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Dunlap Livestock Slaughter Cattle Market Report

Dunlap, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 9, 2021

287 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 287 182 172
Slaughter cattle 287 182 172

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday choice steers were 2.25 lower, choice heifers 1.75 lower. Moderate 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090 1090 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,068 —
990–1393 1262 32 101.00–110.00 $107.60 $1,358 +22.60
1430 1430 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,430 -13.09
1245–1777 1439 73 105.25–113.25 $110.78 $1,594 -2.31
1890 1890 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,890 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1190 1031 4 82.00–89.50 $84.67 $873 +2.59
930–1265 1113 15 94.00–101.50 $98.54 $1,097 —
1020–1340 1194 32 103.00–111.50 $108.37 $1,294 —
1149–1718 1323 113 105.00–112.85 $110.97 $1,468 -1.73
1415–1430 1423 2 87.00–88.00 $87.50 $1,245 —
1360–1515 1438 2 100.00–103.50 $101.84 $1,464 —

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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.