Dunlap Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Dunlap, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 30, 2026

2,017 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $355.26/cwt +8.81 vs last sale · ≈ $2,598/hd at 731 lb · 259 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $378.16/cwt +16.65 vs last sale · ≈ $2,936/hd at 776 lb · 208 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $427.39/cwt +22.09 vs last sale · ≈ $2,851/hd at 667 lb · 192 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,017	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361	361	6	595.00	$595.00	$2,148	+5.00
413–445	423	32	565.00–605.00	$594.39	$2,514	+52.39
480–494	487	20	520.00–535.00	$524.51	$2,554	+15.00
510–538	523	28	497.50–504.00	$501.49	$2,623	+9.49
553–593	575	51	442.50–480.00	$457.85	$2,633	+14.25
610	610	3	440.00	$440.00	$2,684	+15.09
600–630	617	110	428.00–462.50	$441.31	$2,723	+16.40
662	662	33	429.00	$429.00	$2,840	+23.70
652–690	668	159	399.00–437.50	$427.05	$2,853	+21.75
701–748	722	110	387.00–413.00	$397.39	$2,869	+8.96
756–788	767	133	370.00–381.75	$377.59	$2,896	+16.08
773–796	793	75	372.00–380.25	$379.18	$3,007	+17.67
817–831	821	98	357.50–370.00	$361.27	$2,966	-8.73
865–896	876	46	327.00–358.50	$349.19	$3,059	+6.76
900–903	900	92	337.50–350.00	$347.96	$3,132	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	4	452.00	$452.00	$1,672	—
575–598	585	13	423.00–435.00	$428.41	$2,506	—
671–691	677	16	383.00–394.00	$390.16	$2,641	+13.16
710	710	3	375.00	$375.00	$2,662	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333	333	3	505.00	$505.00	$1,682	—
382–393	386	12	485.00–521.00	$499.17	$1,927	+13.17
405–443	425	20	490.00–510.00	$502.99	$2,138	—
473–483	479	10	450.00–487.50	$471.58	$2,259	+2.43
509–548	532	72	436.00–471.50	$450.34	$2,396	-4.61
555–592	573	71	401.00–441.00	$419.71	$2,405	+24.44
618	618	13	411.00	$411.00	$2,540	+35.08
603–648	625	120	380.00–401.50	$393.51	$2,459	+17.59
651–695	672	150	360.00–382.00	$371.26	$2,495	+14.57
700–741	731	178	340.00–359.00	$347.64	$2,541	+1.19
720–742	732	81	364.00–389.00	$372.02	$2,723	+25.57
750–795	773	77	336.00–358.00	$344.71	$2,665	-0.08
767–786	774	13	370.00–376.00	$372.34	$2,882	+27.55
800–838	831	70	333.00–365.00	$338.28	$2,811	+20.30
853–865	856	28	327.00–333.00	$328.73	$2,814	+11.73

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
416	416	8	407.50	$407.50	$1,695	—
534–545	538	13	392.00–418.00	$402.13	$2,163	—
570–596	592	36	386.00–395.00	$392.87	$2,326	—
820	820	4	315.00	$315.00	$2,583	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1197	1197	6	241.00	$241.00	$2,885	—

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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.