Name: Dunlap Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

World Livestock Auctioneer Championship cattle sale!! No trend applicable. The sale consisted of many load lots of both calves and yearlings, along with plenty of smaller strings of feeder calves, slaughter cattle and bred heifers. The arena was packed for this special sale, along with a big top tent outside to accommodate the overflow. Great demand for this quality offering of steers and heifers. The market was very active, as buyers bought up the large offering of light cattle, and filled multiple loads throughout the day. Fat cattle reached a high of 245.00 today. Feeder prices were just as aggressive.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $383.35/cwt on 423 head.

Average price

$383.35

423 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,087

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$27.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.70

vs IA average

+45.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	385.66	2,091	388
Medium and Large 1-2	569	357.69	2,036	35

One grade step is worth $27.98/cwt here — about $54 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale423 hd

383.35

—

IA average4 barns · 730 hd

370.65

+12.70

National average164 barns · 13,536 hd

338.24

+45.11

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

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Steers	Choice	Average	1,464	243.02	3,557	283

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)	936	$3,081	193

Every lot, as filed

56 lots · USDA AMS · Dunlap Livestock Feeder Cattle Special - 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	284.25/cwt	276.75–294.00	2,351	394
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	936	3,081.04/head	3,025.00–3,140.00	3,081	193
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	551	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,934	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	921	280.50/cwt	280.50–280.50	2,583	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	941	261.50/cwt	261.50–261.50	2,461	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	976	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,508	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,819	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	648	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,041	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	869	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,520	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	397.39/cwt	392.00–399.00	2,102	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	283.97/cwt	283.25–285.50	2,198	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,015	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	353.30/cwt	353.00–354.00	2,438	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	496	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	306.46/cwt	296.50–310.00	2,789	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	460.26/cwt	450.00–487.50	2,195	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,127	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	352.50/cwt	344.00–360.00	2,045	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,958	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	509.00/cwt	509.00–509.00	1,888	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	381.24/cwt	356.00–392.50	2,512	355
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	345.04/cwt	326.00–356.50	2,505	344
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,340	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,897	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	433.57/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,138	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	433.59/cwt	407.00–448.00	2,281	287
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	971	283.59/cwt	279.00–289.00	2,754	178
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	404.29/cwt	390.00–422.50	2,341	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	662	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,483	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	541	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,002	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	280.98/cwt	270.00–287.25	2,439	565
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	333.12/cwt	325.00–337.00	2,555	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	358.14/cwt	335.00–369.25	2,217	307
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	306.09/cwt	291.00–322.00	2,335	298
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	385.68/cwt	365.00–400.00	2,403	211
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	319.75/cwt	306.00–332.00	2,651	216
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	924	274.38/cwt	267.00–280.00	2,535	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	391.99/cwt	375.00–413.00	2,034	245
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	412.93/cwt	395.00–427.50	1,941	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	900–950	930	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	488.93/cwt	479.00–500.00	2,063	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	319.32/cwt	305.00–329.00	2,759	425
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	319.37/cwt	307.00–336.00	2,312	432
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	375.11/cwt	363.00–399.00	2,191	135
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,085	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	799	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,457	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	327.98/cwt	315.00–344.00	2,211	273
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	462.40/cwt	452.50–467.00	1,873	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	959	267.30/cwt	258.50–276.00	2,563	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,598	4
Steers	Large 1Thin Fleshed	1000–1050	1,006	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,917	22
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,119	273.50/cwt	273.50–273.50	3,060	34
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,031	270.55/cwt	260.00–277.00	2,789	41
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	1150–1200	1,191	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,894	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,456	242.88/cwt	238.50–244.25	3,536	247
Steers	Choice	—	1,517	244.01/cwt	242.00–245.00	3,702	36

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 →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 6,399Last week 834Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 283Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 193Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	502.50	502.50
39	400–450	405	452.50–467.00	462.40
104	450–500	470	395.00–427.50	412.93
245	500–550	519	375.00–413.00	391.99
135	550–600	584	363.00–399.00	375.11
307	600–650	619	335.00–369.25	358.14
273	650–700	674	315.00–344.00	327.98
432	700–750	724	307.00–336.00	319.37
298	750–800	763	291.00–322.00	306.09
394	800–850	827	276.75–294.00	284.25
565	850–900	868	270.00–287.25	280.98
67	900–950	924	267.00–280.00	274.38
46	950–1000	959	258.50–276.00	267.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
77	900–950	941	261.50	261.50
23	950–1000	976	257.00	257.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	648	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	496	376.00	376.00
11	500–550	546	369.00	369.00
24	550–600	580	344.00–360.00	352.50
5	600–650	608	322.00	322.00
24	650–700	686	310.00	310.00
87	750–800	774	283.25–285.50	283.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
15	650–700	662	375.00	375.00
4	900–950	930	2,550.00	2,550.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	541	370.00	370.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	551	351.00	351.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
29	750–800	799	307.50	307.50
77	900–950	921	280.50	280.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	387	470.00	470.00
3	400–450	436	435.00	435.00
23	450–500	493	430.00–440.00	433.57
13	500–550	529	392.00–399.00	397.39
23	650–700	690	353.00–354.00	353.30
9	750–800	750	312.00	312.00
16	850–900	869	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	371	509.00	509.00
88	400–450	422	479.00–500.00	488.93
58	450–500	477	450.00–487.50	460.26
287	500–550	526	407.00–448.00	433.59
119	550–600	579	390.00–422.50	404.29
211	600–650	623	365.00–400.00	385.68
355	650–700	659	356.00–392.50	381.24
344	700–750	726	326.00–356.50	345.04
104	750–800	767	325.00–337.00	333.12
216	800–850	829	306.00–332.00	319.75
425	850–900	864	305.00–329.00	319.32
155	900–950	910	296.50–310.00	306.46
178	950–1000	971	279.00–289.00	283.59
Steers — Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	1000–1050	1,006	290.00	290.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	1000–1050	1,031	260.00–277.00	270.55
34	1100–1150	1,119	273.50	273.50
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1150–1200	1,191	243.00	243.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	543	384.00	384.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	193	—	936	3,025.00–3,140.00	3,081.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
247	—	1,456	238.50–244.25	242.88
36	—	1,517	242.00–245.00	244.01

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Dunlap Livestock Feeder Cattle Special - Dunlap, IA

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