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Denison Livestock Auction

Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-09

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Dec 9

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Dec 2Dec 9Dec 16 →

Receipts

2,192 head

▲ 350 vs last sale 1,842▲ 201 vs year ago 1,991 · +10.1%

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Western Iowa Preconditioned Sale. Compared to last week steers were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers 600 pounds steady to 1.00 lower, heifers 700 pounds 2.00 higher. Trading was active with good demand.

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 $170.67/cwt on 1,154 head.

Average price

$170.67

1,154 head · 689 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,175

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$6.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.71

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	699	171.30	1,198	1,037
Medium and Large 1-2	594	165.11	980	117

One grade step is worth $6.19/cwt here — about $218 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 sale1,154 hd

170.67

—

IA average10 barns · 9,139 hd

167.96

+2.71

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

Every lot

44 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	776	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	671	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	170.12/cwt	169.00–171.00	713	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	828	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	197.03/cwt	185.00–204.00	930	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	178.00/cwt	174.00–180.00	862	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	182.66/cwt	175.00–186.00	966	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	905	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	187.14/cwt	178.00–192.00	1,072	93
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	171.37/cwt	171.00–171.50	989	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	173.26/cwt	166.00–183.00	1,069	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	156.96/cwt	148.00–164.00	994	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	164.91/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,118	99
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,043	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	168.29/cwt	155.00–172.50	1,217	287
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	164.78/cwt	161.75–167.00	1,272	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	779	147.23/cwt	141.50–153.00	1,147	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	148.57/cwt	147.00–149.50	1,214	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	832	163.84/cwt	156.50–166.50	1,363	222
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	152.16/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,331	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	918	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,349	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	992	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,414	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,837	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	559	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	423.40/cwt	158.00–630.00	1,609	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	153.41/cwt	150.00–156.00	603	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	403	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,418	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	161.55/cwt	157.50–164.00	680	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	174.82/cwt	166.00–183.50	753	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	170.92/cwt	162.50–176.00	815	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	162.55/cwt	155.00–171.00	855	104
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	152.18/cwt	150.00–154.00	802	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	157.28/cwt	151.00–160.50	906	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	144.99/cwt	142.00–147.00	841	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	155.08/cwt	146.00–160.75	965	103
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	137.98/cwt	134.00–144.00	872	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	149.80/cwt	144.75–154.50	1,008	161
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	956	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	140.28/cwt	140.00–140.50	1,016	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	154.00/cwt	142.50–158.00	1,129	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	757	153.41/cwt	149.50–156.50	1,161	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	781	158.70/cwt	158.50–159.00	1,239	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	143.39/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,183	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	907	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,197	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 Dec 9, 2021

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

Receipts 2,192Last week 1,842Year ago 1,991

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	907	132.00	132.00
15	—	825	139.00–149.00	143.39
27	—	757	149.50–156.50	153.41
29	—	576	151.00–160.50	157.28
33	—	431	166.00–183.50	174.82
39	—	477	162.50–176.00	170.92
103	—	622	146.00–160.75	155.08
69	—	733	142.50–158.00	154.00
104	—	526	155.00–171.00	162.55
161	—	673	144.75–154.50	149.80
3	—	403	600.00	600.00
3	—	328	560.00	560.00
21	—	380	158.00–630.00	423.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	781	158.50–159.00	158.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	632	134.00–144.00	137.98
3	—	335	167.00	167.00
3	—	678	141.00	141.00
7	—	393	150.00–156.00	153.41
7	—	724	140.00–140.50	140.28
11	—	421	157.50–164.00	161.55
13	—	527	150.00–154.00	152.18
32	—	580	142.00–147.00	144.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	918	147.00	147.00
16	—	436	190.00	190.00
8	—	992	142.50	142.50
36	—	875	151.00–155.00	152.16
93	—	573	178.00–192.00	187.14
10	—	368	211.00	211.00
77	—	772	161.75–167.00	164.78
287	—	723	155.00–172.50	168.29
222	—	832	156.50–166.50	163.84
99	—	678	160.00–169.00	164.91
68	—	617	166.00–183.00	173.26
48	—	529	175.00–186.00	182.66
70	—	472	185.00–204.00	197.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	484	174.00–180.00	178.00
3	—	695	150.00	150.00
29	—	577	171.00–171.50	171.37
6	—	779	141.50–153.00	147.23
22	—	633	148.00–164.00	156.96
16	—	817	147.00–149.50	148.57
5	—	540	167.50	167.50
5	—	373	180.00	180.00
9	—	419	169.00–171.00	170.12

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.