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Dunlap Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Dunlap, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, April 25, 2025

934 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $265.40/cwt +20.15 vs last sale · ≈ $2,341/hd at 882 lb · 144 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $285.48/cwt +4.45 vs last sale · ≈ $2,487/hd at 871 lb · 88 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $334.03/cwt +25.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,235/hd at 669 lb · 76 head
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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–377 365 8 490.00–500.00 $494.83 $1,806
403–436 422 7 462.50–499.00 $484.06 $2,043 +14.63
453–495 482 20 390.50–412.50 $400.23 $1,929
502–541 531 53 360.50–397.00 $369.40 $1,962 -15.86
553–567 557 56 377.00–395.50 $388.97 $2,167 +35.76
616–629 627 19 329.00–356.00 $351.81 $2,206 +30.81
652–695 669 76 324.50–340.00 $334.03 $2,235 +25.62
705 705 6 325.00 $325.00 $2,291 +29.06
728 728 3 306.00 $306.00 $2,228 +10.06
774–778 776 28 294.00–296.00 $294.93 $2,289 +5.18
806 806 11 294.50 $294.50 $2,374 +9.02
864–877 871 88 284.85–286.25 $285.48 $2,487 +4.45
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1103 1103 119 252.75 $252.75 $2,788
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424–449 435 17 437.50–447.50 $441.13 $1,919 +23.63
555–597 587 13 350.00–355.00 $351.09 $2,061
862 862 4 240.00 $240.00 $2,069
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
246 246 5 1,600.00 $1,600.00
266 266 5 1,550.00 $1,550.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–338 332 12 434.00–467.50 $444.76 $1,477
412–439 422 15 388.00–411.00 $401.64 $1,695 +17.48
451–496 478 35 365.50–387.50 $372.13 $1,779 +6.48
513–538 528 38 336.00–352.00 $344.67 $1,820 +27.77
575 575 7 358.00 $358.00 $2,058 +62.05
558–596 581 65 330.00–344.00 $333.85 $1,940 +37.90
626 626 4 314.00 $314.00 $1,966 +21.06
659–682 663 42 280.00–306.75 $298.42 $1,979
702–736 716 15 275.50–281.00 $278.72 $1,996 +4.26
827 827 10 267.50 $267.50 $2,212 +3.52
855–886 882 144 261.00–266.00 $265.40 $2,341 +20.15
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 3 344.00 $344.00 $1,617
698 698 3 268.00 $268.00 $1,871
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
241 241 3 1,325.00 $1,325.00

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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.