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Dunlap Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Dunlap, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, November 14, 2025

695 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $345.51/cwt -79.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,973/hd at 571 lb · 73 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $410.05/cwt ≈ $2,153/hd at 525 lb · 67 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $354.28/cwt -35.90 vs last sale · ≈ $2,221/hd at 627 lb · 58 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 695

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 8 517.50 $517.50 $1,527
309–325 316 13 500.00 $500.00 $1,580
375–382 380 29 475.00–507.50 $482.74 $1,834
423–449 438 34 437.00–450.00 $442.98 $1,940
460–494 484 48 439.00–459.50 $443.45 $2,146 -6.55
507–548 525 67 396.00–416.00 $410.05 $2,153
565–594 586 23 360.00–394.00 $369.87 $2,167 -37.34
616–647 625 50 344.00–361.00 $354.97 $2,219
638 638 8 350.00 $350.00 $2,233
653–687 666 55 338.50–361.50 $353.52 $2,354 +4.15
700–747 720 29 331.00–349.00 $341.76 $2,461 +22.45
750–781 759 19 318.00–325.50 $322.60 $2,449 +3.36
827 827 4 313.00 $313.00 $2,589 -24.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 8 450.00 $450.00 $1,755
506 506 4 335.00 $335.00 $1,695

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 8 477.50 $477.50 $1,561
360–380 372 10 465.00–470.00 $466.94 $1,737
410–445 429 36 414.00–427.00 $419.65 $1,800 +4.74
458–459 458 27 416.00–425.00 $421.66 $1,931
530–540 534 11 343.00–360.00 $349.26 $1,865 -39.74
553–598 571 73 323.00–357.50 $345.51 $1,973 -79.49
607–645 630 19 315.00–332.00 $322.84 $2,034 -24.20
654–693 665 44 303.00–323.00 $315.80 $2,100 -24.57
700 700 5 323.00 $323.00 $2,261 +5.00
793 793 9 305.00 $305.00 $2,419 -29.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 9 425.00 $425.00 $1,606
487–492 490 45 379.00–380.00 $379.60 $1,860

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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.