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Dunlap Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Dunlap, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 23, 2026

1,243 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $344.79/cwt +7.57 vs last sale · ≈ $2,669/hd at 774 lb · 231 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $346.45/cwt -2.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,515/hd at 726 lb · 171 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $303.30/cwt ≈ $2,799/hd at 923 lb · 144 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,243

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 3 590.00 $590.00 $2,272
428 428 14 542.00 $542.00 $2,320 -14.61
476–498 488 12 501.00–522.00 $509.51 $2,486 -8.71
510–533 529 22 492.00 $492.00 $2,603 +1.00
562–596 573 26 424.00–455.00 $443.60 $2,542 -11.09
575 unweaned 575 6 427.00 $427.00 $2,455
628–640 634 34 420.00–435.50 $424.91 $2,694 +3.42
639 unweaned 639 15 405.00 $405.00 $2,588
658–692 672 40 394.50–425.00 $405.30 $2,724 -6.40
709–748 727 106 378.00–397.00 $388.43 $2,824 -5.49
777–796 785 36 353.50–369.75 $361.51 $2,838 -6.96
826 826 70 370.00 $370.00 $3,056 +7.68
853–890 867 19 330.00–350.00 $342.43 $2,969 +5.02
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
679 679 6 377.00 $377.00 $2,560 -3.09
829 829 12 326.00 $326.00 $2,703
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1053 1053 10 262.50 $262.50 $2,764

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 389 5 486.00 $486.00 $1,891
450–497 470 36 451.00–485.00 $469.15 $2,205 +23.24
518–539 525 18 440.00–470.00 $454.95 $2,388 +15.78
553–590 572 29 379.50–405.50 $395.27 $2,261 -35.23
608–649 640 47 374.00–381.50 $375.92 $2,406 -58.08
656–688 677 36 347.50–361.00 $356.69 $2,415 -17.12
700–732 726 171 339.50–347.00 $346.45 $2,515 -2.03
772–794 774 231 339.50–345.25 $344.79 $2,669 +7.57
820–832 826 16 315.00–321.00 $317.98 $2,627 +5.98
869 869 15 317.00 $317.00 $2,755 +4.00
921–925 923 144 300.00–306.00 $303.30 $2,799
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055 1055 47 256.50 $256.50 $2,706
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
708–731 716 9 300.00–308.00 $305.28 $2,186

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
802 802 4 311.00 $311.00 $2,494
872 872 4 276.00 $276.00 $2,407

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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.