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Denison Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Denison, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 18, 2021

1,389 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $162.15/cwt ≈ $1,407/hd at 868 lb · 114 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $155.52/cwt +0.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,065/hd at 685 lb · 71 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.25/cwt +12.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,198/hd at 762 lb · 69 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,389 1,872 0
Feeder cattle 1,389 1,872 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Special Calf & Yearling Sale; There is no comparison today, as the last sale was Precondition. Mostly unweaned light calves today. Several load lots of yearlings. Trading active with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 unweaned 345 4 200.00 $200.00 $690 —
445 unweaned 445 4 184.00 $184.00 $819 —
451–460 unweaned 457 15 181.00–183.50 $182.87 $836 —
504–536 unweaned 515 26 172.00–182.50 $178.80 $921 —
554–597 unweaned 570 60 163.00–177.00 $170.59 $972 —
601–647 unweaned 619 34 153.50–168.25 $163.14 $1,010 —
664–698 684 58 155.00–164.00 $156.53 $1,071 +1.28
687 unweaned 687 13 151.00 $151.00 $1,037 —
705 unweaned 705 5 155.00 $155.00 $1,093 —
705–725 719 20 160.25–164.00 $161.35 $1,160 +6.59
772–780 774 13 160.50–163.50 $161.43 $1,249 +7.27
807–810 807 69 159.00–160.25 $159.13 $1,284 +2.25
862–873 868 114 161.75–162.50 $162.15 $1,407 —
958–997 983 25 149.00–150.50 $149.53 $1,470 —
1007–1012 1010 232 153.00–155.00 $154.11 $1,557 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402–447 431 13 161.00–168.00 $164.27 $708 —
471 unweaned 471 3 170.00 $170.00 $801 —
520–543 529 8 166.00 $166.00 $878 +2.95
594 unweaned 594 8 159.00 $159.00 $944 —
625–646 unweaned 636 6 149.00–150.00 $149.49 $951 —
1014 1014 6 127.50 $127.50 $1,293 -7.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
296 296 3 390.00 $390.00 +15.00
318 unweaned 318 3 585.00 $585.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 unweaned 391 4 162.00 $162.00 $633 —
404–413 unweaned 407 11 162.00–175.00 $170.21 $693 —
490 unweaned 490 17 163.50 $163.50 $801 —
511–537 unweaned 531 48 149.00–165.00 $154.92 $823 —
552–596 573 55 141.00–152.00 $145.67 $835 -6.02
614–648 627 20 140.00–147.00 $143.40 $899 -4.67
650–671 665 33 145.00–147.50 $145.74 $969 -0.91
665–691 unweaned 685 27 131.00–137.00 $132.29 $906 —
718–739 732 25 150.00–154.00 $152.74 $1,118 +6.87
755–762 762 69 149.00–157.75 $157.25 $1,198 +12.25
825–837 832 18 152.00–154.50 $153.54 $1,277 -0.96
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 3 164.00 $164.00 $551 —
397 397 7 153.00 $153.00 $607 -7.50
400–445 430 9 147.00–156.00 $149.79 $644 —
456 unweaned 456 3 147.00 $147.00 $670 —
520–549 535 13 138.00–145.00 $140.10 $750 -2.85
573 573 3 139.00 $139.00 $796 ±0.00
640 640 3 136.00 $136.00 $870 -1.23
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
267–286 unweaned 275 9 360.00–375.00 $366.92 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 3 162.00 $162.00 $539 —
502 502 18 154.00 $154.00 $773 —
595 595 6 140.50 $140.50 $836 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.