Dunlap Livestock Slaughter Cattle Market Report

Dunlap, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 10, 2020

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	442	255	225
Slaughter cattle	442	255	225

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday steers were 2.5 higher, heifers mostly 1.00 higher. Heavy offerings were met with good demand. Trade active.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080	1080	1	86.50	$86.50	$934	—
1085–1435	1221	5	96.00–101.00	$99.56	$1,216	—
988–1388	1223	66	103.50–111.50	$107.25	$1,312	—
1230–1300	1265	2	86.00–90.00	$88.06	$1,114	-8.94
1100–1680	1405	88	102.00–111.75	$105.83	$1,487	+22.33
1150–1614	1497	7	92.00–100.50	$98.88	$1,480	-4.50

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1260	987	7	75.50–82.00	$78.57	$775	—
633–1230	1042	49	101.00–111.00	$106.24	$1,107	-2.17
640–1300	1078	12	87.00–96.00	$91.06	$982	—
1230–1350	1290	2	80.00	$80.00	$1,032	—
1099–1458	1320	123	100.00–110.00	$103.80	$1,370	+0.86
1365–1468	1415	6	95.00–99.00	$95.68	$1,354	+2.00
1500–1550	1536	9	95.00–103.00	$101.30	$1,556	—
1580	1580	1	71.00	$71.00	$1,122	-27.98
1715	1715	1	81.00	$81.00	$1,389	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1398	1268	5	73.00–80.50	$77.75	$986	—

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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.