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Denison Livestock Auction

Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-12

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Jan 12

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Jan 5Jan 12Jan 19 →

Receipts

2,292 head

▲ 505 vs last sale 1,787▲ 29 vs year ago 2,263 · +1.3%

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Western IA Preconditioned Sale. Compared to the sale last week, light steers 550-650 pounds were 3.00-7.4 higher. Steers 700-750 pounds were 2.6-4.7 lower, heavier steers were mixed. Light heifers 550 pounds were 5.00 lower, 600-650 pounds steady to 1.00 higher, 700 pound heifers 5.00 lower. 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 $194.61/cwt on 1,201 head.

Average price

$194.61

1,201 head · 688 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,339

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$225

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$40.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.72

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	694	195.76	1,359	1,075
Medium and Large 1-2	615	186.25	1,146	120
Large 1	1,019	155.45	1,584	6thin

One grade step is worth $40.31/cwt here — about −$225 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 sale1,201 hd

194.61

—

IA average13 barns · 17,819 hd

190.89

+3.72

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	210.61/cwt	207.50–222.00	783	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	396	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	752	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	204.03/cwt	197.50–206.00	875	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	443	228.60/cwt	217.50–234.00	1,013	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	925	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	216.94/cwt	212.00–222.50	1,050	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	212.93/cwt	202.00–220.00	1,111	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,040	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	212.74/cwt	195.50–219.00	1,223	209
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	203.09/cwt	192.00–215.50	1,265	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	187.75/cwt	187.75–187.75	1,202	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	178.79/cwt	173.00–181.00	1,209	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	687	200.13/cwt	183.00–207.00	1,375	118
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	183.27/cwt	172.00–190.00	1,332	108
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,201	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	183.47/cwt	170.50–187.00	1,426	178
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	187.35/cwt	182.00–188.50	1,542	122
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	831	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,454	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	861	178.57/cwt	168.00–184.00	1,537	93
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	871	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,437	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	941	166.47/cwt	166.00–167.00	1,566	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	962	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,597	5
Steers	—	Large 1	1,019	155.45/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,584	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	316	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	679	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	197.13/cwt	187.00–200.00	741	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	192.19/cwt	185.00–195.50	823	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	188.94/cwt	184.00–197.50	894	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	179.72/cwt	176.00–186.50	926	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	180.43/cwt	168.50–186.00	1,034	160
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	172.99/cwt	168.00–178.00	1,081	116
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,008	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	174.90/cwt	167.50–178.75	1,170	117
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	699	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,125	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	168.46/cwt	161.50–170.75	1,206	132
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	167.99/cwt	161.00–174.00	1,317	150
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	162.79/cwt	162.50–163.50	1,328	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	886	168.56/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,493	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	935	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,454	18

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 Jan 12, 2023

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

Receipts 2,292Last week 1,787Year ago 2,263

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	316	215.00	215.00
18	—	935	155.50	155.50
27	—	428	185.00–195.50	192.19
28	—	376	187.00–200.00	197.13
160	—	573	168.50–186.00	180.43
69	—	473	184.00–197.50	188.94
150	—	784	161.00–174.00	167.99
117	—	669	167.50–178.75	174.90
132	—	716	161.50–170.75	168.46
36	—	816	162.50–163.50	162.79
51	—	515	176.00–186.50	179.72
32	—	886	162.00–170.00	168.56
116	—	625	168.00–178.00	172.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	160.00	160.00
6	—	699	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	941	166.00–167.00	166.47
93	—	861	168.00–184.00	178.57
118	—	687	183.00–207.00	200.13
31	—	522	202.00–220.00	212.93
5	—	962	166.00	166.00
108	—	727	172.00–190.00	183.27
22	—	443	217.50–234.00	228.60
61	—	484	212.00–222.50	216.94
76	—	623	192.00–215.50	203.09
122	—	823	182.00–188.50	187.35
15	—	372	207.50–222.00	210.61
178	—	777	170.50–187.00	183.47
209	—	575	195.50–219.00	212.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	640	187.75	187.75
4	—	871	165.00	165.00
5	—	528	197.00	197.00
6	—	396	190.00	190.00
3	—	460	201.00	201.00
17	—	429	197.50–206.00	204.03
3	—	728	165.00	165.00
3	—	831	175.00	175.00
40	—	676	173.00–181.00	178.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,019	152.00–159.00	155.45

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.