Cattle Market Dunlap Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report
Dunlap, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Fridays
Sale of Friday, August 28, 20261,898 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (180)
Receipts
| Head | This sale | Last sale | Last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total receipts | 1,898 | 3,587 | 0 |
| Feeder cattle | 1,898 | 3,340 | 0 |
| Replacement cattle | — | 247 | — |
Market comments — USDA reporter
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Feeder Steers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 472 | 472 | 6 | 456.00 | $456.00 | $2,152 | — |
| 548 | 548 | 4 | 372.00 | $372.00 | $2,039 | -97.03 |
| 570–585 | 578 | 8 | 363.00–371.00 | $367.05 | $2,122 | -61.97 |
| 635–648 | 636 | 53 | 349.00–355.50 | $353.23 | $2,247 | -60.24 |
| 653 | 653 | 4 | 345.00 | $345.00 | $2,253 | -47.00 |
| 715–743 | 734 | 100 | 320.00–348.25 | $342.62 | $2,515 | -46.17 |
| 757–779 | 763 | 83 | 324.00–325.00 | $324.26 | $2,474 | -61.23 |
| 805–815 | 811 | 7 | 323.00–325.00 | $323.85 | $2,626 | -36.62 |
| 865–898 | 867 | 271 | 296.50–315.00 | $313.80 | $2,721 | -13.74 |
| 933–935 | 933 | 33 | 294.50–303.00 | $295.79 | $2,760 | -42.04 |
| 951–993 | 957 | 664 | 294.00–296.75 | $296.04 | $2,833 | -28.27 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1063 | 1063 | 57 | 278.25 | $278.25 | $2,958 | — |
| 1135 | 1135 | 70 | 264.75 | $264.75 | $3,005 | -4.75 |
| 1165 | 1165 | 9 | 256.00 | $256.00 | $2,982 | — |
Feeder Heifers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 518 | 518 | 4 | 364.00 | $364.00 | $1,886 | -62.69 |
| 674–681 | 678 | 20 | 312.00–320.00 | $315.58 | $2,140 | -43.06 |
| 753 | 753 | 294 | 322.50 | $322.50 | $2,428 | -28.45 |
| 844 | 844 | 59 | 316.25 | $316.25 | $2,669 | — |
| 892 | 892 | 15 | 296.00 | $296.00 | $2,640 | -18.99 |
| 903–940 | 915 | 18 | 275.00–299.25 | $288.52 | $2,640 | -14.60 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 426 | 426 | 3 | 1,850.00 | $1,850.00 | -235.30 |
| 450 | 450 | 7 | 1,900.00 | $1,900.00 | — |
Price trend
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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Special Calf & Yearling Sale. No trend applicable, as the previous sale was three weeks ago. Lower trend noted, following the downturn in the market. Most of the auction consisted of full load lots of yearling cattle, along with plenty of smaller packages. Good demand, especially on advertised load lots of heavy cattle. The next feeder sale is September 11.