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Dunlap Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Dunlap, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, May 16, 2025

1,282 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $295.49/cwt +12.99 vs last sale · ≈ $2,187/hd at 740 lb · 175 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $295.00/cwt +24.14 vs last sale · ≈ $2,248/hd at 762 lb · 140 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $295.93/cwt -5.52 vs last sale · ≈ $2,436/hd at 823 lb · 115 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,282 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488–498 493 27 395.00–415.50 $407.16 $2,007 -14.80
513–537 522 14 380.00–393.00 $388.22 $2,027 -1.23
648 648 3 293.50 $293.50 $1,902 -50.19
661–695 678 49 321.00–339.00 $328.17 $2,225 +0.84
704–734 717 58 321.00–331.50 $326.66 $2,342 —
818–832 823 115 288.00–299.60 $295.93 $2,436 -5.52
860–873 871 96 292.50–294.50 $293.86 $2,560 —
902–926 909 56 274.00–290.50 $284.82 $2,589 +1.84
972 972 56 265.25 $265.25 $2,578 -6.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1016–1028 1020 205 269.25–269.75 $269.60 $2,750 —
1090 1090 12 255.50 $255.50 $2,785 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
491 491 4 375.00 $375.00 $1,841 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 7 395.00 $395.00 $1,856 +19.36
528–533 531 10 340.00–357.00 $348.92 $1,853 —
575–595 588 9 331.00–345.50 $339.15 $1,994 —
616–638 637 46 329.50–343.00 $330.35 $2,104 +23.49
651–667 660 18 325.00–340.00 $327.74 $2,163 -5.76
732–749 740 175 293.00–301.00 $295.49 $2,187 +12.99
762 762 140 295.00 $295.00 $2,248 +24.14
850 850 58 275.00 $275.00 $2,338 +6.17
904 904 36 276.75 $276.75 $2,502 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
791 791 13 2,385.00 $2,385.00 —
883 883 12 2,425.00 $2,425.00 -25.00
908 908 31 2,535.00 $2,535.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 3 321.00 $321.00 $1,573 —
663 663 5 303.00 $303.00 $2,009 —
881 881 5 252.00 $252.00 $2,220 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1008 1008 9 241.00 $241.00 $2,429 —
Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1022 1022 6 2,510.00 $2,510.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
958 958 4 170.00 $170.00 $1,629 —

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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.