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Dunlap Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Dunlap, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, August 22, 2025

825 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $372.79/cwt +21.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,404/hd at 645 lb · 85 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $345.87/cwt +32.19 vs last sale · ≈ $2,808/hd at 812 lb · 80 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $379.17/cwt +22.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,923/hd at 771 lb · 78 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 825 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 unweaned 405 7 598.00 $598.00 $2,422 —
450 unweaned 450 7 577.50 $577.50 $2,599 —
480–481 481 43 520.00–531.00 $523.07 $2,516 +49.56
503–533 516 26 481.00–507.00 $500.26 $2,581 +21.99
523–544 unweaned 537 24 440.00–474.00 $462.78 $2,485 —
573 573 29 442.50 $442.50 $2,536 +4.78
621–628 625 6 391.00–399.00 $394.98 $2,469 -13.96
662 unweaned 662 7 370.00 $370.00 $2,449 —
655–693 671 7 383.00–398.00 $391.36 $2,626 +13.65
704 704 25 383.00 $383.00 $2,696 +13.19
751–777 771 78 357.00–384.00 $379.17 $2,923 +22.62
829 829 7 352.00 $352.00 $2,918 -10.87
827–840 830 20 350.00–350.50 $350.13 $2,906 -12.74
907–931 913 23 329.00–339.00 $336.34 $3,071 +18.46
959 959 15 317.00 $317.00 $3,040 +12.12
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 8 575.00 $575.00 $2,156 +51.92
581 581 3 383.00 $383.00 $2,225 —
641 641 15 361.00 $361.00 $2,314 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
256–298 285 10 1,525.00–2,000.00 $1,830.41 —
312–345 327 9 2,025.00–2,375.00 $2,189.29 +364.29
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1056 1056 3 281.00 $281.00 $2,967 —
1127 1127 7 292.00 $292.00 $3,291 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404–439 421 19 497.00–523.00 $505.20 $2,127 +59.20
493 493 8 420.00 $420.00 $2,071 +3.76
508 508 9 448.00 $448.00 $2,276 +35.97
511–549 538 26 382.50–417.50 $392.01 $2,109 -20.02
557–577 560 61 378.00–400.00 $382.36 $2,141 +11.08
630–648 645 85 357.00–389.00 $372.79 $2,404 +21.82
685–688 686 17 360.00–365.00 $361.18 $2,478 +16.39
756–795 766 23 344.00–357.00 $353.48 $2,708 +14.36
808–841 812 80 323.00–347.50 $345.87 $2,808 +32.19
880 880 34 317.50 $317.50 $2,794 +16.46
913 913 4 316.00 $316.00 $2,885 +23.36
953 953 4 326.00 $326.00 $3,107 +63.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1004–1018 1012 36 298.25–315.00 $305.17 $3,088 —
1276 1276 3 248.50 $248.50 $3,171 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
273–297 284 24 1,425.00–1,725.00 $1,667.88 +289.39
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 9 461.00 $461.00 $1,743 +62.36

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
687 687 4 346.00 $346.00 $2,377 —

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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.