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Denison Livestock Auction

Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-02

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Feb 2

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Jan 26Feb 2Feb 9 →

Receipts

2,123 head

▼ 326 vs last sale 2,449▲ 141 vs year ago 1,982 · +7.1%

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Western IA Preconditioned Sale. Compared to the sale last Thursday 600-650 pound steers were 3.5-7.00 higher, 700-750 pound steers 1.7-4.3 higher, 800 pound steers 11.5 higher. Heifers 500-750 pounds were mostly 2.9-3.6 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 $194.64/cwt on 1,063 head.

Average price

$194.64

1,063 head · 699 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,361

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$16.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.63

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	700	195.12	1,367	1,033
Medium and Large 1-2	664	178.17	1,183	30

One grade step is worth $16.95/cwt here — about $183 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 sale1,063 hd

194.64

—

IA average9 barns · 8,151 hd

193.01

+1.63

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

Every lot

35 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	787	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	241.91/cwt	223.00–258.00	1,023	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	862	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	227.51/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,058	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	216.14/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,124	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	205.83/cwt	195.00–211.00	1,184	118
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,033	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,060	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	203.31/cwt	192.00–207.50	1,261	167
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	198.12/cwt	192.50–203.00	1,319	103
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	693	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,254	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,227	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	187.50/cwt	180.00–194.50	1,365	246
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	180.10/cwt	171.00–190.50	1,390	132
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	188.98/cwt	179.50–195.50	1,565	129
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	856	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,532	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	876	193.41/cwt	188.50–196.50	1,694	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	182.15/cwt	180.00–184.50	1,667	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	338	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	693	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	389	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	766	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	402	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	816	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	797	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	195.01/cwt	186.50–202.00	922	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	491	180.94/cwt	180.00–182.50	888	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	195.80/cwt	193.00–201.50	1,008	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	182.56/cwt	176.00–195.00	1,044	100
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,023	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	177.88/cwt	171.00–187.00	1,101	164
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,049	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,008	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	174.07/cwt	165.75–179.25	1,173	171
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	171.01/cwt	164.00–172.00	1,247	113
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	169.18/cwt	165.00–172.50	1,315	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	831	166.25/cwt	166.25–166.25	1,382	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	861	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,515	13

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 2, 2023

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

Receipts 2,123Last week 2,449Year ago 1,982

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	338	205.00	205.00
5	—	389	197.00	197.00
6	—	402	203.00	203.00
11	—	831	166.25	166.25
13	—	861	176.00	176.00
24	—	473	186.50–202.00	195.01
113	—	729	164.00–172.00	171.01
164	—	619	171.00–187.00	177.88
171	—	674	165.75–179.25	174.07
72	—	515	193.00–201.50	195.80
97	—	777	165.00–172.50	169.18
100	—	572	176.00–195.00	182.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	443	180.00	180.00
4	—	636	165.00	165.00
4	—	595	172.00	172.00
8	—	491	180.00–182.50	180.94
3	—	650	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
129	—	828	179.50–195.50	188.98
3	—	335	235.00	235.00
17	—	915	180.00–184.50	182.15
132	—	772	171.00–190.50	180.10
167	—	620	192.00–207.50	203.31
29	—	520	210.00–222.00	216.14
14	—	465	220.00–240.00	227.51
57	—	876	188.50–196.50	193.41
118	—	575	195.00–211.00	205.83
246	—	728	180.00–194.50	187.50
18	—	423	223.00–258.00	241.91
103	—	666	192.50–203.00	198.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	856	179.00	179.00
7	—	693	181.00	181.00
6	—	722	170.00	170.00
3	—	431	200.00	200.00
6	—	613	173.00	173.00
4	—	587	176.00	176.00

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.