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Dunlap Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Dunlap, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 9, 2026

2,511 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $384.29/cwt -17.83 vs last sale · ≈ $2,402/hd at 625 lb · 320 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $386.18/cwt -3.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,811/hd at 728 lb · 283 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $407.89/cwt +4.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,729/hd at 669 lb · 275 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,511 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 4 609.00 $609.00 $2,192 —
426 426 4 550.00 $550.00 $2,343 +17.23
457–498 479 47 496.00–508.00 $501.19 $2,401 -9.12
510 fancy 510 10 539.00 $539.00 $2,749 —
517–545 535 42 470.00–514.00 $486.05 $2,600 -13.42
552–571 562 28 445.00–489.00 $466.30 $2,621 +14.26
603–645 626 163 408.00–442.50 $420.49 $2,632 -2.90
652–698 669 275 392.00–418.00 $407.89 $2,729 +4.26
702–748 728 283 370.00–398.00 $386.18 $2,811 -3.32
750–786 772 198 353.50–388.75 $379.02 $2,926 +3.27
806–827 821 59 361.00–394.50 $364.75 $2,995 -1.67
868–897 883 32 336.00–346.50 $340.22 $3,004 +5.35
900–947 925 135 332.00–351.00 $341.77 $3,161 —
956 956 4 330.00 $330.00 $3,155 +16.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558–598 587 59 418.50–430.50 $427.42 $2,509 +28.20
615–644 627 28 352.00–401.00 $376.77 $2,362 —
740–747 746 14 356.00–361.00 $359.94 $2,685 —
760–793 779 18 340.00–350.00 $346.30 $2,698 —
800–845 822 35 335.00–357.00 $348.67 $2,866 —
880 880 3 310.00 $310.00 $2,728 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 590.00 $590.00 $2,094 +114.47
436 436 13 479.00 $479.00 $2,088 -1.98
459 fancy 459 12 490.00 $490.00 $2,249 —
468–470 469 25 462.50–484.00 $474.52 $2,225 +27.73
500–523 512 35 409.00–440.00 $431.12 $2,207 +10.31
553–598 570 94 385.00–422.00 $408.17 $2,327 +3.36
605–649 625 320 365.00–401.75 $384.29 $2,402 -17.83
650–697 675 111 350.00–380.00 $359.32 $2,425 -22.46
703–738 710 163 349.75–380.50 $369.28 $2,622 +7.47
727 727 50 388.00 $388.00 $2,821 +26.19
751–783 767 40 331.00–340.25 $335.68 $2,575 -9.19
802–838 819 66 319.00–335.00 $329.48 $2,698 —
822 822 11 343.00 $343.00 $2,819 —
861 861 33 323.00 $323.00 $2,781 +1.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–486 484 25 395.00–432.00 $409.08 $1,980 +5.08
577–592 582 22 374.00–376.00 $374.65 $2,180 —
630–646 636 25 355.00–361.00 $358.50 $2,280 -21.50
655–692 676 19 344.00–345.00 $344.32 $2,328 -3.42
743 743 3 340.00 $340.00 $2,526 +16.00

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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.