Dunlap feeder cattle auction results
Dunlap Livestock, Dunlap, Iowa, reported receipts of 2,624 head of feeder cattle selling on Dec. 4, compared to 1,992 head on Nov. 20 and 2,176 head a year ago, according to the USDA-Iowa Department of Agriculture Market News, Des Moines, Iowa.
This was a western Iowa precondition sale. There is no comparison as the last sale was not a precondition sale. The demand was good for the moderate offerings. The trade was active. The supply included 100% feeder cattle with 55% steers and 45% was heifers. The feeder cattle supply weighing over 600 pounds was 75%.
Feeder steers: Medium and large frame 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 19 head, 378 to 395 lbs., 170.00 to 184.00 (177.49); 31 head, 456 to 490 lbs., 165.00 to 182.00 (168.96); 93 head, 513 to 541 lbs., 161.00 to 173.00 (167.01); 52 head, 553 to 596 lbs., 156.50 to 169.50 (162.99); 151 head, 605 to 648 lbs., 145.00 to 158.00 (153.75); 240 head, 655 to 690 lbs., 146.00 to 156.50 (150.25); 13 head, 689 lbs., 140.00 fleshy; 170 head, 701 to lbs., 722 139.00 to 147.50 (143.26); 246 head, 750 to 790 lbs., 133.00 to 143.25 (138.00); 82 head, 803 to 843 lbs., 138.25 to 143.50 (141.69); 16 head, 851 to 863 lbs., 136.50 to 140.25 (138.13); 52 head, 905 to 907 lbs., 124.00 to 134.50 (133.89); 6 head, 1031 lbs., 115.00. Medium and large frame 1 to 2, 3 head, 345 lbs., 176.00; 6 head, 362 to 390 lbs., 161.00 to 165.00 (163.07); 9 head, 426 lbs., 172.50; 17 head, 508 to 526 lbs., 151.00 to 156.00 (154.07); 25 head, 565 to 596 lbs., 144.00 to 154.50 (151.69); 45 head, 613 to 648 lbs., 136.00 to 143.50 (139.63); 10 head, 605 lbs., 140.00 fleshy; 34 head, 655 to 696 lbs., 135.50 to 143.50 (140.91); 5 head, 712 lbs., 135.00; 6 head, 802 lbs., 130.00.
Feeder heifers: Medium and large frame 1, 9 head, 354 to 398 lbs., 160.00 to 163.00 (161.25); 6 head, 412 lbs., 165.00; 102 head, 463 to 499 lbs., 153.00 to 163.00 (158.72); 91 head, 501 to 545 lbs., 145.00 to 158.00 (152.43); 99 head, 555 to 594 lbs., 135.00 to 146.50 (141.53); 165 head, 602 to 648 lbs., 130.50 to 140.25 (137.30); 28 head, 647 lbs., 143.50 replacement; 248 head, 651 to 694 lbs., 130.00 to 141.00 (136.45); 21 head, 658 lbs., 146.00 replacement; 109 head, 700 to 746 lbs., 125.50 to 134.00 (131.22); 118 head, 753 to 799 lbs., 125.00 to 128.85 (126.77); 18 head, 800 lbs., 126.25; 32 head, 863 lbs., 128.25; 15 head, 1007 to 1024 lbs., 107.50 to 110.00 (108.82). Medium and large frame 1 to 2, 6 head, 340 to 342 lbs., 156.00 to 160.00 (158.01); 5 head, 420 lbs., 143.00; 3 head, 492 lbs., 148.50; 16 head, 529 to 546 lbs., 143.00; 6 head, 560 to 592 lbs., 120.00 to 133.50 (126.56); 6 head, 908 to 948 lbs., 110.00 to 111.00 (110.51).