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Denison Livestock Auction

Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-29

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Oct 29

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Sep 24Oct 29Nov 12 →

Receipts

1,367 head

▲ 475 vs last sale 892▲ 1,367 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison today as there hasn't been recent market coverage. 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 $144.37/cwt on 880 head.

Average price

$144.37

880 head · 734 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,059

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

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

$3.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.25

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	751	144.73	1,087	782
Medium and Large 1-2	594	141.51	841	98

One grade step is worth $3.22/cwt here — about $246 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 sale880 hd

144.37

—

IA average8 barns · 5,032 hd

134.12

+10.25

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

Every lot

48 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	272	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,414	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	322	605.62/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,950	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	365	591.23/cwt	500.00–680.00	2,158	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	185.92/cwt	184.00–190.00	725	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	179.86/cwt	170.00–185.00	754	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	162.50/cwt	160.00–164.00	689	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	155.39/cwt	155.00–156.00	726	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	170.96/cwt	159.00–173.50	805	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	501	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	3,006	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	154.90/cwt	152.00–159.00	827	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	149.95/cwt	145.00–154.00	844	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	596	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	822	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	601	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	775	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	138.90/cwt	135.75–146.00	861	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	687	139.29/cwt	134.00–144.50	957	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	709	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,042	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	139.43/cwt	134.00–142.50	1,075	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	796	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	995	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	839	143.88/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,207	118
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	844	132.79/cwt	132.00–133.00	1,121	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	857	140.77/cwt	136.75–148.00	1,206	141
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	934	130.09/cwt	126.00–130.75	1,215	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	960	130.89/cwt	130.75–132.50	1,257	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,009	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,241	36
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	277	378.45/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,048	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	324	549.78/cwt	480.00–590.00	1,781	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	375	605.65/cwt	550.00–630.00	2,271	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	159.38/cwt	158.00–161.50	687	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	650	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	159.75/cwt	156.00–164.00	738	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	520	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,730	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	137.39/cwt	135.00–141.00	725	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	687	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	138.20/cwt	133.50–142.50	797	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	596	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	691	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	134.49/cwt	134.00–135.50	843	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	134.67/cwt	134.50–135.00	889	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	709	136.42/cwt	136.25–136.50	967	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	761	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	1,010	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	908	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	838	127.38/cwt	124.00–128.50	1,067	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	874	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.50	1,070	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	942	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,083	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,040	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,196	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,217	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,229	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	405	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	2,673	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	511	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	3,730	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	563	788.00/cwt	788.00–788.00	4,436	9

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 Oct 29, 2020

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

Receipts 1,367Last week 892Year ago 0

No comparison today as there hasn't been recent market coverage. 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
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	471	159.00–173.50	170.96
42	—	563	145.00–154.00	149.95
36	—	1,009	123.00	123.00
34	—	771	134.00–142.50	139.43
34	—	709	147.00	147.00
29	—	419	170.00–185.00	179.86
25	—	390	184.00–190.00	185.92
30	—	534	152.00–159.00	154.90
141	—	857	136.75–148.00	140.77
118	—	839	135.00–148.00	143.88
75	—	934	126.00–130.75	130.09
75	—	620	135.75–146.00	138.90
62	—	960	130.75–132.50	130.89
24	—	687	134.00–144.50	139.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	322	600.00–610.00	605.62
6	—	365	500.00–680.00	591.23
4	—	272	520.00	520.00
3	—	501	600.00	600.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	424	160.00–164.00	162.50
3	—	796	125.00	125.00
3	—	596	138.00	138.00
33	—	467	155.00–156.00	155.39
32	—	601	129.00	129.00
19	—	844	132.00–133.00	132.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	525.00	525.00
26	—	375	550.00–630.00	605.65
9	—	277	375.00–380.00	378.45
8	—	324	480.00–590.00	549.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	838	124.00–128.50	127.38
15	—	462	156.00–164.00	159.75
13	—	761	132.75	132.75
13	—	709	136.25–136.50	136.42
5	—	1,217	101.00	101.00
5	—	1,040	115.00	115.00
49	—	660	134.50–135.00	134.67
44	—	528	135.00–141.00	137.39
38	—	431	158.00–161.50	159.38
28	—	577	133.50–142.50	138.20
27	—	627	134.00–135.50	134.49
24	—	874	120.00–125.50	122.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	942	115.00	115.00
3	—	783	116.00	116.00
11	—	448	145.00	145.00
8	—	537	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	596	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	563	788.00	788.00
4	—	405	660.00	660.00
3	—	511	730.00	730.00

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.