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Dunlap Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Dunlap, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, August 1, 2025

3,452 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $339.12/cwt ≈ $2,574/hd at 759 lb · 364 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $340.57/cwt +29.55 vs last sale · ≈ $2,473/hd at 726 lb · 363 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $313.68/cwt +16.51 vs last sale · ≈ $2,607/hd at 831 lb · 314 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,452 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 unweaned 307 5 600.00 $600.00 $1,842 -20.00
358–391 unweaned 377 7 533.00–552.50 $540.94 $2,039 —
407–439 421 73 500.00–525.00 $512.49 $2,158 —
450–488 479 42 452.00–483.50 $473.51 $2,268 +31.01
503–538 513 46 457.00–492.50 $478.27 $2,454 +61.27
562–578 571 33 422.00–453.00 $437.72 $2,499 +46.92
600–644 621 80 395.00–429.50 $408.94 $2,540 +36.58
655–699 680 92 363.50–393.50 $377.71 $2,568 +7.71
704–740 720 79 350.00–385.50 $369.81 $2,663 +40.82
770–794 779 263 336.00–370.50 $356.55 $2,778 +44.55
812–825 815 94 336.00–369.25 $362.87 $2,957 +53.38
863–884 869 136 310.00–332.00 $324.32 $2,818 +32.32
902–947 918 96 307.00–327.00 $317.88 $2,918 —
951–972 953 65 304.50–308.00 $304.88 $2,906 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326–346 335 18 514.00–520.00 $517.24 $1,733 —
377–399 387 33 519.00–527.00 $523.08 $2,024 —
538–545 543 14 411.00–443.00 $435.27 $2,364 —
671 671 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,348 —
747–748 748 39 341.00–345.00 $344.59 $2,578 —
775–793 782 14 324.00–333.50 $327.51 $2,561 —
805–823 816 57 322.00–332.50 $325.11 $2,653 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1011–1033 1021 60 293.00–301.00 $297.36 $3,036 +32.36
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
155 unweaned 155 3 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
295 unweaned 295 3 1,675.00 $1,675.00 —
301 301 4 1,825.00 $1,825.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 unweaned 341 5 462.50 $462.50 $1,577 —
354–397 373 57 444.00–490.00 $466.16 $1,739 —
408–448 421 37 430.00–460.00 $446.00 $1,878 -26.50
465 unweaned 465 6 392.50 $392.50 $1,825 -3.50
470–485 479 54 400.00–426.00 $416.24 $1,994 —
505–522 512 76 402.50–425.00 $412.03 $2,110 +43.05
574–599 590 291 359.50–380.00 $371.28 $2,191 -0.47
605–647 639 61 345.00–366.00 $350.97 $2,243 +29.70
653–693 681 48 335.50–350.50 $344.79 $2,348 +13.07
711–749 726 363 325.75–352.00 $340.57 $2,473 +29.55
750–785 759 364 319.00–351.25 $339.12 $2,574 —
810–847 831 314 309.00–332.00 $313.68 $2,607 +16.18
855–898 882 113 290.50–323.50 $301.04 $2,655 +20.54
907–930 918 68 280.75–303.50 $292.64 $2,686 —
950 950 6 263.00 $263.00 $2,498 +6.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1101 1101 48 275.00 $275.00 $3,028 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 4 454.00 $454.00 $1,430 —
356–371 363 11 385.00–410.00 $398.64 $1,447 —
536–545 540 16 359.00–384.00 $370.04 $1,998 —
671 671 8 310.00 $310.00 $2,080 —
805 805 8 298.00 $298.00 $2,399 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
190 unweaned 190 3 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
270–283 278 10 1,300.00–1,425.00 $1,378.49 —
313 313 5 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 4 470.00 $470.00 $1,824 —
715 715 3 332.00 $332.00 $2,374 —
963 963 3 291.00 $291.00 $2,802 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085 1085 8 251.00 $251.00 $2,723 —

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Bred Heifers

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055–1172 1147 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 99 3,000.00–3,525.00 $3,498.29

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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.