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Denison Livestock Auction

Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Apr 29

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Apr 8Apr 29May 13 →

Receipts

2,507 head

▲ 219 vs last sale 2,288▲ 2,507 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Calf & Yearling Sale. No comparison today, as the last sale was three weeks ago. Trend is not applicable. 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 $137.50/cwt on 1,268 head.

Average price

$137.50

1,268 head · 783 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,077

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$407

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

$18.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.75

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	609	140.83	857	56
Medium and Large 1	766	138.92	1,064	1,100
Large 1	1,038	121.85	1,264	112

One grade step is worth $18.98/cwt here — about −$407 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 sale1,268 hd

137.50

—

IA average12 barns · 7,821 hd

143.24

−5.75

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

Every lot

46 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	248	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	831	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	640	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	343	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	600	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,587	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	185.21/cwt	180.00–190.00	700	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	183.02/cwt	181.00–187.00	796	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	701	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	177.27/cwt	169.00–181.00	842	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	499	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	798	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	171.79/cwt	164.00–181.00	895	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	548	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	822	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	139.39/cwt	135.00–142.00	771	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	159.84/cwt	156.00–168.00	916	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	152.61/cwt	146.00–157.00	949	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	646	137.67/cwt	137.50–138.00	889	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	141.72/cwt	138.00–146.00	967	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	137.37/cwt	128.50–141.25	1,001	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	891	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	130.32/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,020	100
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	964	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	128.36/cwt	127.00–131.50	1,072	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	876	128.91/cwt	124.00–149.00	1,129	116
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	922	125.00/cwt	124.00–126.50	1,153	320
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	996	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,170	8
Steers	—	Large 1	1,014	123.06/cwt	117.00–123.50	1,248	59
Steers	—	Large 1	1,064	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,282	53
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	545	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	153.68/cwt	151.00–156.00	572	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	159.49/cwt	155.00–163.00	673	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	653	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	136.47/cwt	135.00–137.00	644	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	151.49/cwt	148.00–157.00	723	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	144.42/cwt	139.00–149.00	742	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	135.64/cwt	135.00–136.00	712	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	140.27/cwt	136.50–144.00	797	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	123.43/cwt	123.00–124.00	716	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	132.83/cwt	125.00–135.00	834	121
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	127.40/cwt	125.00–130.00	857	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	126.26/cwt	122.00–132.50	913	225
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	124.26/cwt	122.00–130.00	967	145
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	133.92/cwt	120.75–149.00	1,104	201
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	846	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	914	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	871	121.10/cwt	112.50–127.00	1,055	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	995	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,104	10
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,159	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,066	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	745	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	797	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 Apr 29, 2021

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

Receipts 2,507Last week 2,288Year ago 0

Special Calf & Yearling Sale. No comparison today, as the last sale was three weeks ago. Trend is not applicable. Trading was active with good demand for the moderate offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,159	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	330	165.00	165.00
10	—	995	111.00	111.00
145	—	778	122.00–130.00	124.26
18	—	422	155.00–163.00	159.49
121	—	628	125.00–135.00	132.83
85	—	568	136.50–144.00	140.27
72	—	871	112.50–127.00	121.10
16	—	477	148.00–157.00	151.49
13	—	372	151.00–156.00	153.68
201	—	824	120.75–149.00	133.92
70	—	673	125.00–130.00	127.40
44	—	514	139.00–149.00	144.42
225	—	723	122.00–132.50	126.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	441	148.00	148.00
11	—	472	135.00–137.00	136.47
9	—	580	123.00–124.00	123.43
11	—	525	135.00–136.00	135.64
3	—	846	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,064	120.50	120.50
59	—	1,014	117.00–123.50	123.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	622	146.00–157.00	152.61
89	—	729	128.50–141.25	137.37
10	—	378	180.00–190.00	185.21
4	—	248	335.00	335.00
4	—	345	460.00	460.00
25	—	475	169.00–181.00	177.27
70	—	682	138.00–146.00	141.72
6	—	320	200.00	200.00
114	—	835	127.00–131.50	128.36
116	—	876	124.00–149.00	128.91
35	—	435	181.00–187.00	183.02
49	—	521	164.00–181.00	171.79
320	—	922	124.00–126.50	125.00
8	—	996	117.50	117.50
100	—	783	127.00–133.00	130.32
95	—	573	156.00–168.00	159.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	499	160.00	160.00
4	—	548	150.00	150.00
7	—	810	119.00	119.00
3	—	343	175.00	175.00
4	—	775	115.00	115.00
4	—	438	160.00	160.00
20	—	646	137.50–138.00	137.67
8	—	553	135.00–142.00	139.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	745	107.00	107.00

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.