DUNLAP LIVESTOCK AUCTION

Sale Times for Tuesday, May 5th @ 9:00 am Fed Cattle, followed by Weigh Cows & Bulls, Feeder

Cattle @ 12:30pm then Bred Cows/Pairs/Breeding Bulls

 

Everyone seems itching to get into the field with occasional rain messing up the plan. Hopefully by May 1st everyone will be going full throttle. Grass needs some heat to move it along. Our Nebraska friends are in a tough position. With droughts & fire, conditions are as tough as some have ever been a part of. We pray for relief for all our rancher neighbors!


Fed Cattle/Weigh Cows Tues. Apr. 21st:

Fed Cattle were 2-3 lower. Weigh Cows & Bulls were steady on a lighter run.

Fat Cattle (85 head):
Str. Choice -$244-$247

Str. Select/Choice - $238-$244
2-Ways -$no test
Hfr. Choice - $242-$245

Hfr. Select/Choice - $238-$242
2-Ways -$no test
Fat Hfrts. - $200-$220
Weigh Cows (105 head): 
Fed Cows: $165-$185
Bulk Cows: $165-$190
Low Yield Cows: $100-$150
High Yielding Bulls: $220-$232
Bulk of Bulls: $205-$225
Cutting Bulls:$no test
Preg open hfrs:$no test
Hfrts: $215-$260


Special Western IA Precond Fdr Apr. 24th:

Friday’s precondition auction was the last one of the season. We thank the board of the Western IA Precondition group for their hard work & continued dedication to the beef industry. It’s been over 50 years of their organization, job well done. Here are a few sales from Friday:

5 Strs 301# @$705                   8 Hfrs 426# @$531

19 Strs 566# @$500                 21 Hfrs 549# @$487

34 Strs 602# @$470                 17 Hfrs 625# @$417

50 Strs 728# @$418                 30 Hfrs 686# @$419

                                                53 Hfrs 731# @$364

 

Special Bred Female & Keller Windchime Apr. 15th:

The Cow & Bull trade was outstanding Wednesday. We had a weather mishap during the bull sale as Dunlap was punched hard with hail. We had to pause for about 20 minutes but then continued with Keller Angus bulls & they ended up averaging near $9000. Young Bred Cows $4000-$4900, Young Pairs $5000-$6000, Med Age Breds $3600-$4600, Med Age Pairs $4000-$5000.


Special Calf/Yrlg Apr. 17th:

Friday’s feeder auction featured over 2000HD. The feeder board for the week was on the defensive side with one time early Friday feeders were down the limit. Quality was high on Friday & buyers bid aggressively. Here are a few results:

135 Strs 552# @$511.50                       111 Hfrs 481# @$494.50

87 Strs 629# @$447                             96 Hfrs 550# @$472.50

100 Strs 785# @$390.50                       38 Hfrs 638# @$406

61 Strs 906# @$352                             75 Hfrs 759# @$361.50