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Dunlap Livestock Slaughter Cattle Market Report

Dunlap, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 11, 2025

170 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 170

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220 1220 4 234.00 $234.00 $2,855
1275 1275 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,869 -15.46
1280–1285 1282 3 220.00–222.00 $221.33 $2,837 -19.13
1375–1460 1418 2 216.00–217.00 $216.51 $3,070 -16.72
1345–1500 1450 28 224.25–225.75 $225.04 $3,263 -9.47
1336–1492 1457 24 222.50–225.50 $224.84 $3,276 -9.67
1525–1550 1530 5 224.25–224.75 $224.65 $3,437 -4.69
1560–1565 1563 13 225.50–225.75 $225.60 $3,526
1685–1795 1713 4 224.00–224.75 $224.55 $3,847

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1240 1206 5 210.00–217.00 $215.67 $2,601
1273 1273 4 224.50 $224.50 $2,858
1321–1427 1371 26 225.25–225.35 $225.31 $3,089 -7.32
1261–1486 1405 51 220.00–225.00 $224.17 $3,150

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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.