	500–550	543	424.00–440.00	430.08
6	650–700	676	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	2,000.00	2,000.00
22	450–500	473	466.00–482.50	477.29
80	500–550	528	453.00–491.00	475.82
24	550–600	557	435.00	435.00
15	600–650	647	376.25	376.25
62	650–700	659	363.00–381.00	377.35
3	700–750	700	355.00	355.00
3	750–800	785	345.00	345.00
11	800–850	817	327.50–349.00	339.33
5	850–900	863	344.50	344.50
33	900–950	943	315.00	315.00
8	950–1000	990	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	1000–1050	1,000	310.50	310.50
5	1100–1150	1,109	256.00	256.00
16	1150–1200	1,165	269.75	269.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	241	1,500.00	1,500.00
19	350–400	366	1,785.00	1,785.00
38	400–450	442	443.00–463.00	447.65
3	500–550	546	348.00	348.00
3	550–600	581	363.00	363.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	366	1,775.00	1,775.00
102	450–500	479	414.00–461.00	417.13
16	500–550	539	375.00–394.00	390.67
30	550–600	574	371.00–406.00	395.13
33	600–650	612	344.00–377.00	364.34
160	700–750	736	330.75	330.75
153	750–800	756	326.00–336.00	331.32
38	800–850	817	312.00	312.00
91	900–950	917	300.00	300.00
9	950–1000	967	296.50	296.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	450–500	496	400.00–406.00	402.70
16	700–750	714	282.00	282.00
7	950–1000	977	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	510	413.00	413.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	1050–1100	1,061	274.25	274.25

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.