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Denison Livestock Auction

Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-15

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Jun 15

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← May 25Jun 15Jul 27 →

Receipts

2,303 head

▲ 662 vs last sale 1,641▲ 2,303 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, as the last sale was three weeks ago.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $217.93/cwt on 1,120 head.

Average price

$217.93

1,120 head · 799 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$519

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

$30.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.46

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	664	220.15	1,461	46
Medium and Large 1	802	218.20	1,749	1,060
Large 1	1,042	190.00	1,980	14thin

One grade step is worth $30.15/cwt here — about −$519 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 sale1,120 hd

217.93

—

IA average6 barns · 2,583 hd

227.38

−9.46

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

Every lot

29 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	957	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	495	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,431	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	282.62/cwt	279.00–285.00	1,501	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	273.80/cwt	268.00–280.00	1,569	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,649	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,598	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	242.06/cwt	232.50–248.00	1,757	175
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	786	235.19/cwt	220.50–237.50	1,849	130
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	233.06/cwt	221.00–242.00	1,904	108
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	883	223.36/cwt	216.00–229.00	1,972	208
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	221.64/cwt	206.75–227.50	2,028	118
Steers	—	Large 1	1,125	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,980	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,084	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	275.84/cwt	261.00–287.50	1,288	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	259.97/cwt	257.50–261.00	1,344	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,507	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	233.45/cwt	227.00–242.00	1,338	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	240.15/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,463	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	234.28/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,556	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	223.07/cwt	216.00–229.50	1,631	156
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,532	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	789	217.05/cwt	208.50–220.25	1,713	216
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	216.98/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,771	264
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	213.00/cwt	203.50–215.75	1,832	168
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,688	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	921	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,704	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	936	205.02/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,919	150
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,042	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,980	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	811	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,476	4

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 Jun 15, 2023

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

Receipts 2,303Last week 1,641Year ago 0

Special Calf & Yearling Sale. No comparison, as the last sale was three weeks ago.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	811	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,042	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	558	270.00	270.00
7	—	467	261.00–287.50	275.84
10	—	517	257.50–261.00	259.97
50	—	664	234.00–235.00	234.28
264	—	816	215.00–220.00	216.98
33	—	609	235.00–242.00	240.15
150	—	936	200.00–211.00	205.02
168	—	860	203.50–215.75	213.00
156	—	731	216.00–229.50	223.07
216	—	789	208.50–220.25	217.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	448	242.00	242.00
7	—	870	194.00	194.00
6	—	921	185.00	185.00
26	—	573	227.00–242.00	233.45
3	—	740	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	531	279.00–285.00	282.62
108	—	817	221.00–242.00	233.06
5	—	627	263.00	263.00
118	—	915	206.75–227.50	221.64
27	—	573	268.00–280.00	273.80
3	—	495	289.00	289.00
130	—	786	220.50–237.50	235.19
208	—	883	216.00–229.00	223.36
175	—	726	232.50–248.00	242.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	220.00	220.00
3	—	663	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,125	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.