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Dunlap Livestock Slaughter Cattle Market Report

Dunlap, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 17, 2025

245 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 245

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1004 1004 5 264.00 $264.00 $2,651
1257 1257 2 231.00 $231.00 $2,904
1350–1433 1376 26 239.00–244.00 $240.65 $3,311
1227–1581 1428 140 239.00–246.00 $241.66 $3,451
1460 1460 1 229.00 $229.00 $3,343 -16.50
1605 1605 1 239.00 $239.00 $3,836 -6.60

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1185 1133 27 212.00–240.50 $233.08 $2,641
1240–1260 1253 3 234.00–235.00 $234.67 $2,940 +1.79
1190–1565 1320 39 239.50–244.25 $242.50 $3,201 +1.50
1685 1685 1 239.00 $239.00 $4,027

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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.