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Dunlap Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Dunlap, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, September 11, 2026

1,187 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $346.68/cwt +22.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,611/hd at 753 lb · 230 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $319.06/cwt +23.27 vs last sale · ≈ $2,954/hd at 926 lb · 192 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $445.82/cwt ≈ $2,112/hd at 474 lb · 87 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,187 1,898 0
Feeder cattle 1,187 1,898 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Special Calf & Yearling Sale. Compared to the auction two weeks ago: steers 750 lbs sharply higher, 900 lbs sharply higher with load lots in the offering today and much lighter numbers in the previous sale. Too light a test for heifers this week, no comparison. Many unweaned calves today. CME feeder cattle futures up 5.00. Six full loads, three half loads of yearling cattle, along with many smaller packages of both calves and yearlings. Mostly good demand today. The next feeder sale is September 25.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–448 430 31 475.00–491.50 $487.75 $2,097 —
473–488 478 24 431.00–457.00 $447.41 $2,139 —
523–529 unweaned 528 44 438.00–449.50 $448.21 $2,367 —
561 561 15 429.00 $429.00 $2,407 +61.95
600–627 616 37 375.00–384.00 $380.84 $2,346 +27.61
623 unweaned 623 10 371.00 $371.00 $2,311 —
659–665 661 14 348.00–361.00 $355.12 $2,347 +10.12
751–788 753 230 320.00–348.50 $346.68 $2,611 +22.42
885–887 886 19 313.00–313.75 $313.55 $2,778 -0.25
912–940 926 192 316.25–321.00 $319.06 $2,954 +23.27
965 965 6 303.00 $303.00 $2,924 +6.96
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1072 1072 28 263.50 $263.50 $2,825 -14.75
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
381 unweaned 381 7 2,175.00 $2,175.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
601 601 3 360.00 $360.00 $2,164 —
988 988 3 270.00 $270.00 $2,668 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464 unweaned 464 47 479.00 $479.00 $2,223 —
476–488 485 40 400.00–422.00 $406.83 $1,973 —
505–520 509 11 394.50–395.00 $394.86 $2,010 +30.86
576 576 9 390.00 $390.00 $2,246 —
563–596 587 17 356.50–369.00 $366.30 $2,150 —
615 615 6 344.50 $344.50 $2,119 —
657–682 677 22 326.00–341.00 $338.36 $2,291 +22.78
737 737 4 319.00 $319.00 $2,351 —
761–785 772 11 306.00–323.00 $313.86 $2,423 -8.64
853–899 894 64 290.25–311.00 $294.13 $2,630 -1.87
900–912 903 26 289.50–295.75 $291.20 $2,630 +2.68
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1039 1039 30 280.50 $280.50 $2,914 —
1068 1068 7 254.00 $254.00 $2,713 —
1165–1180 1168 23 248.00–251.50 $248.62 $2,904 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
323 unweaned 323 22 1,675.00 $1,675.00 —
374–385 unweaned 376 15 1,750.00–1,860.00 $1,837.49 —
408–420 412 17 1,875.00 $1,875.00 +25.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
966 966 3 251.00 $251.00 $2,425 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452–483 unweaned 469 77 448.00–472.00 $461.48 $2,164 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
334 unweaned 334 28 1,835.00 $1,835.00 —
426 426 3 1,975.00 $1,975.00 —

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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.