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Dunlap Livestock Slaughter Cattle Market Report

Dunlap, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 22, 2021

111 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 111 148 0
Slaughter cattle 111 148 0

Compared to the sale two weeks ago choice steers were 1.00 lower, choice heifers 1.7 higher. Light offerings were met with good demand. Trade active.

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 2 78.50 $78.50 $887
1115–1325 1261 5 115.25–121.00 $117.82 $1,486
1285 1285 1 84.50 $84.50 $1,086
1270–1380 1322 3 100.50–110.00 $103.97 $1,374
1250–1505 1375 19 113.00–125.25 $118.84 $1,634 +13.84

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1085 1006 5 75.00–80.00 $77.39 $779 -29.61
890–1185 1085 17 108.00–117.00 $113.51 $1,232 +9.50
1115–1440 1211 27 115.00–120.50 $118.71 $1,438
1275 1275 1 82.50 $82.50 $1,052
1280 1280 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,152
1340–1375 1358 2 97.50–106.00 $101.80 $1,382
1550 1550 1 73.00 $73.00 $1,132

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YG3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275 1275 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,148

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505 1505 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,354

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1275 1263 2 86.50–93.00 $89.72 $1,133

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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.