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Denison Livestock Auction

Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-28

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Jan 28

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Jan 21Jan 28Feb 4 →

Receipts

1,996 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 2,033▼ 150 vs year ago 2,146 · −7.0%

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Western Iowa Precondition sale. Compared to last week lightweight steers were steady to 6.00 higher, 800 pound steers 1.00-2.00 higher. Heifers were mostly 3.00-8.00 higher. Many lot loads of good quality cattle. Trading was active with good demand for 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 $142.33/cwt on 932 head.

Average price

$142.33

932 head · 766 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,091

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$222

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

$7.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.73

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	580	150.00	870	7thin
Medium and Large 1	768	142.28	1,092	925

One grade step is worth $7.72/cwt here — about −$222 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 sale932 hd

142.33

—

IA average9 barns · 6,327 hd

141.61

+0.73

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

Every lot

30 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	594	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	171.39/cwt	167.00–178.00	751	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	158.66/cwt	150.00–162.00	768	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	160.62/cwt	158.50–163.00	842	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	870	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	164.40/cwt	160.00–169.00	962	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	153.17/cwt	150.00–157.00	950	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	144.32/cwt	139.50–148.75	980	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	144.77/cwt	139.00–147.75	1,032	167
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	141.54/cwt	133.50–143.00	1,098	236
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	137.21/cwt	136.00–137.75	1,129	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	881	134.64/cwt	133.00–136.75	1,186	229
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	904	134.68/cwt	134.25–135.75	1,218	63
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	542	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	681	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	149.43/cwt	146.00–153.50	722	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	494	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	694	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	148.55/cwt	145.00–152.00	796	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	749	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	834	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	823	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	136.97/cwt	133.50–148.50	871	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	133.84/cwt	131.00–137.00	883	134
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	691	120.36/cwt	119.50–124.00	832	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	131.91/cwt	127.25–134.50	962	263
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	756	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	945	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	131.47/cwt	126.75–136.00	1,031	89
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	128.40/cwt	126.75–131.00	1,055	161
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	866	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	1,080	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	900	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,175	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 Jan 28, 2021

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

Receipts 1,996Last week 2,033Year ago 2,146

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	900	130.50	130.50
6	—	431	158.00	158.00
14	—	579	144.00	144.00
14	—	866	124.75	124.75
21	—	483	146.00–153.50	149.43
24	—	536	145.00–152.00	148.55
53	—	636	133.50–148.50	136.97
89	—	784	126.75–136.00	131.47
134	—	660	131.00–137.00	133.84
161	—	822	126.75–131.00	128.40
263	—	729	127.25–134.50	131.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	545	137.50	137.50
3	—	756	125.00	125.00
5	—	494	140.50	140.50
15	—	627	131.25	131.25
15	—	691	119.50–124.00	120.36
3	—	361	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	524	158.50–163.00	160.62
23	—	585	160.00–169.00	164.40
49	—	620	150.00–157.00	153.17
49	—	679	139.50–148.75	144.32
3	—	328	181.00	181.00
63	—	904	134.25–135.75	134.68
167	—	713	139.00–147.75	144.77
229	—	881	133.00–136.75	134.64
236	—	776	133.50–143.00	141.54
11	—	484	150.00–162.00	158.66
17	—	438	167.00–178.00	171.39
59	—	823	136.00–137.75	137.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	580	150.00	150.00

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.