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Denison Livestock Auction

Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-02

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Sep 2

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Aug 12Sep 2Sep 23 →

Receipts

2,598 head

▲ 656 vs last sale 1,942▲ 2,598 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Last reported sale was several weeks ago. Trend is not applicable. Several 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 $167.86/cwt on 1,420 head.

Average price

$167.86

1,420 head · 725 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,217

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$10.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.31

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	732	168.60	1,234	1,319
Medium and Large 1-2	632	158.27	1,001	101

One grade step is worth $10.33/cwt here — about $233 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 sale1,420 hd

167.86

—

IA average7 barns · 4,985 hd

159.55

+8.31

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

Every lot

54 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	293	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,934	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	346	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	716	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	693.90/cwt	685.00–700.00	2,595	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	389	197.13/cwt	190.00–209.00	767	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	407	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	2,747	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	200.76/cwt	189.00–207.00	847	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	197.00/cwt	184.00–205.00	932	87
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	774	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	3,660	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	185.55/cwt	179.00–195.00	985	140
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	175.23/cwt	174.50–176.00	936	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	173.75/cwt	169.00–186.50	987	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	160.86/cwt	159.00–163.50	917	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	169.06/cwt	165.00–177.50	1,046	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	148.54/cwt	146.00–151.00	919	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	163.40/cwt	158.50–170.00	1,103	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	143.37/cwt	143.00–144.00	984	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	698	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,040	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	164.27/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,189	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	162.36/cwt	158.50–166.00	1,239	111
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	162.17/cwt	158.00–164.00	1,318	292
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	890	159.89/cwt	154.50–163.25	1,423	215
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,325	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	922	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,309	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	926	157.33/cwt	151.50–158.50	1,457	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	972	144.72/cwt	142.50–149.00	1,407	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,258	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,194	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	1,537	20
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	267	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,562	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	333	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,065	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	547	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	342	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	2,172	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	182.42/cwt	179.00–184.00	660	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	641.65/cwt	600.00–670.00	2,464	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	149.66/cwt	145.00–152.00	615	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	178.65/cwt	168.00–182.00	747	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	456	172.23/cwt	167.00–176.00	785	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	152.61/cwt	142.00–158.00	742	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	154.38/cwt	145.50–159.00	815	176
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	547	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	738	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	779	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	149.71/cwt	145.50–153.00	867	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	157.69/cwt	150.00–165.00	997	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	676	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	940	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	156.18/cwt	148.00–159.00	1,059	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	155.75/cwt	151.75–158.50	1,115	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	149.73/cwt	143.00–151.00	1,172	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	141.11/cwt	135.50–148.75	1,143	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	140.83/cwt	135.50–144.00	1,215	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	916	139.10/cwt	135.50–142.00	1,274	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	966	135.79/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,312	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,038	136.44/cwt	133.75–138.50	1,416	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,185	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	1,508	13

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 Sep 2, 2021

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

Receipts 2,598Last week 1,942Year ago 0

Last reported sale was several weeks ago. Trend is not applicable. Several 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
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
292	—	813	158.00–164.00	162.17
111	—	763	158.50–166.00	162.36
90	—	972	142.50–149.00	144.72
14	—	389	190.00–209.00	197.13
12	—	346	207.00	207.00
87	—	473	184.00–205.00	197.00
79	—	422	189.00–207.00	200.76
62	—	568	169.00–186.50	173.75
32	—	675	158.50–170.00	163.40
68	—	619	165.00–177.50	169.06
66	—	926	151.50–158.50	157.33
215	—	890	154.50–163.25	159.89
140	—	531	179.00–195.00	185.55
20	—	1,194	128.75	128.75
20	—	724	162.00–165.00	164.27
7	—	374	685.00–700.00	693.90
4	—	407	675.00	675.00
3	—	488	750.00	750.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	895	148.00	148.00
5	—	475	163.00	163.00
39	—	570	159.00–163.50	160.86
6	—	619	146.00–151.00	148.54
4	—	975	129.00	129.00
23	—	534	174.50–176.00	175.23
11	—	686	143.00–144.00	143.37
7	—	922	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	293	660.00	660.00
11	—	698	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	632	150.00–165.00	157.69
22	—	579	145.50–153.00	149.71
15	—	810	135.50–148.75	141.11
14	—	966	135.00–136.00	135.79
13	—	1,185	127.25	127.25
10	—	362	179.00–184.00	182.42
15	—	384	600.00–670.00	641.65
4	—	342	635.00	635.00
61	—	716	151.75–158.50	155.75
76	—	678	148.00–159.00	156.18
41	—	916	135.50–142.00	139.10
76	—	783	143.00–151.00	149.73
39	—	863	135.50–144.00	140.83
34	—	456	167.00–176.00	172.23
176	—	528	145.50–159.00	154.38
74	—	418	168.00–182.00	178.65
63	—	1,038	133.75–138.50	136.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	340	161.00	161.00
8	—	547	135.00	135.00
6	—	760	120.00	120.00
3	—	573	136.00	136.00
63	—	486	142.00–158.00	152.61
12	—	411	145.00–152.00	149.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	676	139.00	139.00
8	—	267	585.00	585.00
4	—	333	620.00	620.00

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.