Dunlap Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Dunlap, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, March 20, 2026

1,122 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $362.76/cwt +19.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,610/hd at 720 lb · 90 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $348.93/cwt -14.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,659/hd at 762 lb · 86 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $498.18/cwt +31.83 vs last sale · ≈ $2,591/hd at 520 lb · 86 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,122	546	1,256
Feeder cattle	1,122	546	1,256

Market comments — USDA reporter

Western Iowa Precondition Sale. No comparison, as the previous auction was not Precondition. CME feeder cattle futures up 3.00 today, after declining yesterday. The sale consisted of several half loads and smaller strings of mostly light cattle. Good demand.

→ Feeder cattle: CME feeder cattle futures up 3.00 today

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
271	271	4	695.00	$695.00	$1,883	—
323–342	337	11	632.50–675.00	$643.62	$2,169	—
395	395	4	580.00	$580.00	$2,291	—
414–442	431	43	576.00–609.00	$587.22	$2,531	+45.22
463–481	470	8	484.00–502.50	$495.40	$2,328	—
508–539	520	86	479.00–521.00	$498.18	$2,591	+13.02
576–579	578	30	461.00–474.00	$467.05	$2,700	+36.46
602–620	614	43	420.00–436.00	$430.23	$2,642	-5.91
655–681	665	60	395.00–434.00	$420.96	$2,799	+11.96
711–743	731	77	377.50–414.00	$390.07	$2,851	—
759–799	785	54	371.00–399.00	$380.31	$2,985	+23.12
801–842	809	30	347.00–374.00	$369.12	$2,986	+27.62
853–872	870	28	354.00–361.00	$360.26	$3,134	—
931	931	12	326.00	$326.00	$3,035	-7.88
950	950	7	321.00–326.00	$323.86	$3,077	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
466	466	3	461.00	$461.00	$2,148	—
513–548	534	18	451.00–471.00	$462.26	$2,468	+61.26
850	850	3	321.00	$321.00	$2,728	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
356–382	376	20	517.00–549.00	$537.05	$2,019	+41.78
415–448	431	39	501.00–531.00	$515.87	$2,223	—
466–492	486	25	456.00–494.00	$463.86	$2,254	—
510–542	527	81	426.00–456.00	$446.23	$2,352	—
560–599	579	28	420.00–441.00	$427.41	$2,475	+4.41
622–639	630	63	397.00–419.50	$405.75	$2,556	+50.35
655	655	21	396.00	$396.00	$2,594	—
652–688	668	31	371.50–390.00	$376.07	$2,512	—
701–739	717	80	350.00–368.00	$360.61	$2,586	+17.63
740	740	10	380.00	$380.00	$2,812	+37.02
753–778	762	86	343.50–352.25	$348.93	$2,659	-27.16
856	856	8	334.50	$334.50	$2,863	+46.09
940	940	3	308.00	$308.00	$2,895	+28.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
226	226	4	1,625.00	$1,625.00	—
321	321	10	1,880.00	$1,880.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	3	380.00	$380.00	$2,052	-20.00
692	692	6	350.00	$350.00	$2,422	—

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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.