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Dunlap Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Dunlap, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, February 3, 2023

3,698 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $176.31/cwt +8.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,183/hd at 671 lb · 413 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $200.54/cwt +9.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,356/hd at 676 lb · 340 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $179.35/cwt -5.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,112/hd at 620 lb · 323 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,698 1,551 3,912
Feeder cattle 3,698 1,551 3,912

Market comments — USDA reporter

Western IA Precondition Sale. No comparison. Many order buyers in the crowd today. Demand good. Active trading.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 6 241.00 $241.00 $839 —
359–399 378 15 218.00–241.00 $230.54 $871 +13.94
410–429 423 10 225.00–240.00 $235.64 $997 +31.64
488–493 492 27 219.00–233.00 $226.70 $1,115 +13.45
500–546 525 180 210.00–232.00 $224.86 $1,181 +19.34
569–572 570 41 211.00–231.50 $226.34 $1,290 —
603–643 622 235 196.00–215.00 $207.77 $1,292 +10.40
651–691 676 340 193.00–218.00 $200.54 $1,356 +9.06
700–747 724 293 185.00–200.50 $192.60 $1,394 -1.07
761–794 782 258 180.00–187.00 $182.90 $1,430 +6.12
818–833 822 263 173.50–184.75 $183.06 $1,505 +3.90
853–886 881 65 174.00–180.00 $174.71 $1,539 +4.56
945–946 946 26 167.50–177.00 $175.90 $1,664 —
954–998 986 29 167.75–170.00 $168.35 $1,660 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
557–582 564 24 203.50–204.00 $203.85 $1,150 +22.85
651–676 665 22 180.00–190.00 $184.44 $1,227 —
745 745 12 173.00 $173.00 $1,289 +2.00
769 769 6 169.00 $169.00 $1,300 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 3 214.00 $214.00 $721 —
371–377 374 7 205.00–226.00 $216.92 $811 +30.22
410–445 422 65 195.00–207.00 $203.13 $857 +9.76
477–496 484 53 191.00–206.00 $198.70 $962 +9.22
503–548 531 289 182.00–210.00 $194.28 $1,032 +18.78
558–591 578 45 173.00–185.00 $181.07 $1,047 +2.75
600–645 620 323 174.00–185.50 $179.35 $1,112 -5.40
652–691 671 413 168.25–182.25 $176.31 $1,183 +8.78
700–736 727 176 164.50–171.00 $168.65 $1,226 +0.01
755–786 768 250 158.00–172.80 $169.90 $1,305 +11.90
812 812 19 166.25 $166.25 $1,350 —
956 956 14 159.75 $159.75 $1,527 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1069 1069 36 151.00 $151.00 $1,614 —
1101 1101 6 152.00 $152.00 $1,674 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 6 188.00 $188.00 $735 —
417–449 435 7 186.00–187.00 $186.59 $812 +11.59
478 478 3 184.00 $184.00 $880 —
548 548 3 165.00 $165.00 $904 —
634–638 636 12 164.00–166.00 $164.84 $1,048 —
724 724 8 152.00 $152.00 $1,100 —
937 937 3 146.00 $146.00 $1,368 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
747 747 3 176.00 $176.00 $1,315 —

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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.