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Denison Livestock Auction

Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-25

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, May 25

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← May 4May 25Jun 15 →

Receipts

1,641 head

▼ 78 vs last sale 1,719▲ 1,641 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. No comparison. 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 $216.62/cwt on 771 head.

Average price

$216.62

771 head · 837 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,813

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$41.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.05

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	840	217.77	1,829	736
Medium and Large 1-2	746	194.51	1,451	31
Large 1	1,002	176.00	1,764	4thin

One grade step is worth $41.77/cwt here — about $66 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 sale771 hd

216.62

—

IA average9 barns · 4,177 hd

238.67

−22.05

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

Every lot

31 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,458	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	281.99/cwt	278.00–293.00	1,503	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,441	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	241.35/cwt	230.00–254.00	1,511	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	218.87/cwt	216.00–222.50	1,370	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,345	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	234.16/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,604	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	706	228.00/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,610	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	759	224.64/cwt	209.50–232.00	1,705	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	182.45/cwt	180.00–190.50	1,414	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	223.50/cwt	216.25–227.00	1,830	238
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	853	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,621	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	859	213.76/cwt	210.00–215.25	1,836	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	927	204.15/cwt	191.75–207.75	1,892	244
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	955	203.69/cwt	192.00–206.25	1,945	63
Steers	—	Large 1	1,002	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,764	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	346	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	761	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	446	262.96/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,173	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	257.44/cwt	233.00–266.00	1,362	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	218.99/cwt	207.00–227.50	1,163	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,161	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	238.97/cwt	226.00–243.00	1,403	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	630	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,254	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	641	209.54/cwt	204.00–213.00	1,343	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	215.27/cwt	207.00–229.00	1,416	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	188.67/cwt	187.00–192.00	1,340	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	735	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,602	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	739	209.67/cwt	203.00–214.50	1,549	129
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	204.33/cwt	201.00–207.00	1,569	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	198.76/cwt	189.00–205.00	1,632	132
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	192.34/cwt	187.00–194.50	1,683	54

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 25, 2023

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

Receipts 1,641Last week 1,719Year ago 0

Special Calf & Yearling Sale. No comparison. Demand good. Active trade.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	853	190.00	190.00
7	—	626	216.00–222.50	218.87
13	—	775	180.00–190.50	182.45
4	—	676	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	533	278.00–293.00	281.99
20	—	626	230.00–254.00	241.35
3	—	463	315.00	315.00
238	—	819	216.25–227.00	223.50
14	—	706	226.00–230.00	228.00
59	—	759	209.50–232.00	224.64
47	—	685	220.00–243.00	234.16
244	—	927	191.75–207.75	204.15
4	—	581	248.00	248.00
32	—	859	210.00–215.25	213.76
63	—	955	192.00–206.25	203.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,002	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	587	226.00–243.00	238.97
14	—	446	245.00–270.00	262.96
15	—	641	204.00–213.00	209.54
19	—	768	201.00–207.00	204.33
38	—	529	233.00–266.00	257.44
132	—	821	189.00–205.00	198.76
129	—	739	203.00–214.50	209.67
58	—	658	207.00–229.00	215.27
54	—	875	187.00–194.50	192.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	531	207.00–227.50	218.99
3	—	558	208.00	208.00
9	—	710	187.00–192.00	188.67
4	—	346	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	735	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	199.00	199.00

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.