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Denison Livestock Auction

Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-13

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, May 13

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Apr 29May 13Jun 10 →

Receipts

1,192 head

▼ 1,315 vs last sale 2,507▲ 1,192 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. Compared to two weeks ago steers were mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers mostly 2.00-5.00 higher. Trading was active with good demand for the light offerings.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.35/cwt on 595 head.

Average price

$136.35

595 head · 715 lb average

Value per head Derived

$975

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$242

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

$1.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.86

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	720	136.40	982	579
Medium and Large 1-2	550	134.53	740	16thin

One grade step is worth $1.87/cwt here — about $242 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 sale595 hd

136.35

—

IA average7 barns · 3,814 hd

135.48

+0.86

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

Every lot

28 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	418	189.22/cwt	184.00–192.00	791	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	184.87/cwt	183.00–190.00	863	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	549	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	983	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	176.66/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,003	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	159.54/cwt	153.25–165.50	988	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	149.11/cwt	146.00–156.00	1,015	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	146.33/cwt	138.00–148.75	1,042	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	135.15/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,049	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	132.77/cwt	132.50–133.50	1,085	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	857	128.07/cwt	125.50–130.50	1,098	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	934	124.40/cwt	123.50–126.00	1,162	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	960	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,210	17
Steers	—	Large 1	1,050	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,255	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	617	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	156.56/cwt	150.00–160.00	744	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	154.92/cwt	150.00–157.00	790	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	148.43/cwt	140.00–152.00	845	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	137.98/cwt	133.00–140.00	869	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	136.68/cwt	130.00–138.50	916	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	886	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	129.37/cwt	123.75–138.50	943	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	126.77/cwt	123.00–140.00	994	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	139.41/cwt	126.00–144.50	1,143	93
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	889	136.95/cwt	131.00–139.50	1,217	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	912	116.68/cwt	115.50–117.00	1,064	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	955	113.71/cwt	113.50–114.00	1,086	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,006	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,076	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 May 13, 2021

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

Receipts 1,192Last week 2,507Year ago 0

Special Calf & Yearling sale. Compared to two weeks ago steers were mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers mostly 2.00-5.00 higher. Trading was active with good demand for the light offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	569	140.00–152.00	148.43
84	—	784	123.00–140.00	126.77
86	—	729	123.75–138.50	129.37
53	—	475	150.00–160.00	156.56
3	—	1,006	107.00	107.00
7	—	955	113.50–114.00	113.71
10	—	510	150.00–157.00	154.92
36	—	670	130.00–138.50	136.68
37	—	889	131.00–139.50	136.95
93	—	820	126.00–144.50	139.41
56	—	630	133.00–140.00	137.98
43	—	912	115.50–117.00	116.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	723	122.50	122.50
4	—	525	140.00	140.00
7	—	441	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	817	132.50–133.50	132.77
85	—	934	123.50–126.00	124.40
48	—	681	146.00–156.00	149.11
52	—	712	138.00–148.75	146.33
56	—	776	130.00–141.00	135.15
11	—	418	184.00–192.00	189.22
60	—	568	165.00–180.00	176.66
12	—	549	179.00	179.00
11	—	467	183.00–190.00	184.87
17	—	960	126.00	126.00
14	—	857	125.50–130.50	128.07
32	—	619	153.25–165.50	159.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,050	119.50	119.50

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.