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Denison Livestock Auction

Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-04

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Feb 4

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Jan 28Feb 4Feb 11 →

Receipts

2,097 head

▲ 101 vs last sale 1,996▲ 99 vs year ago 1,998 · +5.0%

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Western Iowa Precondition sale. Compared to last week 700 pound steers were 1.00-3.00 less, 800-900 pound steers 2.00-6.00 less. Heifers 500 pounds were steady to 4.00 higher, 600-700 pounds mostly 2.00-6.00 lower. 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 $143.84/cwt on 1,054 head.

Average price

$143.84

1,054 head · 703 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,011

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$1.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.24

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	707	143.92	1,018	1,010
Medium and Large 1-2	595	141.93	844	44

One grade step is worth $1.99/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 sale1,054 hd

143.84

—

IA average10 barns · 8,789 hd

144.08

−0.24

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

Every lot

34 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 1-2	304	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	502	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	688	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	178.90/cwt	173.00–185.00	751	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	719	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	174.24/cwt	170.50–178.00	833	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	164.96/cwt	159.00–170.50	869	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	150.28/cwt	146.00–160.50	861	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	596	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	805	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	149.68/cwt	145.00–156.75	938	122
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	641	138.69/cwt	137.50–140.50	889	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	137.55/cwt	137.25–138.00	927	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	145.64/cwt	142.50–149.50	992	195
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	140.03/cwt	137.25–144.50	1,015	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	736	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	975	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	137.67/cwt	132.25–142.00	1,050	218
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	134.69/cwt	131.00–135.75	1,106	152
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	878	130.66/cwt	128.50–132.50	1,147	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	126.86/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,167	26
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	143.72/cwt	135.00–146.00	543	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	680	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	688	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	791	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	152.06/cwt	147.50–154.50	728	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	149.60/cwt	142.50–155.75	799	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	140.11/cwt	135.00–144.00	822	89
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	598	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	765	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	141.36/cwt	136.00–144.50	874	132
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	841	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	132.41/cwt	128.00–135.25	899	175
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	130.33/cwt	127.50–138.50	938	150
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	128.91/cwt	124.50–129.50	993	119
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	833	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,029	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	869	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,104	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	945	122.75/cwt	122.75–122.75	1,160	6

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 Feb 4, 2021

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

Receipts 2,097Last week 1,996Year ago 1,998

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	833	123.50	123.50
84	—	534	142.50–155.75	149.60
89	—	587	135.00–144.00	140.11
119	—	770	124.50–129.50	128.91
132	—	618	136.00–144.50	141.36
150	—	720	127.50–138.50	130.33
10	—	465	170.00	170.00
10	—	869	127.00	127.00
6	—	945	122.75	122.75
10	—	385	176.50	176.50
175	—	679	128.00–135.25	132.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	430	160.00	160.00
14	—	378	135.00–146.00	143.72
20	—	479	147.50–154.50	152.06
9	—	642	131.00	131.00
12	—	598	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	182.00	182.00
16	—	420	173.00–185.00	178.90
48	—	878	128.50–132.50	130.66
122	—	627	145.00–156.75	149.68
152	—	821	131.00–135.75	134.69
25	—	478	170.50–178.00	174.24
195	—	681	142.50–149.50	145.64
218	—	763	132.25–142.00	137.67
26	—	920	125.00–130.00	126.86
90	—	725	137.25–144.50	140.03
47	—	573	146.00–160.50	150.28
68	—	527	159.00–170.50	164.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	674	137.25–138.00	137.55
11	—	596	135.00	135.00
3	—	423	170.00	170.00
5	—	304	165.00	165.00
5	—	736	132.50	132.50
10	—	641	137.50–140.50	138.69

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.