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Dunlap Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Dunlap, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, September 5, 2025

1,414 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $357.59/cwt ≈ $2,646/hd at 740 lb · 214 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $343.92/cwt +26.92 vs last sale · ≈ $3,336/hd at 970 lb · 137 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $506.21/cwt +23.94 vs last sale · ≈ $2,658/hd at 525 lb · 117 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,414 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–297 277 7 600.00–615.00 $609.20 $1,687 —
318–320 319 6 587.50–600.00 $593.73 $1,894 —
373 373 3 555.00 $555.00 $2,070 —
405–435 424 46 527.50–580.00 $552.02 $2,341 —
455–492 476 82 485.00–527.50 $497.74 $2,369 -25.33
502–549 525 117 487.00–516.00 $506.21 $2,658 +5.95
569–577 571 52 425.00–470.00 $440.23 $2,514 -2.27
607–617 613 10 389.00–400.00 $393.36 $2,411 -1.62
663–667 666 10 375.00–397.00 $390.43 $2,600 -0.93
702–707 703 20 374.00–391.00 $377.42 $2,653 -5.58
751 751 3 370.00 $370.00 $2,779 -9.17
805–842 831 28 333.00–341.00 $337.78 $2,807 -12.35
872–894 886 19 336.00–365.50 $354.80 $3,144 —
965–985 970 137 340.50–347.00 $343.92 $3,336 +26.92
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412–443 429 11 517.50–522.00 $519.46 $2,228 —
549 549 10 442.00 $442.00 $2,427 —
552–597 590 67 421.00–423.00 $421.43 $2,486 +38.43
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1022 1022 7 287.00 $287.00 $2,933 —
1090 1090 17 279.00 $279.00 $3,041 -2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
201–220 211 6 650.00–660.00 $655.23 $1,383 —
262–296 270 17 600.00–630.00 $618.82 $1,671 —
311–326 321 12 557.50–580.00 $572.73 $1,838 —
351–398 377 29 523.00–555.00 $535.72 $2,020 —
409–433 422 30 472.00–517.50 $505.82 $2,135 +0.62
465–497 476 30 430.00–472.50 $450.10 $2,142 +30.10
502–532 514 53 462.00–472.00 $467.54 $2,403 +19.54
595 595 10 377.50 $377.50 $2,246 -4.86
665–687 674 41 344.00–381.00 $370.44 $2,497 +9.26
705–744 740 214 356.50–369.00 $357.59 $2,646 —
751–773 769 60 336.00–346.00 $344.05 $2,646 -9.43
810–815 811 11 342.00–345.00 $344.18 $2,791 -1.69
885–891 885 58 320.00–338.00 $320.94 $2,840 +3.44
930 930 9 337.00 $337.00 $3,134 +21.00
978–989 986 31 330.00–331.00 $330.35 $3,257 +4.35
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,845 —
544–545 544 35 370.00–394.00 $390.57 $2,125 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1081 1081 19 297.00–309.00 $302.68 $3,272 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 35 622.50 $622.50 $2,023 —
415 415 24 515.00 $515.00 $2,137 —
501 501 22 467.50 $467.50 $2,342 —
641 641 6 360.00 $360.00 $2,308 —
793 793 3 301.00 $301.00 $2,387 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 518 4 402.50 $402.50 $2,085 —

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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.