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Dunlap Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Dunlap, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, November 21, 2025

954 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $324.26/cwt +1.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,393/hd at 738 lb · 164 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $360.79/cwt +6.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,253/hd at 625 lb · 121 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $331.59/cwt +8.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,056/hd at 620 lb · 101 head
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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 3 472.50 $472.50 $1,611 -27.50
434 unweaned 434 10 425.00 $425.00 $1,844
468–496 480 26 380.00–403.00 $395.78 $1,900 -47.67
530 530 19 400.00 $400.00 $2,120 -10.05
551–584 566 62 370.00–388.00 $378.07 $2,140 +8.20
552–596 unweaned 572 20 335.00–360.00 $348.27 $1,992
602–632 624 85 365.00–370.00 $366.36 $2,286 +11.39
613–638 unweaned 626 36 341.50–354.00 $347.63 $2,176
661–698 683 97 326.00–339.50 $334.68 $2,286 -18.84
705 705 8 345.75 $345.75 $2,438 +3.99
715–738 unweaned 723 24 310.00–332.00 $318.15 $2,300
850 850 17 316.50 $316.50 $2,690
916 916 15 319.50 $319.50 $2,927
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1038 1038 3 278.00 $278.00 $2,886
1101–1110 1107 13 223.00–236.00 $231.03 $2,558
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
576 576 4 351.00 $351.00 $2,022
807 807 4 313.00 $313.00 $2,526

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 unweaned 323 3 406.00 $406.00 $1,311
408–436 unweaned 420 9 380.00–401.00 $389.68 $1,637
457–488 473 35 361.00–396.00 $378.46 $1,790 -43.20
500–522 518 29 334.00–368.00 $351.37 $1,820 +2.11
551–592 568 70 341.00–354.50 $347.29 $1,973 +1.78
582–585 unweaned 583 15 335.00–336.00 $335.53 $1,956
613–634 620 101 325.00–333.50 $331.59 $2,056 +8.75
656–669 662 16 303.00–316.00 $308.75 $2,044 -7.05
665 unweaned 665 10 280.00 $280.00 $1,862
731–748 738 164 315.00–329.00 $324.26 $2,393
796 796 4 295.00 $295.00 $2,348 -10.00
890 890 18 293.00 $293.00 $2,608
948 948 10 280.50 $280.50 $2,659
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,638 -29.60
475 unweaned 475 3 332.00 $332.00 $1,577

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 421 4 388.00 $388.00 $1,633
578 578 3 304.00 $304.00 $1,757
610 610 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,830
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
657 657 7 284.00 $284.00 $1,866

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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.