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Dunlap Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Dunlap, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, September 19, 2025

1,057 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $440.42/cwt +0.19 vs last sale · ≈ $2,503/hd at 568 lb · 138 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $511.12/cwt +13.38 vs last sale · ≈ $2,423/hd at 474 lb · 103 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $482.71/cwt -23.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,491/hd at 516 lb · 89 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,057 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
238 238 3 690.00 $690.00 $1,642 —
323 323 3 563.00 $563.00 $1,818 -30.73
362–363 362 10 552.50–572.50 $566.49 $2,051 +11.49
381 unweaned 381 3 520.00 $520.00 $1,981 —
426–446 433 29 507.50–540.00 $520.11 $2,252 -31.91
450–499 474 103 500.00–522.00 $511.12 $2,423 +13.38
500–535 516 89 464.00–503.00 $482.71 $2,491 -23.50
551–588 568 131 430.00–449.50 $441.08 $2,505 +0.85
574 unweaned 574 7 428.00 $428.00 $2,457 —
600–645 624 55 385.00–420.25 $405.66 $2,531 +12.30
669–670 670 25 370.00–377.00 $374.20 $2,507 -16.23
709–728 713 22 351.50–368.00 $357.21 $2,547 -20.21
750–774 767 22 353.25–355.00 $353.72 $2,713 -16.28
902 902 44 342.00 $342.00 $3,085 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 4 465.00 $465.00 $2,106 —
565–591 577 15 392.00–404.00 $400.11 $2,309 -21.32
638 638 3 368.00 $368.00 $2,348 —
860–871 866 7 302.00–303.00 $302.57 $2,620 —
906 906 5 293.00 $293.00 $2,655 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1188 1188 11 227.00 $227.00 $2,697 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–396 382 28 491.00–519.00 $506.89 $1,936 -28.83
405 unweaned 405 3 452.50 $452.50 $1,833 —
411–443 434 61 485.00–533.00 $496.46 $2,155 -9.36
452–489 476 62 450.00–490.00 $473.13 $2,252 +23.03
522 unweaned 522 6 464.00 $464.00 $2,422 —
534 534 22 469.00 $469.00 $2,504 +1.46
550–575 571 29 385.00–405.00 $389.53 $2,224 +12.03
601–618 610 16 387.00–414.00 $400.31 $2,442 —
652–683 659 23 334.00–353.00 $350.08 $2,307 -20.36
747 747 16 345.00 $345.00 $2,577 -12.59
834–841 836 13 319.00–343.50 $337.81 $2,824 -6.37
990 990 3 310.00 $310.00 $3,069 -20.35
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 15 477.00 $477.00 $2,113 +27.00
466–496 472 61 420.00–441.00 $423.97 $2,001 —
522–543 524 51 396.00–420.00 $416.58 $2,183 +26.01
560 560 3 360.00 $360.00 $2,016 —
603–617 613 27 341.00–365.00 $359.34 $2,203 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095 1095 14 285.00 $285.00 $3,121 -17.68
1196 1196 9 265.00 $265.00 $3,169 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
327 327 4 1,725.00 $1,725.00 —

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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.