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Denison Livestock Auction

Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-28

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Jul 28

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Jun 9Jul 28Aug 18 →

Receipts

2,219 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 2,182▲ 701 vs year ago 1,518 · +46.2%

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison today, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Many large groups and load lots. Demand good. Active trade.

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 $165.62/cwt on 1,051 head.

Average price

$165.62

1,051 head · 751 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,243

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$653

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

$41.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.90

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	482	178.26	859	31
Medium and Large 1	755	165.55	1,250	1,009
Large 1	1,106	136.68	1,512	11thin

One grade step is worth $41.58/cwt here — about −$653 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 sale1,051 hd

165.62

—

IA average5 barns · 1,752 hd

159.72

+5.90

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

Every lot

30 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	405	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	899	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	206.35/cwt	196.00–210.00	974	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,062	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	206.78/cwt	199.00–208.25	1,166	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,020	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	637	195.31/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,244	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	196.29/cwt	193.50–199.00	1,327	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	191.25/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,377	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	184.28/cwt	179.00–186.25	1,423	142
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	866	179.74/cwt	174.00–182.75	1,557	197
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	907	174.66/cwt	170.50–178.00	1,584	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	973	164.11/cwt	157.00–166.50	1,597	269
Steers	—	Large 1	1,008	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,492	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	343	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	765	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	911	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	188.55/cwt	183.00–190.00	816	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	172.54/cwt	171.00–174.00	837	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	882	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	181.43/cwt	172.00–183.00	972	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	187.25/cwt	187.25–187.25	1,084	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	601	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	986	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	642	180.23/cwt	171.00–184.25	1,157	139
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	171.14/cwt	165.00–179.00	1,150	104
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	168.56/cwt	157.00–170.00	1,225	108
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	779	165.17/cwt	158.00–171.00	1,287	316
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	150.87/cwt	150.25–159.50	1,234	89
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	871	151.91/cwt	150.75–158.50	1,323	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	901	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,352	151
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,080	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,453	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,116	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,535	8

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 Jul 28, 2022

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

Receipts 2,219Last week 2,182Year ago 1,518

No comparison today, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Many large groups and load lots. Demand good. Active trade.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,080	134.50	134.50
8	—	1,116	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	343	223.00	223.00
8	—	416	219.00	219.00
17	—	579	187.25	187.25
46	—	871	150.75–158.50	151.91
151	—	901	150.00	150.00
104	—	672	165.00–179.00	171.14
27	—	536	172.00–183.00	181.43
108	—	727	157.00–170.00	168.56
89	—	818	150.25–159.50	150.87
139	—	642	171.00–184.25	180.23
316	—	779	158.00–171.00	165.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	601	164.00	164.00
5	—	519	170.00	170.00
8	—	485	171.00–174.00	172.54
14	—	433	183.00–190.00	188.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	517	205.50	205.50
29	—	720	190.00–192.00	191.25
36	—	564	199.00–208.25	206.78
42	—	676	193.50–199.00	196.29
45	—	907	170.50–178.00	174.66
62	—	637	190.00–202.00	195.31
21	—	472	196.00–210.00	206.35
142	—	772	179.00–186.25	184.28
197	—	866	174.00–182.75	179.74
269	—	973	157.00–166.50	164.11
5	—	405	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	593	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,008	148.00	148.00

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.