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Dunlap Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Dunlap, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, June 27, 2025

856 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $280.50/cwt +5.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,463/hd at 878 lb · 214 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $297.17/cwt ≈ $2,388/hd at 804 lb · 162 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $311.02/cwt +15.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,218/hd at 713 lb · 79 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 856

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 unweaned 337 5 620.00 $620.00 $2,089
475 475 6 442.50 $442.50 $2,102 +35.34
492 unweaned 492 17 426.00 $426.00 $2,096
507 507 20 417.00 $417.00 $2,114 +28.78
503–540 526 23 392.00–423.00 $404.14 $2,126 +15.92
560–581 576 31 377.00–398.00 $390.80 $2,251
602–646 631 33 366.00–386.00 $372.36 $2,350 +78.86
660 660 25 370.00 $370.00 $2,442 +41.83
728–732 730 10 320.00–344.00 $328.99 $2,402 +2.33
773 773 8 312.00 $312.00 $2,412
805–839 818 19 307.00–311.00 $309.49 $2,532 +13.56
856 856 3 292.00 $292.00 $2,500 -1.86
992 992 12 265.00 $265.00 $2,629 -0.25
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1004 1004 5 265.00 $265.00 $2,661 -4.60

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411 411 3 472.50 $472.50 $1,942
422 unweaned 422 8 438.00 $438.00 $1,848
466 unweaned 466 10 396.00 $396.00 $1,845
513–549 535 42 359.00–394.00 $368.98 $1,974 +20.06
543 unweaned 543 13 357.00 $357.00 $1,939
566 566 24 371.75 $371.75 $2,104 +32.60
625–646 639 9 318.50–327.00 $321.27 $2,053 -9.08
653–666 657 38 318.00–339.00 $331.72 $2,179 +3.98
707–747 713 79 303.50–313.00 $311.02 $2,218 +15.53
803 803 153 293.50–297.25 $297.15 $2,386
813 813 9 297.50 $297.50 $2,419
878 878 214 280.50 $280.50 $2,463 +5.50
963 963 13 257.00 $257.00 $2,475
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 12 288.00 $288.00 $2,160

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
651 unweaned 651 3 327.00 $327.00 $2,129

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
681 681 9 269.00 $269.00 $1,832

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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.