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Denison Livestock Auction

Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-24

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Sep 24

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

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Receipts

892 head

▼ 1,311 vs last sale 2,203▼ 675 vs year ago 1,567 · −43.1%

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago 600 pound steers were 2.00 lower, 500-700 pound heifers were mostly 1.00-4.00 higher. Many unweaned calves today. Trade active with good demand for the light offerings .

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 $159.63/cwt on 398 head.

Average price

$159.63

398 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$941

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$7.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.10

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	591	160.99	951	328
Medium and Large 1-2	584	153.24	895	70

One grade step is worth $7.75/cwt here — about $56 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 sale398 hd

159.63

—

IA average7 barns · 2,548 hd

135.53

+24.10

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

Every lot

35 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	296	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,776	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	344	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	688	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	192.48/cwt	189.00–196.00	718	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	185.87/cwt	182.00–186.50	814	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	175.03/cwt	174.50–175.50	849	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	162.35/cwt	160.00–167.00	787	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	176.23/cwt	172.50–180.00	902	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	821	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	155.50/cwt	149.00–166.00	885	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	599	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,096	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	146.21/cwt	143.00–154.00	907	107
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	742	145.39/cwt	144.50–145.50	1,079	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	756	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,111	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	833	137.84/cwt	137.50–138.00	1,148	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,201	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	927	130.94/cwt	130.50–131.50	1,214	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,032	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,197	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	294	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,529	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	362	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	576	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	173.49/cwt	170.00–175.00	642	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	168.10/cwt	164.00–170.00	709	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	459	134.06/cwt	130.00–137.00	615	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	716	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	146.24/cwt	140.00–150.00	759	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	747	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	603	137.01/cwt	134.00–140.00	826	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	897	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	136.87/cwt	135.50–137.00	981	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	786	135.69/cwt	135.00–135.75	1,067	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	822	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,028	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	862	132.07/cwt	131.50–132.75	1,138	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	927	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	927	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,032	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,228	22
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	759	4

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 Sep 24, 2020

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

Receipts 892Last week 2,203Year ago 1,567

Compared to two weeks ago 600 pound steers were 2.00 lower, 500-700 pound heifers were mostly 1.00-4.00 higher. Many unweaned calves today. Trade active with good demand for the light offerings .

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,032	119.00	119.00
22	—	370	170.00–175.00	173.49
20	—	603	134.00–140.00	137.01
72	—	519	140.00–150.00	146.24
11	—	862	131.50–132.75	132.07
69	—	717	135.50–137.00	136.87
5	—	484	148.00	148.00
60	—	786	135.00–135.75	135.69
47	—	422	164.00–170.00	168.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	553	135.00	135.00
15	—	822	125.00	125.00
9	—	927	100.00	100.00
7	—	459	130.00–137.00	134.06
4	—	362	159.00	159.00
3	—	690	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	294	520.00	520.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	599	183.00	183.00
30	—	485	174.50–175.50	175.03
12	—	833	137.50–138.00	137.84
10	—	756	147.00	147.00
107	—	620	143.00–154.00	146.21
7	—	927	130.50–131.50	130.94
49	—	438	182.00–186.50	185.87
6	—	880	136.50	136.50
45	—	742	144.50–145.50	145.39
6	—	373	189.00–196.00	192.48
38	—	512	172.50–180.00	176.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	296	600.00	600.00
15	—	344	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	685	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	569	149.00–166.00	155.50
12	—	485	160.00–167.00	162.35
4	—	1,032	116.00	116.00
4	—	533	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	527	144.00	144.00

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.