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Denison Livestock Auction

Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-17

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Feb 17

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

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Receipts

1,889 head

▼ 288 vs last sale 2,177▼ 95 vs year ago 1,984 · −4.8%

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Calf & Yearling Sale. Compared to last week lightweight steers were mostly 2.00-3.00 higher, heavier steers mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Light heifers mostly steady, 800-pound heifers 1.00 higher. Demand good. Trade active.

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 $173.73/cwt on 962 head.

Average price

$173.73

962 head · 724 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,258

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$11.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.15

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	729	174.80	1,275	873
Medium and Large 1-2	673	163.24	1,098	89

One grade step is worth $11.56/cwt here — about $177 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 sale962 hd

173.73

—

IA average7 barns · 5,792 hd

171.58

+2.15

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

Every lot

38 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	825	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	785	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	219.85/cwt	214.00–225.00	948	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	214.29/cwt	209.00–217.50	1,022	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	181.62/cwt	179.00–183.00	966	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	541	201.12/cwt	191.50–207.00	1,088	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	198.14/cwt	185.00–204.50	1,143	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	164.43/cwt	158.00–171.00	965	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,051	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	189.44/cwt	184.00–198.00	1,184	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	180.06/cwt	173.00–190.00	1,212	124
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	166.64/cwt	165.00–171.50	1,135	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	174.51/cwt	168.00–180.50	1,276	151
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	167.81/cwt	158.50–176.00	1,295	108
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	151.37/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,178	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	159.49/cwt	153.25–166.00	1,314	87
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	876	156.26/cwt	152.25–160.00	1,369	187
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	940	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,429	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	950	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,435	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	179.52/cwt	177.50–182.50	767	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	177.11/cwt	171.00–180.00	840	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	809	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	168.71/cwt	159.50–173.00	891	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	171.19/cwt	164.00–174.25	950	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	153.08/cwt	149.50–157.75	889	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	159.85/cwt	154.00–164.25	1,005	135
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	144.88/cwt	135.50–150.00	926	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	149.35/cwt	147.00–152.50	1,001	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	692	139.55/cwt	136.50–142.00	966	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	151.72/cwt	143.50–157.25	1,088	184
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	730	172.68/cwt	165.50–176.50	1,261	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,030	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	759	138.83/cwt	136.00–140.50	1,054	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	149.58/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,153	120
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	805	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,304	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	833	145.08/cwt	144.50–145.25	1,209	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	867	136.13/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,180	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	951	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,350	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 Feb 17, 2022

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

Receipts 1,889Last week 2,177Year ago 1,984

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	951	142.00	142.00
12	—	867	133.00–140.00	136.13
19	—	427	177.50–182.50	179.52
26	—	555	164.00–174.25	171.19
27	—	474	171.00–180.00	177.11
31	—	670	147.00–152.50	149.35
120	—	771	145.00–154.00	149.58
184	—	717	143.50–157.25	151.72
46	—	833	144.50–145.25	145.08
135	—	629	154.00–164.25	159.85
36	—	528	159.50–173.00	168.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	805	162.00	162.00
53	—	730	165.50–176.50	172.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	639	135.50–150.00	144.88
7	—	490	165.00	165.00
9	—	692	136.50–142.00	139.55
20	—	581	149.50–157.75	153.08
7	—	733	140.50	140.50
8	—	759	136.00–140.50	138.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	673	173.00–190.00	180.06
3	—	950	151.00	151.00
50	—	625	184.00–198.00	189.44
15	—	431	214.00–225.00	219.85
3	—	388	212.50	212.50
87	—	824	153.25–166.00	159.49
108	—	772	158.50–176.00	167.81
151	—	731	168.00–180.50	174.51
5	—	940	152.00	152.00
11	—	477	209.00–217.50	214.29
56	—	541	191.50–207.00	201.12
73	—	577	185.00–204.50	198.14
187	—	876	152.25–160.00	156.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	532	179.00–183.00	181.62
3	—	618	170.00	170.00
39	—	778	145.00–157.00	151.37
12	—	587	158.00–171.00	164.43
3	—	413	190.00	190.00
16	—	681	165.00–171.50	166.64

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.