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Denison Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Denison, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 11, 2025

859 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $329.48/cwt +23.48 vs last sale · ≈ $2,754/hd at 836 lb · 193 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $396.50/cwt +15.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,591/hd at 654 lb · 167 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $402.47/cwt +7.30 vs last sale · ≈ $2,523/hd at 627 lb · 49 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 859 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–367 361 17 495.00–540.00 $511.10 $1,845 —
426–436 unweaned 430 8 440.00–475.00 $461.68 $1,985 —
455–498 468 27 462.50–505.00 $489.69 $2,292 —
510–530 520 24 415.00–440.00 $427.86 $2,225 -17.14
563–594 585 30 405.50–411.00 $407.84 $2,386 +4.36
607–636 627 49 387.50–417.00 $402.47 $2,523 +7.30
653 653 143 401.00 $401.00 $2,619 +19.76
656–660 unweaned 657 24 363.00–389.50 $369.66 $2,429 —
713 713 11 380.50 $380.50 $2,713 +15.84
715–733 unweaned 722 29 373.00–375.00 $374.16 $2,701 —
758 758 5 367.00 $367.00 $2,782 +5.28
843 843 9 344.50 $344.50 $2,904 -8.69
851–898 867 12 320.00–323.00 $321.96 $2,791 -17.07
933 933 5 321.00 $321.00 $2,995 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065 1065 24 316.50 $316.50 $3,371 —
1135 1135 12 244.00 $244.00 $2,769 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 15 453.00 $453.00 $1,586 —
498 498 3 411.00 $411.00 $2,047 —
626 626 3 375.00 $375.00 $2,348 +33.67
792 unweaned 792 4 326.00 $326.00 $2,582 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
287 287 9 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 unweaned 318 3 420.00 $420.00 $1,336 —
435–441 438 12 400.00–420.00 $410.07 $1,796 +15.07
456–481 470 7 400.00–405.00 $402.08 $1,890 +23.47
490 unweaned 490 7 380.00 $380.00 $1,862 —
503–547 525 35 360.00–390.00 $376.73 $1,978 +3.41
571 unweaned 571 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,913 —
573–594 583 31 350.00–359.50 $353.43 $2,060 +6.77
616–648 635 32 348.00–360.00 $356.19 $2,262 +3.71
652 652 8 362.00 $362.00 $2,360 +20.75
712 unweaned 712 14 329.00 $329.00 $2,342 —
781 781 9 330.00 $330.00 $2,577 +6.96
819–838 836 193 329.25–331.25 $329.48 $2,754 +23.48
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
236 unweaned 236 3 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
273–285 276 14 1,300.00–1,410.00 $1,377.60 +227.60
353–363 358 6 1,480.00–1,575.00 $1,528.16 —
528 528 10 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
686 686 9 325.50 $325.50 $2,233 +25.67

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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.