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Dunlap Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Dunlap, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 3, 2025

1,599 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $331.54/cwt -6.27 vs last sale · ≈ $2,676/hd at 807 lb · 180 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $435.91/cwt -4.51 vs last sale · ≈ $2,474/hd at 567 lb · 176 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $454.51/cwt -28.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,382/hd at 524 lb · 104 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,599 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
294 unweaned 294 5 590.00 $590.00 $1,735 —
350–361 356 12 511.00–545.00 $528.46 $1,881 -38.03
408–411 409 17 490.00–532.00 $524.54 $2,145 +4.43
423 unweaned 423 10 472.50 $472.50 $1,999 —
451–474 462 98 460.00–501.50 $485.40 $2,243 -25.72
488 unweaned 488 4 440.00 $440.00 $2,147 —
503–542 524 104 440.00–469.00 $454.51 $2,382 -28.20
558–584 567 172 416.00–450.50 $437.09 $2,478 -3.99
587 unweaned 587 4 385.00 $385.00 $2,260 -43.00
600–644 625 96 375.00–399.00 $395.47 $2,472 -10.19
656–679 660 84 354.00–382.50 $377.86 $2,494 +3.66
700 700 7 354.00 $354.00 $2,478 -3.21
810 810 66 372.75 $372.75 $3,019 —
944 944 64 343.50 $343.50 $3,243 —
959–984 969 22 309.00–322.50 $316.89 $3,071 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441–445 444 11 433.00–473.00 $447.46 $1,987 —
468 468 3 451.00 $451.00 $2,111 -14.00
527–548 539 21 397.50–413.00 $403.54 $2,175 —
591–596 593 22 380.00–409.00 $401.92 $2,383 +1.81
629 629 8 365.00 $365.00 $2,296 -3.00
790 790 21 341.00 $341.00 $2,694 —
856 856 4 325.00 $325.00 $2,782 +22.43

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
276–288 282 6 505.00–557.50 $530.69 $1,497 —
337–338 338 9 497.00–527.00 $513.69 $1,736 —
385 385 3 451.00 $451.00 $1,736 -55.89
400–447 425 89 457.00–500.00 $478.80 $2,035 -17.66
451–489 469 57 440.00–472.00 $453.63 $2,128 -19.50
500–546 529 84 411.00–435.00 $422.29 $2,234 -46.71
557–598 573 92 381.00–419.00 $407.06 $2,332 +17.53
605–612 610 13 341.00–366.00 $360.28 $2,198 -40.03
661–699 672 18 338.00–342.50 $339.30 $2,280 -10.78
725 725 16 356.00 $356.00 $2,581 +11.00
756–774 770 20 330.00–332.00 $330.39 $2,544 —
805–813 807 180 322.50–334.50 $331.54 $2,676 -6.27
878–895 891 72 300.25–306.00 $301.59 $2,687 —
910–933 916 16 315.00–316.00 $315.75 $2,892 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 4 460.00 $460.00 $1,564 —
406–412 409 16 412.50–440.00 $424.63 $1,737 -52.37
540 540 6 385.00 $385.00 $2,079 -31.58
570–579 576 8 362.00–371.00 $365.34 $2,104 +5.34
965 965 15 277.50 $277.50 $2,678 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
174 174 11 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140 1140 6 267.00 $267.00 $3,044 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 3 375.00 $375.00 $2,494 —

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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.