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Denison Livestock Auction

Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-09

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Feb 9

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Feb 2Feb 9Feb 16 →

Receipts

2,377 head

▲ 254 vs last sale 2,123▲ 200 vs year ago 2,177 · +9.2%

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Calf & Yearling Sale. No comparison. Many load-lots today. 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 $195.52/cwt on 1,291 head.

Average price

$195.52

1,291 head · 722 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,412

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$304

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

$14.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.77

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	725	195.85	1,419	1,262
Medium and Large 1-2	617	180.91	1,116	29

One grade step is worth $14.94/cwt here — about $304 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 sale1,291 hd

195.52

—

IA average9 barns · 8,932 hd

197.29

−1.77

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

Every lot

33 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	857	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	854	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,016	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	238.75/cwt	215.00–244.00	1,117	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	970	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	222.08/cwt	218.00–229.00	1,166	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	212.48/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,203	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	179.68/cwt	175.00–192.00	1,049	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	215.40/cwt	205.00–222.00	1,342	183
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	198.00/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,327	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,280	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	197.46/cwt	186.50–203.50	1,420	235
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	183.95/cwt	174.00–189.50	1,431	199
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,253	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	182.86/cwt	177.50–186.00	1,498	187
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	179.08/cwt	175.00–183.50	1,545	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	901	172.48/cwt	170.00–174.25	1,554	101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	357	204.10/cwt	195.00–213.00	729	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	200.98/cwt	199.00–205.00	868	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	865	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	200.03/cwt	187.00–204.50	958	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	184.27/cwt	180.00–188.50	966	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	878	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	949	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	185.68/cwt	177.00–189.25	1,055	163
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	182.37/cwt	170.00–187.25	1,133	98
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	176.29/cwt	169.50–182.50	1,179	131
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	174.17/cwt	166.00–177.50	1,247	121
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	168.96/cwt	164.00–173.00	1,301	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,437	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	969	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,434	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,028	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,408	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	750	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,058	3

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 9, 2023

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

Receipts 2,377Last week 2,123Year ago 2,177

Special Calf & Yearling Sale. No comparison. Many load-lots today. Demand good. Active trade.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	750	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,028	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	357	195.00–213.00	204.10
6	—	969	148.00	148.00
18	—	432	199.00–205.00	200.98
55	—	770	164.00–173.00	168.96
131	—	669	169.50–182.50	176.29
63	—	863	166.50	166.50
65	—	479	187.00–204.50	200.03
67	—	524	180.00–188.50	184.27
163	—	568	177.00–189.25	185.68
121	—	716	166.00–177.50	174.17
98	—	621	170.00–187.25	182.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	526	167.00	167.00
3	—	555	171.00	171.00
5	—	478	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
187	—	819	177.50–186.00	182.86
199	—	778	174.00–189.50	183.95
235	—	719	186.50–203.50	197.46
101	—	863	175.00–183.50	179.08
101	—	901	170.00–174.25	172.48
183	—	623	205.00–222.00	215.40
85	—	670	190.00–205.00	198.00
46	—	566	205.00–215.00	212.48
81	—	525	218.00–229.00	222.08
12	—	434	234.00	234.00
29	—	468	215.00–244.00	238.75
3	—	360	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	201.00	201.00
4	—	478	203.00	203.00
6	—	783	160.00	160.00
11	—	584	175.00–192.00	179.68
5	—	715	179.00	179.00

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.