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Denison Livestock Auction

Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-02

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Jan 2

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Dec 19Jan 2Jan 6 →

Receipts

1,978 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 1,991▲ 1,978 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last Western Iowa Precondition sale 2 weeks ago; 500 pound steers were 5.00-6.00 higher, 600-700 pound steers were mostly 3.00-5.00 lower. Lightweight heifers were mostly 4.00 higher, 600-700 pound heifers were mostly 2.00-4.00 lower. Moderate offering of good cattle was met with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.09/cwt on 935 head.

Average price

$153.09

935 head · 705 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,080

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$6.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.39

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	709	153.31	1,088	902
Medium and Large 1-2	589	147.17	867	33

One grade step is worth $6.14/cwt here — about $221 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale935 hd

153.09

—

IA average5 barns · 3,386 hd

150.71

+2.39

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

34 lots · USDA AMS · Denison Livestock Feeder Cattle - Denison, IA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	389	176.99/cwt	173.00–182.00	688	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	154.71/cwt	150.00–160.00	656	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	175.58/cwt	169.00–179.00	764	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	167.91/cwt	166.00–170.00	793	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	771	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	172.84/cwt	160.00–176.50	914	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	833	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	165.38/cwt	159.00–171.50	934	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	596	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	858	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	149.17/cwt	148.00–150.00	922	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	159.53/cwt	155.00–166.00	987	124
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	151.39/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,036	135
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	150.30/cwt	147.00–152.75	1,084	122
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	146.12/cwt	144.00–149.75	1,146	126
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	148.06/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,211	139
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	837	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,071	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	893	140.43/cwt	140.00–140.50	1,254	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	914	140.15/cwt	137.00–141.50	1,281	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,049	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	1,351	19
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	170.63/cwt	167.00–175.00	645	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	164.46/cwt	158.00–172.50	704	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	155.73/cwt	148.00–162.00	732	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	153.82/cwt	147.00–160.50	798	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	763	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	142.50/cwt	137.00–151.00	834	94
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	142.32/cwt	135.00–146.00	892	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	140.49/cwt	132.50–145.00	944	166
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	854	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	134.82/cwt	131.50–140.00	973	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	135.57/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,051	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	807	131.51/cwt	129.50–136.00	1,061	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	862	124.01/cwt	122.50–125.00	1,069	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,178	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	960	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,138	24

This sale against other markets

Iowa weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Iowa auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Denison Livestock Feeder Cattle - Denison, IA

Thu Jan 2, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)

Receipts 1,978Last week 1,991Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	920	128.00	128.00
16	—	378	167.00–175.00	170.63
24	—	960	118.50	118.50
28	—	862	122.50–125.00	124.01
31	—	428	158.00–172.50	164.46
49	—	470	148.00–162.00	155.73
86	—	775	131.00–139.00	135.57
94	—	585	137.00–151.00	142.50
166	—	672	132.50–145.00	140.49
55	—	519	147.00–160.50	153.82
63	—	807	129.50–136.00	131.51
69	—	722	131.50–140.00	134.82
70	—	627	135.00–146.00	142.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	537	142.00	142.00
3	—	683	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,049	128.75	128.75
50	—	914	137.00–141.50	140.15
58	—	565	159.00–171.50	165.38
6	—	472	166.00–170.00	167.91
68	—	529	160.00–176.50	172.84
122	—	721	147.00–152.75	150.30
135	—	684	145.00–155.00	151.39
139	—	818	140.00–150.00	148.06
9	—	389	173.00–182.00	176.99
126	—	784	144.00–149.75	146.12
21	—	893	140.00–140.50	140.43
25	—	435	169.00–179.00	175.58
124	—	619	155.00–166.00	159.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	618	148.00–150.00	149.17
3	—	476	162.00	162.00
3	—	541	154.00	154.00
4	—	596	144.00	144.00
7	—	837	128.00	128.00
9	—	424	150.00–160.00	154.71

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.