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Dunlap Livestock Slaughter Cattle Market Report

Dunlap, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 25, 2025

115 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 115

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1052–1255 1146 5 200.00–224.00 $213.84 $2,451
1028–1306 1175 20 202.00–227.00 $215.43 $2,531
1190–1475 1372 3 195.00–200.00 $198.06 $2,717 -20.05
1401–1460 1441 12 205.00–209.00 $207.52 $2,990
1475–1480 1479 4 205.50–206.00 $205.88 $3,045 -15.29
1515 1515 2 203.50 $203.50 $3,083 -14.03
1601 1601 3 207.75 $207.75 $3,326

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1109 1083 24 210.00–229.50 $213.38 $2,311
1222–1355 1249 5 194.50–200.00 $198.81 $2,483
1273–1575 1344 29 202.00–207.00 $205.42 $2,761
1382–1421 1409 8 207.00–208.00 $207.63 $2,926

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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.