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Dunlap Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Dunlap, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, February 21, 2025

1,486 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $332.70/cwt +17.99 vs last sale · ≈ $2,049/hd at 616 lb · 111 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $271.45/cwt +7.70 vs last sale · ≈ $2,207/hd at 813 lb · 97 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $365.67/cwt -25.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,744/hd at 477 lb · 96 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,486 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404–437 417 35 417.00–423.00 $419.51 $1,749 +8.12
451–497 477 96 346.00–381.00 $365.67 $1,744 -25.33
501–519 505 40 357.50–379.00 $374.30 $1,890 +9.10
564 564 19 360.00 $360.00 $2,030 +20.71
609–634 616 111 315.00–343.50 $332.70 $2,049 +17.99
653–684 669 21 299.50–306.00 $302.52 $2,024 +1.25
724–738 735 49 280.00–296.50 $293.77 $2,159 +0.65
753–790 781 44 270.00–282.50 $278.06 $2,172 +5.36
807–832 813 97 260.00–274.50 $271.45 $2,207 +7.70
878 878 30 263.50 $263.50 $2,314 +12.22
929 929 86 272.35 $272.35 $2,530 +28.81
965–994 977 65 251.75–259.10 $254.74 $2,489 +12.74
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372–397 385 8 373.00–401.00 $386.54 $1,488 —
426 426 4 380.00 $380.00 $1,619 +12.50
521 521 5 337.00 $337.00 $1,756 +19.50
837–848 841 18 250.00–256.00 $252.02 $2,119 —
986 986 3 235.00 $235.00 $2,317 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
331 331 16 1,510.00 $1,510.00 +110.00
372–375 373 10 1,425.00–1,575.00 $1,470.25 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015 1015 15 237.00–256.00 $249.67 $2,534 —
1238 1238 3 190.00 $190.00 $2,352 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–446 418 67 329.00–362.00 $350.40 $1,465 -16.30
451–494 485 60 333.00–346.00 $340.42 $1,651 +0.31
532 532 14 334.00 $334.00 $1,777 +20.60
529–547 538 15 305.00–320.50 $311.84 $1,678 -1.56
565–599 587 75 293.50–309.25 $303.03 $1,779 +4.21
609–635 622 29 274.50–293.00 $284.65 $1,771 -4.39
633 633 19 365.00 $365.00 $2,310 +75.96
653–696 679 26 275.00–286.00 $281.93 $1,914 +7.71
685 685 5 301.00 $301.00 $2,062 +26.78
712–745 739 35 263.25–271.00 $264.40 $1,954 -41.35
745 745 22 279.00 $279.00 $2,079 -26.75
778 778 57 258.00 $258.00 $2,007 +3.25
779–795 785 22 250.00–256.50 $254.11 $1,995 -0.64
819 819 13 256.50 $256.50 $2,101 +7.50
845 845 79 266.35 $266.35 $2,251 +17.35
878 878 11 290.00 $290.00 $2,546 —
883–898 888 68 248.50–262.75 $253.37 $2,250 —
947 947 24 243.25 $243.25 $2,304 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
343 343 20 1,335.00 $1,335.00 —
375–382 380 15 1,310.00–1,475.00 $1,364.32 —
417 417 11 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
698 698 6 250.00 $250.00 $1,745 —
848 848 14 235.00 $235.00 $1,993 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1021 1021 4 225.00 $225.00 $2,297 —

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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.