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Dunlap Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Dunlap, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Fridays

Sale of Friday, October 23, 2026

1,222 head sold ·Official USDA report · Price history in the app

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $330.75/cwt -2.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,434/hd at 736 lb · 160 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $331.32/cwt ≈ $2,505/hd at 756 lb · 153 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $417.13/cwt -3.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,998/hd at 479 lb · 102 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,222 1,702 0
Feeder cattle 1,222 1,702 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

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.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 unweaned 397 21 539.00 $539.00 $2,140 —
463–478 473 22 466.00–482.50 $477.29 $2,258 +0.03
504–546 528 80 453.00–491.00 $475.82 $2,512 +27.54
557 557 24 435.00 $435.00 $2,423 +12.20
647 647 15 376.25 $376.25 $2,434 -28.91
651–697 659 62 363.00–381.00 $377.35 $2,487 —
672 unweaned 672 4 338.00 $338.00 $2,271 -6.00
700 700 3 355.00 $355.00 $2,485 -8.10
785 785 3 345.00 $345.00 $2,708 -7.23
803–836 817 11 327.50–349.00 $339.33 $2,772 -17.17
863 863 5 344.50 $344.50 $2,973 +6.50
943 943 33 315.00 $315.00 $2,970 —
990 990 8 303.00 $303.00 $3,000 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466 466 3 440.00 $440.00 $2,050 +4.00
535–546 543 28 424.00–440.00 $430.08 $2,335 —
658–693 676 6 345.00 $345.00 $2,332 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 15 310.50 $310.50 $3,105 —
1109 1109 5 256.00 $256.00 $2,839 —
1165 1165 16 269.75 $269.75 $3,143 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
280 unweaned 280 7 1,950.00 $1,950.00 —
378 378 3 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423–448 unweaned 442 38 443.00–463.00 $447.65 $1,979 —
465–480 479 102 414.00–461.00 $417.13 $1,998 -3.96
510 510 13 413.00 $413.00 $2,106 +20.22
503–547 539 16 375.00–394.00 $390.67 $2,106 -2.11
546 unweaned 546 3 348.00 $348.00 $1,900 —
566–592 574 30 371.00–406.00 $395.13 $2,268 +10.09
581 unweaned 581 3 363.00 $363.00 $2,109 -4.00
601–646 612 33 344.00–377.00 $364.34 $2,230 -7.35
736 736 160 330.75 $330.75 $2,434 -2.39
750–774 756 153 326.00–336.00 $331.32 $2,505 —
817–818 817 38 312.00 $312.00 $2,549 —
917 917 91 300.00 $300.00 $2,751 —
967 967 9 296.50 $296.50 $2,867 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
496 496 20 400.00–406.00 $402.70 $1,997 +10.70
714 714 16 282.00 $282.00 $2,013 —
977 977 7 245.00 $245.00 $2,394 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
241 unweaned 241 6 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
366 366 4 1,775.00 $1,775.00 +20.69
366 unweaned 366 19 1,785.00 $1,785.00 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1061 1061 16 274.25 $274.25 $2,910 +21.25

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Price trend

high 461.29 low 334.68 Oct 2025 Oct 2026

650–699 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.

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