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Dunlap Livestock Slaughter Cattle Market Report

Dunlap, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 8, 2025

101 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 101

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1042–1187 1134 17 235.50–248.00 $241.04 $2,733 +8.04
1235 1235 1 210.00 $210.00 $2,594
1214–1448 1338 37 230.00–236.00 $233.76 $3,128 -0.17
1350–1417 1406 6 234.50–235.50 $235.34 $3,309
1670 1670 1 232.00 $232.00 $3,874

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1140 1093 2 211.00–224.00 $217.78 $2,380
1131–1351 1187 37 230.00–234.00 $232.55 $2,760

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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.