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Dunlap Livestock Slaughter Cattle Market Report

Dunlap, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 24, 2025

125 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 125

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1247 1224 9 223.00–233.00 $229.18 $2,805
1250 1250 1 231.00 $231.00 $2,888 ±0.00
1350–1362 1360 6 235.00–242.25 $241.05 $3,278 +0.40
1330–1543 1415 64 235.50–242.50 $237.33 $3,358 -4.33

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1205 1168 2 232.00–235.00 $233.45 $2,727
1219–1405 1246 7 242.00–243.00 $242.84 $3,026
1250–1390 1327 22 237.00–242.00 $239.12 $3,173 -3.38
1355–1560 1458 14 213.00–230.00 $218.30 $3,183

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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.