Dunlap feeder cattle auction results
Dunlap Livestock, Dunlap, Iowa, reported receipts of 3,256 head of feeder cattle selling on Feb. 21, compared to 541 head on Feb. 14, according to the USDA-Iowa Department of Agriculture Market News, Des Moines, Iowa.
This was a western Iowa precondition sale so there was no comparison as the previous sale was not a precondition sale. There was a heavy offering of good quality cattle. The trade was active and there was good demand. The supply included 100% feeder cattle with 54% steers and 46% was heifers. The feeder cattle supply weighing over 600 pounds was 75%.
Feeder steers: Medium and large frame 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 5 head, 380 lbs., 193.00; 11 head, 410 to 437 lbs., 189.00 to 196.00 (193.56); 33 head, 475 to 496 lbs., 188.00 to 198.00 (192.99); 74 head, 504 to 542 lbs., 172.25 to 184.00 (176.66); 58 head, 551 to 588 lbs., 158.00 to 173.50 (163.64); 256 head, 601 to 644 lbs., 154.25 to 167.25 (160.48); 252 head, 655 to 699 lbs., 149.00 to 160.00 (153.50); 174 head, 707 to 742 lbs., 143.00 to 150.50 (147.09); 320 head, 750 to 776 lbs., 137.75 to 147.00 (142.20); 210 head, 807 to 848 lbs., 135.50 to 143.00 (140.35); 63 head, 852 to 876 lbs., 132.50 to 134.75 (134.40); 94 head, 908 to 930 lbs., 130.25 to 134.00 (133.73). Medium and large frame 1 to 2, 4 head, 435 lbs., 170.00; 6 head, 475 lbs., 181.00; 9 head, 545 to 546 lbs., 163.00 to 164.00 (163.67); 10 head, 589 to 590 lbs., 150.50 to 152.00 (151.10); 4 head, 638 lbs., 146.00; 9 head, 656 to 683 lbs., 145.00 to 145.50 (145.23); 12 head, 718 to 740 lbs., 136.00 to 140.00 (138.75); 14 head, 798 lbs., 133.50; 6 head, 933 lbs., 122.50.
Feeder heifers: Medium and large frame 1, 7 head, 397 lbs., 179.00; 27 head, 404 to 442 lbs., 166.50 to 179.00 (169.50); 53 head, 474 to 489 lbs., 159.00 to 168.25 (163.82); 130 head, 503 to 545 lbs., 147.50 to 162.50 (153.27); 289 head, 553 to 598 lbs., 140.00 to 154.00 (146.68); 149 head, 603 to 649 lbs., 136.00 to 146.00 (139.46); 253 head, 650 to 698 lbs., 133.50 to 146.00 (136.88); 192 head, 700 to 739 lbs., 128.00 to 140.00 (131.90); 155 head, 753 to 778 lbs., 124.75 to 130.25 (128.52); 90 head, 801 to 828 lbs., 125.00 to 130.00 (129.12); 8 head, 852 to 882 lbs., 120.00 to 123.50 (122.16). Medium and large frame 1 to 2, 10 head, 442 lbs., 158.00; 10 head, 577 to 597 lbs., 130.50 to 131.00 (130.65); 20 head, 715 to 743 lbs., 126.00.