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Dunlap Livestock Slaughter Cattle Market Report

Dunlap, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 1, 2025

99 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 99

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1181 1077 3 227.00–241.00 $235.88 $2,540
1137 1137 2 233.00 $233.00 $2,649
1240–1310 1275 2 228.00–228.50 $228.26 $2,910 -2.74
1281–1395 1348 45 230.00–235.00 $233.93 $3,153
1710 1710 1 232.50 $232.50 $3,976

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1182 1138 13 214.00–233.00 $227.57 $2,590
1155–1471 1361 21 230.00–237.25 $235.01 $3,198
1382–1435 1392 11 230.00–234.00 $230.75 $3,212
1550 1550 1 211.00 $211.00 $3,270

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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.