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Dunlap Livestock Feeder Cattle · Fri, Dec 12

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Dunlap Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Fri, Dec 12

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2155

← Dec 5Dec 12Dec 19 →

Receipts

720 head

▼ 2,235 vs last sale 2,955▼ 407 vs year ago 1,127 · −36.1%

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. This light sale consisted of two loads of heifers, one load of steers and plenty of smaller packages. Demand was good, both in the arena and online.

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 $385.32/cwt on 172 head. That ranks 4 of 17 comparable sales and sits −32.11 against this barn's trailing median of $417.42.

Average price

$385.32

172 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,160

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$42.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.11

vs IA average

+7.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	386.81	2,165	166
Medium and Large 1-2	579	344.14	1,993	6thin

One grade step is worth $42.67/cwt here — about $173 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale172 hd

385.32

—

IA average10 barns · 1,459 hd

385.21

+0.11

National average184 barns · 19,282 hd

377.96

+7.36

This barn, trailing median17 sales

417.42

−32.11

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

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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	464.56/cwt	451.00–472.00	1,751	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,085	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	462.97/cwt	457.50–480.00	2,236	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	497	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,038	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	433.69/cwt	421.00–444.00	2,294	36
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,071	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	398.50/cwt	386.00–405.50	2,467	52
Steers

Dunlap Livestock Feeder Cattle - Dunlap, IA

Fri Dec 12, 2025

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

Receipts 720Last week 2,955Year ago 1,127

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	545	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	414	425.00–429.00	426.85
20	450–500	455	405.00–414.00	410.83
33	500–550	511	370.50–392.50	389.24
129	550–600	574	368.00–391.00	386.86
31	600–650	636	336.00–348.50	346.81
13	700–750	735	310.00–333.00	327.79
3	800–850	805	330.50	330.50
85	850–900	881	307.00–327.25	324.91

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Dunlap Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Dunlap, Iowa · Fri, Dec 12

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2155

← Dec 5Dec 12Dec 19 →

Receipts

720 head

▼ 2,235 vs last sale 2,955▼ 407 vs year ago 1,127 · −36.1%

Also sold hereSpecialSat Jun 7, 2025

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $385.32/cwt on 172 head. That ranks 4 of 17 comparable sales and sits −32.11 against this barn's trailing median of $417.42.

Average price

$385.32

172 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,160

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$42.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.11

vs IA average

+7.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	386.81	2,165	166
Medium and Large 1-2	579	344.14	1,993	6thin

One grade step is worth $42.67/cwt here — about $173 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale172 hd

385.32

—

IA average10 barns · 1,459 hd

385.21

+0.11

National average184 barns · 19,282 hd

377.96

+7.36

This barn, trailing median17 sales

417.42

−32.11

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

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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	464.56/cwt	451.00–472.00	1,751	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,085	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	462.97/cwt	457.50–480.00	2,236	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	497	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,038	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	433.69/cwt	421.00–444.00	2,294	36
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,071	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	398.50/cwt	386.00–405.50	2,467	52
Steers

Dunlap Livestock Feeder Cattle - Dunlap, IA

Fri Dec 12, 2025

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

Receipts 720Last week 2,955Year ago 1,127

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	545	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	414	425.00–429.00	426.85
20	450–500	455	405.00–414.00	410.83
33	500–550	511	370.50–392.50	389.24
129	550–600	574	368.00–391.00	386.86
31	600–650	636	336.00–348.50	346.81
13	700–750	735	310.00–333.00	327.79
3	800–850	805	330.50	330.50
85	850–900	881	307.00–327.25	324.91

15	450–500	485	394.00–400.00	397.17
4	500–550	505	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	335	403.00	403.00
8	400–450	411	372.00	372.00
3	450–500	493	350.00	350.00
6	550–600	579	335.00–353.00	344.14
3	650–700	675	300.00	300.00
3	700–750	700	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	650–700	672	361.00	361.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,350	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	411	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,529	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	426.85/cwt	425.00–429.00	1,767	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	410.83/cwt	405.00–414.00	1,869	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	485	397.17/cwt	394.00–400.00	1,926	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,726	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	505	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,843	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	389.24/cwt	370.50–392.50	1,989	33
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	386.86/cwt	368.00–391.00	2,221	129
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	344.14/cwt	335.00–353.00	1,993	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	346.81/cwt	336.00–348.50	2,206	31
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,107	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	327.79/cwt	310.00–333.00	2,409	13
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	330.50/cwt	330.50–330.50	2,661	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Replacement	876	334.50/cwt	334.50–334.50	2,930	14
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	881	324.91/cwt	307.00–327.25	2,862	85

Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,017	4

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
14	850–900	876	334.50	334.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	377	451.00–472.00	464.56
5	400–450	439	475.00	475.00
16	450–500	483	457.50–480.00	462.97
36	500–550	529	421.00–444.00	433.69
52	600–650	619	386.00–405.50	398.50
42	750–800	772	341.00–364.00	354.61
66	800–850	835	354.00	354.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	497	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	538	385.00	385.00
3	600–650	648	360.00	360.00
3	700–750	700	346.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1050–1100	1,095	291.50	291.50

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Every lot, as filed

Dunlap Livestock Feeder Cattle - Dunlap, IA

Feeder Cattle

Dunlap Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Every lot, as filed

Dunlap Livestock Feeder Cattle - Dunlap, IA

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