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Denison Livestock Auction

Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-12

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Aug 12

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Jul 29Aug 12Sep 2 →

Receipts

1,942 head

▲ 424 vs last sale 1,518▲ 1,942 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago 700-800 pound steers were mostly steady, heifers were sharply higher. Many load lots today. 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 $159.31/cwt on 1,049 head.

Average price

$159.31

1,049 head · 810 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,291

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$10.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.44

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	812	160.00	1,299	978
Medium and Large 1-2	786	149.86	1,178	71

One grade step is worth $10.14/cwt here — about $121 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 sale1,049 hd

159.31

—

IA average4 barns · 6,216 hd

162.76

−3.44

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

Every lot

35 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 1Unweaned	420	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	781	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	190.86/cwt	188.00–197.00	836	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	950	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	561	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,004	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	181.25/cwt	181.25–181.25	1,020	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	652	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,037	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	171.64/cwt	163.00–177.00	1,159	138
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	167.02/cwt	159.00–170.00	1,233	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	739	154.73/cwt	154.50–155.00	1,143	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	161.06/cwt	157.75–164.00	1,227	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,189	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,149	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	836	159.55/cwt	151.50–164.50	1,334	280
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	884	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,339	122
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,376	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	981	146.72/cwt	141.50–149.25	1,439	158
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,063	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,456	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	403	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	742	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	433	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	758	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	526	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	847	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	172.26/cwt	170.50–173.00	910	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	138.44/cwt	128.00–155.00	788	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	165.13/cwt	159.00–168.75	964	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	601	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	980	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	146.15/cwt	142.25–147.50	997	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	709	149.98/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,063	118
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	959	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	786	146.49/cwt	143.75–149.00	1,151	139
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,040	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	146.73/cwt	138.00–148.50	1,194	143
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	886	139.24/cwt	135.00–140.75	1,234	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	887	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,140	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	135.94/cwt	135.25–140.50	1,257	88
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,215	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,525	11

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 Aug 12, 2021

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

Receipts 1,942Last week 1,518Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago 700-800 pound steers were mostly steady, heifers were sharply higher. Many load lots today. Trading was active with good demand for the moderate offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	601	163.00	163.00
7	—	403	184.00	184.00
11	—	1,215	125.50	125.50
24	—	528	170.50–173.00	172.26
38	—	584	159.00–168.75	165.13
41	—	682	142.25–147.50	146.15
61	—	886	135.00–140.75	139.24
118	—	709	140.00–151.00	149.98
88	—	925	135.25–140.50	135.94
139	—	786	143.75–149.00	146.49
143	—	814	138.00–148.50	146.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	433	175.00	175.00
9	—	526	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	887	128.50	128.50
3	—	545	125.00	125.00
3	—	710	135.00	135.00
3	—	800	130.00	130.00
8	—	569	128.00–155.00	138.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	186.00	186.00
3	—	561	179.00	179.00
5	—	652	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	563	181.25	181.25
46	—	905	152.00	152.00
122	—	884	151.50	151.50
29	—	438	188.00–197.00	190.86
158	—	981	141.50–149.25	146.72
79	—	762	157.75–164.00	161.06
6	—	525	181.00	181.00
3	—	1,063	137.00	137.00
280	—	836	151.50–164.50	159.55
138	—	675	163.00–177.00	171.64
98	—	738	159.00–170.00	167.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	815	141.00	141.00
53	—	795	149.50	149.50
13	—	739	154.50–155.00	154.73

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.