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Dunlap Livestock Slaughter Cattle Market Report

Dunlap, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 15, 2025

234 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 234

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1264 1237 14 235.00–253.00 $237.67 $2,940 +27.67
1317 1317 11 253.00 $253.00 $3,332 +19.24
1325 1325 6 249.00 $249.00 $3,299 +15.24
1365–1445 1372 11 236.00–236.50 $236.45 $3,244
1201–1547 1408 132 237.00–249.50 $244.36 $3,441 +9.02
1570–1685 1617 15 233.00–245.75 $244.09 $3,947

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1160 1143 6 230.00–233.50 $232.91 $2,662
1252 1252 2 247.00 $247.00 $3,092
1250–1503 1362 32 238.00–245.00 $241.35 $3,287
1405 1405 3 224.00 $224.00 $3,147
1455 1455 1 224.00 $224.00 $3,259
1625 1625 1 225.50 $225.50 $3,664

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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.