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Dunlap Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Dunlap, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, April 4, 2025

1,261 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $284.83/cwt -5.51 vs last sale · ≈ $2,202/hd at 773 lb · 146 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $265.80/cwt -11.38 vs last sale · ≈ $2,057/hd at 774 lb · 131 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $362.33/cwt -6.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,699/hd at 469 lb · 98 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,261 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–396 375 10 418.00–447.00 $430.03 $1,613 -35.97
415–433 430 22 413.00–421.00 $419.60 $1,804 —
471–490 486 20 402.00–440.00 $409.36 $1,989 -17.14
528 fancy 528 23 396.00 $396.00 $2,091 —
505–547 537 46 341.00–368.00 $361.47 $1,941 -28.43
556–588 567 44 328.00–356.00 $340.31 $1,930 -16.74
610–640 625 89 335.00–340.75 $337.84 $2,111 -14.19
651–671 661 68 292.00–320.00 $310.51 $2,052 —
701–747 735 46 286.25–300.00 $290.88 $2,138 -24.75
768–789 773 146 279.00–288.75 $284.83 $2,202 -5.51
836 836 72 271.00–276.60 $276.21 $2,309 -4.88
919–930 921 20 255.00 $255.00 $2,349 -10.62
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–433 411 9 385.00–400.00 $394.73 $1,622 —
490 490 22 385.00 $385.00 $1,886 —
526 526 3 332.00 $332.00 $1,746 -18.00
575–593 584 6 300.00–316.00 $307.88 $1,798 —
645 645 21 300.00 $300.00 $1,935 -21.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1053 1053 4 233.50 $233.50 $2,459 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–382 381 10 392.50–400.00 $396.99 $1,513 -10.01
400–445 423 14 360.00–392.00 $376.44 $1,592 —
462–488 469 98 357.00–368.00 $362.33 $1,699 -6.67
506–541 518 53 320.00–344.00 $341.03 $1,767 +15.64
556–577 574 55 301.00–310.00 $305.27 $1,752 -24.64
604–644 629 55 284.00–301.00 $287.73 $1,810 -14.29
652–675 655 88 278.00–299.75 $295.94 $1,938 +7.52
700–741 704 33 256.00–280.00 $277.28 $1,952 -3.72
751–784 774 131 252.00–273.00 $265.80 $2,057 -11.38
857 857 23 247.25 $247.25 $2,119 -24.25
920 920 4 238.50 $238.50 $2,194 -10.31
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
223 223 3 975.00 $975.00 —
255–285 272 9 1,175.00–1,325.00 $1,262.42 —
330 330 6 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
546 546 4 299.00 $299.00 $1,633 —
680 680 4 265.00 $265.00 $1,802 —

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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.