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Denison Livestock Auction

Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-17

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Nov 17

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Nov 10Nov 17Dec 1 →

Receipts

1,581 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 1,641▲ 192 vs year ago 1,389 · +13.8%

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special calf & Yearling Sale. No comparison today. Many unweaned cattle. Several load lots. Demand good. Active trade.

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 $183.92/cwt on 719 head.

Average price

$183.92

719 head · 685 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,259

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$392

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$37.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.30

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	691	186.83	1,291	589
Medium and Large 1-2	633	171.81	1,088	124
Large 1	1,129	149.00	1,682	6thin

One grade step is worth $37.83/cwt here — about −$392 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 sale719 hd

183.92

—

IA average9 barns · 7,819 hd

187.22

−3.30

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

Every lot

47 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	306	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	742	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	391	221.35/cwt	219.00–225.00	865	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	394	197.67/cwt	196.00–205.00	779	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	222.54/cwt	219.00–226.00	937	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	829	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	207.40/cwt	204.00–208.50	1,002	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	491	170.67/cwt	165.00–175.00	838	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	825	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	186.47/cwt	186.00–188.00	988	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	208.13/cwt	201.00–215.00	1,107	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	194.99/cwt	187.00–202.00	1,111	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	919	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	185.84/cwt	183.00–192.00	1,156	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,095	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	663	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,101	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	179.25/cwt	175.00–184.00	1,210	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	701	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,129	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	701	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,122	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	178.86/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,304	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	161.33/cwt	161.00–161.50	1,234	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	176.96/cwt	165.00–179.50	1,373	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	777	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,243	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,366	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	890	174.66/cwt	169.75–180.00	1,554	121
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	906	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,631	28
Steers	—	Large 1	1,129	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,682	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	233	410.00/head	410.00–410.00	410	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	279	552.79/head	540.00–570.00	553	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	201.53/cwt	196.00–209.00	663	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	191.88/cwt	186.00–198.00	720	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	200.07/cwt	198.00–201.50	878	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	186.03/cwt	177.00–192.00	876	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	494	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	840	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	168.79/cwt	165.00–174.00	878	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	154.79/cwt	153.00–161.00	810	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	166.48/cwt	160.00–176.00	952	118
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	162.31/cwt	159.75–166.25	1,010	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	162.98/cwt	155.00–167.50	1,074	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	661	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,015	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	169.49/cwt	155.00–171.50	1,234	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	147.73/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,081	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,098	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	796	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,313	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	166.97/cwt	166.00–167.00	1,372	124
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	893	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,340	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	904	162.11/cwt	161.00–162.25	1,465	53
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,146	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,622	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 Nov 17, 2022

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

Receipts 1,581Last week 1,641Year ago 1,389

Special calf & Yearling Sale. No comparison today. Many unweaned cattle. Several load lots. Demand good. Active trade.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	818	167.00	167.00
3	—	306	242.50	242.50
14	—	421	219.00–226.00	222.54
49	—	570	187.00–202.00	194.99
63	—	776	165.00–179.50	176.96
26	—	391	219.00–225.00	221.35
71	—	532	201.00–215.00	208.13
56	—	622	183.00–192.00	185.84
16	—	483	204.00–208.50	207.40
28	—	906	180.00	180.00
82	—	675	175.00–184.00	179.25
34	—	729	175.00–180.00	178.86
121	—	890	169.75–180.00	174.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	159.00	159.00
4	—	622	176.00	176.00
57	—	765	161.00–161.50	161.33
21	—	530	186.00–188.00	186.47
4	—	701	161.00	161.00
16	—	394	196.00–205.00	197.67
7	—	491	165.00–175.00	170.67
3	—	448	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	500	165.00	165.00
6	—	701	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	777	160.00	160.00
9	—	663	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,129	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	494	170.00	170.00
14	—	523	153.00–161.00	154.79
3	—	893	150.00	150.00
3	—	768	143.00	143.00
9	—	732	146.00–150.00	147.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	796	165.00	165.00
11	—	329	196.00–209.00	201.53
55	—	622	159.75–166.25	162.31
24	—	471	177.00–192.00	186.03
28	—	659	155.00–167.50	162.98
12	—	279	540.00–570.00	552.79
3	—	233	410.00	410.00
124	—	822	166.00–167.00	166.97
118	—	572	160.00–176.00	166.48
77	—	520	165.00–174.00	168.79
46	—	728	155.00–171.50	169.49
53	—	904	161.00–162.25	162.11
25	—	439	198.00–201.50	200.07
23	—	375	186.00–198.00	191.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,146	141.50	141.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	661	153.50	153.50

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.