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Denison Livestock Auction

Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-20

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Apr 20

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Apr 6Apr 20May 4 →

Receipts

2,190 head

▼ 587 vs last sale 2,777▲ 2,190 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Calf & Yearling Sale. Steers 700-800 pounds were mostly 3.00-4.00 higher, 850 pounds 2.8 lower. Heifers 650-800 pounds were mostly 1.00-6.25 higher. Many load-lots of yearlings 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 $218.54/cwt on 945 head.

Average price

$218.54

945 head · 766 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$183

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$49.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.39

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	748	223.47	1,671	787
Medium and Large 1-2	691	210.03	1,452	88
Large 1	1,067	173.86	1,854	70

One grade step is worth $49.62/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 sale945 hd

218.54

—

IA average8 barns · 3,891 hd

218.94

−0.39

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

Every lot

46 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	363	277.42/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,007	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	402	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,069	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	289.49/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,268	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,222	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	296.27/cwt	294.00–300.00	1,375	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	275.15/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,447	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	254.82/cwt	243.00–266.00	1,458	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	233.35/cwt	221.00–237.50	1,344	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	209.24/cwt	201.00–221.00	1,316	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	244.81/cwt	235.00–261.00	1,545	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	235.51/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,550	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	202.11/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,348	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	197.21/cwt	193.00–201.00	1,430	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	224.31/cwt	211.50–234.00	1,640	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	223.02/cwt	215.00–228.50	1,713	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	197.88/cwt	194.00–199.00	1,563	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	208.87/cwt	198.00–216.00	1,698	159
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	814	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,579	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	197.71/cwt	193.50–201.25	1,706	104
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	876	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,638	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	911	191.31/cwt	184.00–194.00	1,743	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	963	179.24/cwt	178.00–180.50	1,726	30
Steers	—	Large 1	1,023	175.54/cwt	172.00–177.00	1,796	47
Steers	—	Large 1	1,059	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,811	13
Steers	—	Large 1	1,135	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,930	3
Steers	—	Large 1	1,345	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	2,280	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	246	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	268	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	336	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	832	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	259.67/cwt	245.00–272.50	984	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	243.45/cwt	234.00–256.00	1,037	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	250.51/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,177	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	242.59/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,286	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	544	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,055	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	239.35/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,352	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	207.82/cwt	186.00–218.00	1,207	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	205.57/cwt	195.00–212.00	1,305	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	204.91/cwt	199.00–206.50	1,391	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	195.89/cwt	187.75–210.00	1,414	215
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	184.25/cwt	184.25–184.25	1,354	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	184.07/cwt	181.00–195.00	1,439	95
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	186.06/cwt	181.00–190.00	1,531	177
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	857	184.43/cwt	184.25–185.00	1,581	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	935	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,664	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	990	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,673	11
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,170	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	2,042	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 Apr 20, 2023

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

Receipts 2,190Last week 2,777Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	935	178.00	178.00
215	—	722	187.75–210.00	195.89
5	—	336	247.50	247.50
95	—	782	181.00–195.00	184.07
65	—	635	195.00–212.00	205.57
37	—	530	240.00–245.00	242.59
3	—	246	775.00	775.00
3	—	268	675.00	675.00
23	—	470	246.00–255.00	250.51
177	—	823	181.00–190.00	186.06
56	—	857	184.25–185.00	184.43
86	—	679	199.00–206.50	204.91
13	—	379	245.00–272.50	259.67
26	—	426	234.00–256.00	243.45
11	—	990	169.00	169.00
34	—	565	230.00–245.00	239.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,170	174.50	174.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	735	184.25	184.25
5	—	544	194.00	194.00
22	—	581	186.00–218.00	207.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,345	169.50	169.50
3	—	1,135	170.00	170.00
47	—	1,023	172.00–177.00	175.54
13	—	1,059	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	658	225.00–239.00	235.51
159	—	813	198.00–216.00	208.87
104	—	863	193.50–201.25	197.71
46	—	526	270.00–280.00	275.15
23	—	438	270.00–300.00	289.49
88	—	911	184.00–194.00	191.31
33	—	631	235.00–261.00	244.81
6	—	363	275.00–280.00	277.42
39	—	572	243.00–266.00	254.82
114	—	768	215.00–228.50	223.02
30	—	963	178.00–180.50	179.24
32	—	464	294.00–300.00	296.27
56	—	731	211.50–234.00	224.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	402	266.00	266.00
7	—	876	187.00	187.00
5	—	814	194.00	194.00
12	—	725	193.00–201.00	197.21
12	—	576	221.00–237.50	233.35
5	—	461	265.00	265.00
22	—	790	194.00–199.00	197.88
7	—	629	201.00–221.00	209.24
14	—	667	200.00–204.00	202.11

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.