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USDA Dunlap, IA Weighted Average


USDA Dunlap, IA Weighted Average                   10/03 17:20
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Dunlap Livestock Feeder Cattle - Dunlap, IA
  
Dunlap Livestock Auction-Dunlap,IA
Livestock Weighted Average Report for 10/03/2025 - Final
  
Auction                  This Week      Last Reported    Last Year
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Total Receipts:                                           
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FEEDER CATTLE            1783           1238    1732      
  
  
Special Calf & Yearling Sale.  Compared to the auction two weeks ago;  steers 
550-lbs 4.00 lower, 600 lbs 10.00 lower.  Load lot of 900 lbs steers 1.00 
higher, with limited numbers last week.  Too light a test on heifers both 
weeks, no comparison.  Over five loads of yearlings, along with half load of 
light steers and many other smaller packages in the offering today.  Demand 
moderate at times, good during yearling sales.
  
  
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FEEDER CATTLE
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BULLS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
3      665-665        665     375-375        375                

HEIFERS  -  Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
6      1140-1140      1140    267-267        267                

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
11     174-174        174     1100-1100      1100               
6      276-288        282     505-557.5      530.69             
9      337-338        338     497-527        513.69             
3      385-385        385     451-451        451                
89     400-447        425     457-500        478.8              
57     451-489        469     440-472        453.63             
84     500-546        529     411-435        422.29             
92     557-598        573     381-419        407.06             
13     605-612        610     341-366        360.28             
18     661-699        672     338-342.5      339.3              
16     725-725        725     356-356        356                
20     756-774        770     330-332        330.39             
180    805-813        807     322.5-334.5    331.54             
72     878-895        891     300.25-306     301.59             
16     910-933        916     315-316        315.75             

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
4      340-340        340     460-460        460                
16     406-412        409     412.5-440      424.63             
6      540-540        540     385-385        385                
8      570-579        576     362-371        365.34             
15     965-965        965     277.5-277.5    277.5              

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
5      294-294        294     590-590        590                Unweaned 
12     350-361        356     511-545        528.46             
17     408-411        409     490-532        524.54             
10     423-423        423     472.5-472.5    472.5              Unweaned 
98     451-474        462     460-501.5      485.4              
4      488-488        488     440-440        440                Unweaned 
104    503-542        524     440-469        454.51             
172    558-584        567     416-450.5      437.09             
4      587-587        587     385-385        385                Unweaned 
96     600-644        625     375-399        395.47             
84     656-679        660     354-382.5      377.86             
7      700-700        700     354-354        354                
66     810-810        810     372.75-372.75  372.75             
64     944-944        944     343.5-343.5    343.5              
22     959-984        969     309-322.5      316.89             

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
11     441-445        444     433-473        447.46             
3      468-468        468     451-451        451                
21     527-548        539     397.5-413      403.54             
22     591-596        593     380-409        401.92             
8      629-629        629     365-365        365                
21     790-790        790     341-341        341                
4      856-856        856     325-325        325
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