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Denison Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Denison, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 27, 2025

1,958 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $286.25/cwt +8.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,508/hd at 876 lb · 310 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $279.10/cwt +11.24 vs last sale · ≈ $2,164/hd at 775 lb · 246 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $279.02/cwt +20.02 vs last sale · ≈ $2,265/hd at 812 lb · 200 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,958 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 3 425.00 $425.00 $1,670 —
400–420 411 20 422.50–450.00 $444.64 $1,827 -2.36
450–490 480 23 395.00–426.00 $413.66 $1,986 +10.34
500–543 527 42 385.00–412.00 $396.12 $2,088 +6.65
571–596 583 37 340.00–375.00 $358.53 $2,090 +9.47
602–649 620 55 330.00–358.00 $348.28 $2,159 +21.82
630 630 6 377.00 $377.00 $2,375 +50.54
650–679 673 27 306.00–337.50 $320.56 $2,157 -8.11
717–748 727 122 295.00–326.75 $306.26 $2,227 -3.70
757–784 775 102 290.00–301.00 $300.19 $2,326 +10.27
800–839 826 155 277.00–300.00 $289.93 $2,395 +10.39
857–894 876 310 275.00–291.50 $286.25 $2,508 +8.75
925 925 36 276.00 $276.00 $2,553 +15.79
989–996 993 27 258.50–262.00 $260.71 $2,589 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015 1015 60 262.00 $262.00 $2,659 +11.25
1114 1114 7 207.50 $207.50 $2,312 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–543 531 11 330.00–340.00 $336.51 $1,787 +1.51
592 592 4 327.50 $327.50 $1,939 +7.50
622–636 628 12 292.00–320.00 $303.82 $1,908 +13.32
670–681 674 13 287.00–300.00 $294.95 $1,988 +23.45
715–723 717 13 288.00–291.00 $288.70 $2,070 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 7 414.00 $414.00 $1,445 —
360–394 379 9 393.00–426.00 $406.94 $1,542 —
418 418 4 378.00 $378.00 $1,580 -42.55
450–498 480 37 340.00–375.00 $362.20 $1,739 -9.96
504 504 6 341.00 $341.00 $1,719 -8.97
527–541 531 17 327.50–342.00 $334.98 $1,779 -14.99
559–592 578 55 310.00–330.00 $320.32 $1,851 -4.93
613–638 629 68 292.00–320.00 $308.02 $1,937 +6.61
662–697 682 96 278.00–306.00 $284.50 $1,940 +7.13
702–718 713 68 271.00–295.00 $282.35 $2,013 +21.86
753–786 771 137 266.00–282.50 $271.43 $2,093 +3.57
776–786 781 109 285.00–292.50 $288.74 $2,255 +20.88
800–825 811 117 268.50–280.50 $271.35 $2,201 +19.60
800–819 813 83 288.50–292.00 $289.82 $2,356 +38.07
866–872 867 34 251.50–269.00 $255.12 $2,212 +2.93
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
578 578 8 293.00 $293.00 $1,694 —
680 680 12 270.00 $270.00 $1,836 —
806–831 819 6 255.00–256.00 $255.51 $2,093 —

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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.