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Dunlap Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Dunlap, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, February 28, 2025

1,222 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $275.93/cwt +5.90 vs last sale · ≈ $2,014/hd at 730 lb · 322 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $289.99/cwt +11.93 vs last sale · ≈ $2,219/hd at 765 lb · 110 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $302.00/cwt +8.23 vs last sale · ≈ $2,180/hd at 722 lb · 102 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,222 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 7 485.00 $485.00 $1,649 —
387–395 389 10 416.00–446.00 $436.87 $1,699 —
405–424 unweaned 416 9 382.00–408.00 $393.26 $1,636 —
450 450 5 387.00 $387.00 $1,742 +21.33
451–493 unweaned 464 21 368.00–382.00 $375.71 $1,743 —
501–546 530 29 355.50–366.00 $360.04 $1,908 -14.26
543 unweaned 543 3 336.00 $336.00 $1,824 —
570–591 581 25 325.00–342.00 $334.76 $1,945 -25.24
613–648 633 59 305.00–333.00 $316.21 $2,002 -16.49
666 666 5 308.00 $308.00 $2,051 +5.48
716–736 722 102 295.50–309.50 $302.00 $2,180 +8.23
755 755 21 313.00 $313.00 $2,363 +34.94
754–795 767 71 274.00–302.50 $292.56 $2,244 +14.50
770 unweaned 770 18 253.00 $253.00 $1,948 —
847 847 61 280.00 $280.00 $2,372 +8.55
871 871 8 260.00 $260.00 $2,265 -3.50
920 920 22 255.00 $255.00 $2,346 -17.35
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1006 1006 67 235.00–248.75 $247.93 $2,494 -1.74
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 10 346.00 $346.00 $1,685 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
250 250 3 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
370 370 3 1,660.00 $1,660.00 +189.75
400 400 3 1,685.00 $1,685.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378–395 389 8 369.00–382.50 $373.92 $1,455 —
435 435 7 356.00 $356.00 $1,549 +5.60
455–481 469 44 337.00–353.00 $343.42 $1,611 +3.00
504–521 509 26 317.00–331.00 $325.49 $1,657 -8.51
511 unweaned 511 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,610 —
553–585 567 45 292.00–314.00 $298.30 $1,691 -4.73
617–643 626 64 278.00–289.50 $288.13 $1,804 +3.48
650–688 670 45 275.00–284.00 $277.87 $1,862 -4.06
705–734 729 290 264.00–280.00 $274.49 $2,001 +10.09
739 739 32 289.00 $289.00 $2,136 +24.60
754 754 13 271.00 $271.00 $2,043 +13.00
771 771 11 292.00 $292.00 $2,251 +34.00
835–845 838 29 261.00–270.00 $267.18 $2,239 +0.83
915 915 20 220.00 $220.00 $2,013 -23.25
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
283 283 3 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
381 381 7 1,475.00 $1,475.00 +110.68
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
642 642 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,669 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
648 648 9 273.00 $273.00 $1,769 —

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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.