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Denison Livestock Auction

Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-04

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, May 4

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

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Receipts

1,719 head

▼ 471 vs last sale 2,190▲ 1,719 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. Compared to the sale two weeks ago, 800-850 pound steers were 4.5-9.5 lower. Limited numbers in lighter steers today. Heifers 750 pounds 6 higher. Many load-lots of yearling cattle. 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 $203.38/cwt on 998 head.

Average price

$203.38

998 head · 812 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$108

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$38.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.89

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	816	203.84	1,663	969
Medium and Large 1-2	653	190.68	1,245	26
Large 1	1,073	165.00	1,770	3thin

One grade step is worth $38.84/cwt here — about −$108 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 sale998 hd

203.38

—

IA average6 barns · 2,880 hd

222.27

−18.89

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

Every lot

42 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	216	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	276	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	846	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	267.12/cwt	262.00–275.00	1,015	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	262.69/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,122	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	276.95/cwt	261.00–286.00	1,349	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	240.98/cwt	235.00–251.00	1,241	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	253.21/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,481	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,148	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	222.45/cwt	214.00–226.00	1,386	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	649	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,259	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	178.76/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,173	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	207.35/cwt	195.00–216.00	1,391	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	194.90/cwt	189.50–198.50	1,394	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	200.55/cwt	186.00–206.00	1,548	115
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	179.42/cwt	176.00–183.00	1,489	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	831	199.26/cwt	190.00–205.50	1,656	303
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	883	193.17/cwt	188.00–194.75	1,706	162
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	940	186.94/cwt	177.00–190.00	1,757	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	975	194.10/cwt	180.00–198.00	1,892	177
Steers	—	Large 1	1,073	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,770	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	173	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	211	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	279	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	786	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	243.70/cwt	242.50–245.00	928	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	234.82/cwt	228.00–250.00	1,113	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	219.43/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,126	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	881	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	187.66/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,068	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	217.81/cwt	215.50–225.00	1,281	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	186.58/cwt	185.00–189.00	1,144	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	193.69/cwt	187.50–203.25	1,298	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	193.05/cwt	184.00–194.50	1,376	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	789	190.39/cwt	190.25–190.50	1,502	129
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	829	186.99/cwt	183.50–191.50	1,550	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	834	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,635	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	173.38/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,514	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	906	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,450	11
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,019	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,646	11

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 May 4, 2023

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

Receipts 1,719Last week 2,190Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	427	255.00–272.50	262.69
14	—	623	214.00–226.00	222.45
15	—	515	235.00–251.00	240.98
16	—	487	261.00–286.00	276.95
5	—	216	650.00	650.00
17	—	276	750.00	750.00
3	—	326	750.00	750.00
41	—	585	250.00–261.00	253.21
48	—	715	189.50–198.50	194.90
162	—	883	188.00–194.75	193.17
115	—	772	186.00–206.00	200.55
33	—	940	177.00–190.00	186.94
22	—	380	262.00–275.00	267.12
303	—	831	190.00–205.50	199.26
177	—	975	180.00–198.00	194.10
10	—	671	195.00–216.00	207.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	656	175.00–185.00	178.76
3	—	592	194.00	194.00
6	—	649	194.00	194.00
6	—	830	176.00–183.00	179.42
3	—	360	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,073	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
129	—	789	190.25–190.50	190.39
11	—	873	169.00–175.00	173.38
17	—	381	242.50–245.00	243.70
17	—	513	215.00–222.50	219.43
18	—	321	245.00	245.00
22	—	713	184.00–194.50	193.05
57	—	588	215.50–225.00	217.81
30	—	670	187.50–203.25	193.69
40	—	829	183.50–191.50	186.99
52	—	474	228.00–250.00	234.82
11	—	906	160.00	160.00
13	—	613	185.00–189.00	186.58
4	—	211	525.00	525.00
3	—	173	400.00	400.00
6	—	279	700.00	700.00
4	—	371	775.00	775.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	834	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	569	180.00–200.00	187.66
3	—	518	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,019	161.50	161.50

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.