DUNLAP LIVESTOCK AUCTION
Sale Times for Tuesday, Jan 13th @ 9:00 am Fed Cattle, followed by Weigh Cows & Bulls, Feeder
Cattle @ 12:30pm then Bred Cows/Pairs/Breeding Bulls
As we head into 2026, we are blessed with outstanding markets. We hope to fed cattle markets behave, and we can continue this very friendly market. Ida County Cattleman Banquet this Saturday Jan 10th and Monona County Jan 17th. Our deepest sympathy goes out to the Shannon Hennigsen family of Ida Grove. May he rest in peace.
Fed Cattle/Weigh Cows Tues. Dec. 30th:
Fed Cattle were steady & Weigh Cows and Bulls were a little stronger to close out 2025.
Fat Cattle (90 head):
Str. Choice -$215-$227
Str. Select/Choice - $220-$225
2-Ways -no test
Hfr. Choice - $224-$226.50
Hfr. Select/Choice - $220-$224
2-Ways -$no test
Fat Hfrts. - $195-$215
Weigh Cows (150 head):
Fed Cows: $158-$168
Bulk Cows: $147-$165
Low Yield Cows: $110-$140
High Yielding Bulls: $185-$202
Bulk of Bulls: $175-$185
Cutting Bulls:no test
Preg open hfrs: $250-$302
Hfrts: $190-$235
Special Bred Female Dec. 31st:
We had an outstanding bred auction on Wednesday. Largest crowd for a cow sale as we’ve ever had. What’s amazing there was outstanding internet bidding also. The majority of the Simmental cows brought $5,300-$5,400. Top 2nd calvers @ $4,750. 1st calf hfrs topped at $4,550. We had over 600 bred hfrs that averaged over $4,175. Over 300 bred cows averaged over $3,700. Most young cows $3,850-$4,250. Solid mouth cows $3,000-$3,925. We have 2 big cow specials coming up on January 7th & 21st.
Western IA Precond Fdr. Fri. Jan. 2nd:
We sold 3,000 Feeders to kickoff 2026 on an outstanding market. The board has been on a very strong course and Friday’s trade was as good as we’ve had. Here are some of the auction highlights:
14 Strs 505# @$508 14 Hfrs 400# @$303
19 Strs 600# @$438.50 19 Hfrs 551# @$426
49 Strs 827# @$427.50 30 Hfrs 612# @$421
58 Strs 731# @$400.50 29 Hfrs 668# @$407
69 Strs 827# @$376.25 81 Hfrs 735# @$377.50