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Denison Livestock Auction

Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-15

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Dec 15

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Dec 8Dec 15Jan 5 →

Receipts

2,774 head

▲ 678 vs last sale 2,096▼ 11 vs year ago 2,785 · −0.4%

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Calf & Yearling Sale. No comparison today. Many load lots of calves and yearlings. 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 $182.17/cwt on 1,146 head.

Average price

$182.17

1,146 head · 760 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,385

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$87

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

$46.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.83

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	743	183.83	1,365	999
Medium and Large 1-2	538	183.50	987	48
Large 1	1,046	165.67	1,732	96
Large 1-2	1,056	137.50	1,452	3thin

One grade step is worth $46.33/cwt here — about −$87 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 sale1,146 hd

182.17

—

IA average9 barns · 6,872 hd

185.00

−2.83

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 1-2Unweaned	384	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	768	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	233.21/cwt	230.00–235.00	970	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	836	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,070	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	211.96/cwt	200.50–224.00	1,117	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	184.69/cwt	172.00–190.00	990	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	537	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,063	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	186.65/cwt	180.00–192.00	1,047	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	590	170.79/cwt	170.00–171.50	1,008	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	195.70/cwt	182.00–202.00	1,221	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,108	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	183.30/cwt	176.50–189.00	1,223	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	697	165.88/cwt	162.75–171.00	1,156	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	180.01/cwt	171.75–183.00	1,303	180
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	174.33/cwt	171.50–175.25	1,337	107
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	178.26/cwt	171.25–180.00	1,476	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	858	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,416	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	180.98/cwt	174.00–186.50	1,602	279
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	976	165.89/cwt	164.00–169.00	1,619	21
Steers	—	Large 1	1,029	166.25/cwt	166.25–166.25	1,711	91
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,056	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,452	3
Steers	—	Large 1	1,348	155.10/cwt	155.00–155.50	2,091	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	198.31/cwt	190.00–200.00	728	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	197.69/cwt	191.00–203.00	834	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	701	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	477	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	847	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	479	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	819	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	189.36/cwt	182.50–195.25	922	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	509	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	814	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	180.51/cwt	175.00–188.00	935	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	894	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	174.45/cwt	170.00–184.00	1,001	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	617	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,018	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	177.65/cwt	169.00–186.00	1,114	121
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	162.60/cwt	156.00–164.00	1,037	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	641	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	962	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	171.31/cwt	164.00–176.00	1,141	96
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	169.01/cwt	167.50–174.00	1,227	104
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	167.65/cwt	158.50–174.00	1,288	117
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	172.64/cwt	153.50–175.75	1,428	157
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	909	153.25/cwt	153.25–153.25	1,393	6
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,030	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,401	9
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,235	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,828	2
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,270	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,892	1

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 15, 2022

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

Receipts 2,774Last week 2,096Year ago 2,785

Special Calf & Yearling Sale. No comparison today. Many load lots of calves and yearlings. Demand good. Active trade.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	148.00	148.00
1	—	1,270	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	518	175.00–188.00	180.51
66	—	487	182.50–195.25	189.36
13	—	422	191.00–203.00	197.69
117	—	768	158.50–174.00	167.65
121	—	627	169.00–186.00	177.65
157	—	827	153.50–175.75	172.64
69	—	574	170.00–184.00	174.45
18	—	367	190.00–200.00	198.31
104	—	726	167.50–174.00	169.01
6	—	909	153.25	153.25
96	—	666	164.00–176.00	171.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	559	160.00	160.00
23	—	638	156.00–164.00	162.60
6	—	430	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	477	177.50	177.50
20	—	617	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	479	171.00	171.00
6	—	509	160.00	160.00
10	—	641	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,030	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	590	170.00–171.50	170.79
37	—	697	162.75–171.00	165.88
16	—	537	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	416	230.00–235.00	233.21
107	—	767	171.50–175.25	174.33
86	—	624	182.00–202.00	195.70
65	—	667	176.50–189.00	183.30
180	—	724	171.75–183.00	180.01
51	—	527	200.50–224.00	211.96
21	—	976	164.00–169.00	165.89
39	—	561	180.00–192.00	186.65
72	—	828	171.25–180.00	178.26
3	—	480	223.00	223.00
279	—	885	174.00–186.50	180.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	462	181.00	181.00
5	—	858	165.00	165.00
3	—	633	175.00	175.00
23	—	536	172.00–190.00	184.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	384	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,056	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,348	155.00–155.50	155.10
91	—	1,029	166.25	166.25

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.