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Dunlap Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Dunlap, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, November 7, 2025

907 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $407.21/cwt -26.99 vs last sale · ≈ $2,309/hd at 567 lb · 114 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $307.12/cwt -31.61 vs last sale · ≈ $2,838/hd at 924 lb · 106 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $334.50/cwt +11.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,596/hd at 776 lb · 70 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 907 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–423 unweaned 416 14 470.00–520.00 $498.19 $2,072 —
467 467 9 450.00 $450.00 $2,102 -26.66
453–485 unweaned 469 8 402.50–435.00 $418.20 $1,961 —
556–575 567 114 400.00–411.50 $407.21 $2,309 -26.99
617–627 unweaned 619 39 363.50–400.50 $390.18 $2,415 —
662–676 670 39 334.00–361.00 $349.37 $2,341 -12.51
725–740 735 10 313.00–325.00 $319.31 $2,347 -47.28
778–796 788 21 301.00–329.50 $319.24 $2,516 -33.22
840 840 53 337.25 $337.25 $2,833 -7.37
857 857 18 329.50 $329.50 $2,824 —
918–931 924 106 304.50–309.50 $307.12 $2,838 -31.61
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424 unweaned 424 5 450.00 $450.00 $1,908 —
446 446 3 455.00 $455.00 $2,029 —
572–581 576 13 361.00–370.50 $365.42 $2,105 -35.58
626–647 639 15 340.50–355.00 $345.59 $2,208 —
976 976 28 283.50 $283.50 $2,767 -7.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1048 1048 49 290.00 $290.00 $3,039 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–383 unweaned 377 10 405.00–425.00 $417.19 $1,573 —
441–449 447 10 385.00–427.50 $414.91 $1,855 -37.01
480–499 unweaned 492 33 365.00–391.00 $378.19 $1,861 —
498 498 3 392.00 $392.00 $1,952 -34.76
517–520 unweaned 518 33 380.00–383.50 $382.75 $1,983 —
532 532 7 389.00 $389.00 $2,069 +0.70
554 554 33 425.00 $425.00 $2,354 +44.71
602–623 608 53 325.00–350.00 $347.04 $2,110 -10.68
655–678 unweaned 672 11 291.00–301.00 $298.34 $2,005 —
677–696 685 14 324.00–353.00 $340.37 $2,332 -15.51
717 717 5 318.00 $318.00 $2,280 -12.10
776 776 70 334.50 $334.50 $2,596 +11.50
835 835 6 310.00 $310.00 $2,588 -2.00
869 869 24 314.00 $314.00 $2,729 —
957 957 11 297.75 $297.75 $2,849 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
566 566 8 330.00 $330.00 $1,868 -12.00
625–636 631 6 310.00–319.00 $314.54 $1,985 —
669 669 14 315.00 $315.00 $2,107 —
907 907 4 288.00 $288.00 $2,612 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 8 465.00 $465.00 $2,051 —

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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.