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USDA Denison, IA Weighted Average

USDA Denison, IA Weighted Average 04/02 16:25 AMS_2150 MARS Denison Livestock Feeder Cattle - Denison, IA Denison Livestock Auction-Denison,IA Livestock Weighted Average Report for 04/02/2026 - Final Auction This Week Last Reported Last Year ------------------------------------------------------------ Total Receipts: ------------------------------------------------------------ FEEDER CATTLE 2312 1903 2207 Special Calf & Yearling Sale. No trend applicable, as the previous sale was Western Iowa Preconditioned. The auction consisted of fourteen load lots, nine half loads and many smaller strings. Good demand today, especially on replacement heifers and load lots. The next sale is April 23. --------------------------------------------------------------- FEEDER CATTLE --------------------------------------------------------------- HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Unit/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 330-330 330 2175-2175 2175 4 368-368 368 2100-2100 2100 6 415-415 415 2525-2525 2525 3 445-445 445 500-500 500 31 468-488 480 470-498 483.29 50 562-581 571 409-450 426.65 16 600-611 606 400-419 406.16 60 676-698 690 362-386 375.23 90 705-714 709 368.5-372 369.8 156 752-795 773 334-361.25 351.8 64 783-795 789 2925-3175 3059.75 Replacement 109 805-846 814 336.5-345.5 341.86 137 801-843 818 2925-3025 2994.59 Replacement 72 861-861 861 339-339 339 Replacement 26 905-911 908 309-309 309 HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Unit/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 729-729 729 330-330 330 STEERS - Large 1 (Per Unit/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 1027-1027 1027 328-328 328 20 1061-1061 1061 316-316 316 STEERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Unit/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 387-387 387 620-620 620 7 450-450 450 605-605 605 21 501-525 510 512.5-532.5 524.86 6 600-600 600 500-500 500 8 685-685 685 425.5-425.5 425.5 141 708-745 729 392-414 407.7 297 750-789 758 376.75-412.5 404.5 45 777-777 777 368-368 368 Fleshy 284 815-842 830 350-384.5 368.33 64 860-860 860 351.5-351.5 351.5 Fleshy 132 851-894 878 339.5-372 361.75 131 902-902 902 360.5-360.5 360.5 35 983-990 985 320-328.5 325.57 STEERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Unit/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 426-426 426 560-560 560 Unweaned 5 475-475 475 527.5-527.5 527.5 24 580-587 581 465-495 491.21 44 606-648 618 444-445 444.69 5 723-723 723 351-351 351 3 888-888 888 336-336 336
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Livestock futures started the Thursday session with very limited interest, allowing prices to hold limited gains in cattle futures through early hours of trade, but softness developed in feeder cattle and lean hog trade during late morning trade.

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