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Denison Livestock Auction

Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-05

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Mar 5

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

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Receipts

1,353 head

▼ 1,114 vs last sale 2,467▲ 1,353 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Calf & Yearling sale; Compared to last week 700-900 pound steers were mostly 1.00-4.00 higher, 700-900 pound heifers were 1.00-3.00 higher. Moderate offering today. Good demand, active trade.

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 $138.12/cwt on 847 head.

Average price

$138.12

847 head · 821 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,134

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$341

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

$8.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.25

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	146.47	801	19thin
Medium and Large 1	828	137.93	1,141	828

One grade step is worth $8.54/cwt here — about −$341 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 sale847 hd

138.12

—

IA average8 barns · 3,950 hd

146.37

−8.25

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

Every lot

24 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	785	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	503	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	760	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	145.62/cwt	144.00–146.00	808	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	921	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	158.40/cwt	154.00–160.25	963	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	144.59/cwt	140.00–150.00	959	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	142.32/cwt	134.00–145.50	1,003	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	144.21/cwt	141.00–146.50	1,110	170
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	801	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,113	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	892	127.18/cwt	127.00–128.50	1,134	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	909	131.40/cwt	128.25–132.25	1,194	438
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	666	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	140.37/cwt	140.00–141.00	691	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	143.68/cwt	142.00–147.00	773	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	777	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	125.22/cwt	123.50–126.00	771	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	882	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	726	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	944	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	125.55/cwt	123.50–127.75	918	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	751	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	939	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	836	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,007	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	890	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,059	89
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	906	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,078	16

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 Mar 5, 2020

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

Receipts 1,353Last week 2,467Year ago 0

Special Calf & Yearling sale; Compared to last week 700-900 pound steers were mostly 1.00-4.00 higher, 700-900 pound heifers were 1.00-3.00 higher. Moderate offering today. Good demand, active trade.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	663	140.00–150.00	144.59
42	—	892	127.00–128.50	127.18
170	—	770	141.00–146.50	144.21
6	—	459	171.00	171.00
31	—	705	134.00–145.50	142.32
65	—	608	154.00–160.25	158.40
22	—	579	159.00	159.00
44	—	801	139.00	139.00
438	—	909	128.25–132.25	131.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	555	144.00–146.00	145.62
3	—	503	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	616	123.50–126.00	125.22
25	—	538	142.00–147.00	143.68
37	—	565	137.50	137.50
9	—	836	120.50	120.50
18	—	751	125.00	125.00
28	—	731	123.50–127.75	125.55
7	—	416	160.00	160.00
16	—	906	119.00	119.00
25	—	686	128.50	128.50
89	—	890	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	770	115.00	115.00
8	—	492	140.00–141.00	140.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	726	130.00	130.00

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.