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Dunlap Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Dunlap, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, April 11, 2025

896 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $289.75/cwt +4.92 vs last sale · ≈ $2,243/hd at 774 lb · 93 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $274.46/cwt -2.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,009/hd at 732 lb · 78 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $266.67/cwt +11.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,523/hd at 946 lb · 73 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 896 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316 316 3 530.00 $530.00 $1,675 —
323–326 unweaned 324 10 497.50–509.00 $502.13 $1,627 —
401–409 403 27 440.00–478.00 $469.43 $1,892 +49.83
415 unweaned 415 9 432.00 $432.00 $1,793 —
512–516 513 51 381.00–393.00 $385.26 $1,976 +23.79
553–572 567 22 338.00–365.00 $353.21 $2,003 +12.90
629 629 7 321.00 $321.00 $2,019 -16.84
663–691 676 38 299.00–313.00 $308.41 $2,085 -2.10
710–728 724 39 288.00–307.50 $295.94 $2,143 +5.06
761–789 774 93 286.25–301.75 $289.75 $2,243 +4.92
817–837 820 32 270.00–287.75 $285.48 $2,341 +9.27
858–877 860 33 263.50–283.50 $281.03 $2,417 —
940–948 946 73 251.00–271.75 $266.67 $2,523 +11.67
956 956 3 250.00 $250.00 $2,390 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
291 unweaned 291 5 467.50 $467.50 $1,360 —
443 443 5 417.50 $417.50 $1,850 +22.77
549 549 11 351.00 $351.00 $1,927 +19.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275 1275 4 198.50 $198.50 $2,531 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 12 422.00 $422.00 $1,481 +25.01
401–448 420 24 361.00–394.00 $384.16 $1,613 +7.72
437 unweaned 437 9 357.00 $357.00 $1,560 —
469–472 469 30 344.00–369.00 $365.65 $1,715 +3.32
500–545 511 27 309.00–327.00 $316.90 $1,619 -24.13
578 unweaned 578 5 272.00 $272.00 $1,572 —
585–599 593 9 292.00–301.00 $295.95 $1,755 -9.32
602–626 623 71 281.00–294.35 $292.94 $1,825 +5.21
703–745 732 78 260.00–280.50 $274.46 $2,009 -2.82
756–783 763 16 260.50–262.00 $261.62 $1,996 -4.18
800–818 805 36 262.00–269.00 $263.98 $2,125 —
875 875 45 245.25 $245.25 $2,146 -2.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
853–896 886 58 2,325.00–2,385.00 $2,372.05 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
738 738 5 244.00 $244.00 $1,801 —
790 790 3 231.00 $231.00 $1,825 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476 476 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,714 —

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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.