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Denison Livestock Auction

Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-07

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Jan 7

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Dec 17Jan 7Jan 14 →

Receipts

1,925 head

▲ 1,925 vs last sale 0▼ 273 vs year ago 2,198 · −12.4%

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Western Iowa Precondition Sale. No recent (Thursday) sale for trend. Compared to the special Precondition sale on Monday; 600-700 pound steers were mostly steady to 5.00 higher, 700-900 pound heifers were mostly 3.00 higher. Trading was active with good demand on the moderate 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 $141.78/cwt on 962 head.

Average price

$141.78

962 head · 732 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$0.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.91

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	737	141.81	1,045	927
Medium and Large 1-2	618	140.98	871	35

One grade step is worth $0.83/cwt here — about $174 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 sale962 hd

141.78

—

IA average15 barns · 15,970 hd

142.70

−0.91

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

Every lot

36 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	348	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	592	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	180.28/cwt	179.00–182.50	743	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	783	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	755	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	163.02/cwt	159.00–166.50	859	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	154.41/cwt	147.50–161.50	885	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	143.27/cwt	142.00–145.00	827	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	146.74/cwt	142.00–152.25	914	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	832	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	146.21/cwt	135.00–150.50	997	243
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	140.41/cwt	136.25–143.25	1,014	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	128.69/cwt	128.00–130.00	993	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	136.00/cwt	132.50–140.00	1,064	155
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	134.72/cwt	133.00–136.25	1,097	124
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	859	130.63/cwt	127.00–132.25	1,122	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	132.53/cwt	125.00–133.25	1,226	122
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	962	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,251	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	290	452.13/cwt	420.00–475.00	1,311	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	311	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	504	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,386	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	338	176.43/cwt	173.00–180.00	596	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	397	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	671	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	161.93/cwt	160.00–164.00	693	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	153.72/cwt	147.00–160.00	724	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	147.73/cwt	144.50–155.00	776	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	141.70/cwt	138.00–146.00	806	83
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	132.93/cwt	131.00–134.00	772	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	138.52/cwt	130.50–141.00	870	133
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	641	123.02/cwt	121.00–124.00	789	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	120.26/cwt	116.00–122.50	805	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	134.40/cwt	127.50–138.25	913	125
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	888	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	132.50/cwt	128.75–135.75	959	120
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	132.71/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,013	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	128.44/cwt	123.50–129.25	1,054	83
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	955	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,041	3

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 7, 2021

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

Receipts 1,925Last week 0Year ago 2,198

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	955	109.00	109.00
5	—	397	169.00	169.00
8	—	338	173.00–180.00	176.43
8	—	428	160.00–164.00	161.93
27	—	525	144.50–155.00	147.73
37	—	471	147.00–160.00	153.72
83	—	569	138.00–146.00	141.70
83	—	821	123.50–129.25	128.44
44	—	763	127.00–137.00	132.71
3	—	330	420.00	420.00
7	—	290	420.00–475.00	452.13
120	—	724	128.75–135.75	132.50
125	—	679	127.50–138.25	134.40
133	—	628	130.50–141.00	138.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	722	123.00	123.00
9	—	641	121.00–124.00	123.02
15	—	669	116.00–122.50	120.26
26	—	581	131.00–134.00	132.93
4	—	311	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	722	136.25–143.25	140.41
114	—	623	142.00–152.25	146.74
155	—	782	132.50–140.00	136.00
8	—	412	179.00–182.50	180.28
10	—	962	130.00	130.00
11	—	469	167.00	167.00
18	—	573	147.50–161.50	154.41
24	—	859	127.00–132.25	130.63
243	—	682	135.00–150.50	146.21
44	—	527	159.00–166.50	163.02
122	—	925	125.00–133.25	132.53
124	—	814	133.00–136.25	134.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	484	156.00	156.00
11	—	577	142.00–145.00	143.27
12	—	772	128.00–130.00	128.69
3	—	348	170.00	170.00
4	—	635	131.00	131.00

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.