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Denison Livestock Auction

Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-27

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Jul 27

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Jun 15Jul 27Aug 10 →

Receipts

2,303 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 2,303▲ 84 vs year ago 2,219 · +3.8%

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Calf & Yearling Sale. No comparison today, as there hasn't been a recent sale. Many load lots of quality cattle today. Demand good. Trade active.

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 $253.16/cwt on 1,274 head.

Average price

$253.16

1,274 head · 838 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,122

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$178

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$33.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.12

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	821	256.84	2,110	1,127
Medium and Large 1-2	781	230.07	1,797	36
Large 1	1,025	223.30	2,288	111

One grade step is worth $33.53/cwt here — about −$178 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 sale1,274 hd

253.16

—

IA average4 barns · 1,859 hd

232.03

+21.12

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

Every lot

38 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	241	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	795	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,072	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	495	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,535	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	288.36/cwt	284.00–290.00	1,511	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,397	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	299.20/cwt	294.00–300.00	1,750	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,677	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,530	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	688	261.37/cwt	249.00–263.00	1,798	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	260.39/cwt	247.50–267.00	1,872	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	787	233.80/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,840	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	792	264.75/cwt	264.75–264.75	2,097	119
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	255.89/cwt	247.00–257.50	2,114	128
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	832	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,880	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	871	254.27/cwt	243.00–259.50	2,215	303
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	906	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,903	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	932	237.72/cwt	220.00–244.00	2,216	122
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	990	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,302	196
Steers	—	Large 1	1,014	229.78/cwt	229.50–230.50	2,330	97
Steers	—	Large 1	1,065	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,922	6
Steers	—	Large 1	1,123	176.89/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,986	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	243	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	790	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,088	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	919	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	237.01/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,138	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,146	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	251.41/cwt	242.50–258.00	1,340	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	250.86/cwt	242.00–253.00	1,452	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	249.45/cwt	241.00–252.00	1,584	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	240.43/cwt	231.00–244.00	1,717	180
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	739	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,618	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	207.50/cwt	206.00–209.00	1,625	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	794	234.96/cwt	222.00–239.50	1,866	192
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	832	236.62/cwt	227.00–237.50	1,969	156
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	893	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,982	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	907	220.75/cwt	220.75–220.75	2,002	95
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	949	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,708	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	951	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,026	5

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 Jul 27, 2023

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

Receipts 2,303Last week 2,303Year ago 2,219

Special Calf & Yearling Sale. No comparison today, as there hasn't been a recent sale. Many load lots of quality cattle today. Demand good. Trade active.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	951	213.00	213.00
10	—	375	290.00	290.00
11	—	480	232.50–250.00	237.01
156	—	832	227.00–237.50	236.62
26	—	893	222.00	222.00
180	—	714	231.00–244.00	240.43
14	—	243	325.00	325.00
95	—	907	220.75	220.75
192	—	794	222.00–239.50	234.96
12	—	533	242.50–258.00	251.41
45	—	635	241.00–252.00	249.45
33	—	579	242.00–253.00	250.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	739	219.00	219.00
6	—	783	206.00–209.00	207.50
3	—	383	240.00	240.00
7	—	949	180.00	180.00
3	—	515	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
303	—	871	243.00–259.50	254.27
64	—	585	294.00–300.00	299.20
64	—	719	247.50–267.00	260.39
119	—	792	264.75	264.75
196	—	990	232.50	232.50
14	—	335	320.00	320.00
22	—	524	284.00–290.00	288.36
24	—	495	310.00	310.00
122	—	932	220.00–244.00	237.72
128	—	826	247.00–257.50	255.89
6	—	621	270.00	270.00
13	—	241	330.00	330.00
52	—	688	249.00–263.00	261.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	906	210.00	210.00
9	—	832	226.00	226.00
18	—	787	226.00–236.00	233.80
3	—	570	245.00	245.00
3	—	680	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	1,014	229.50–230.50	229.78
6	—	1,065	180.50	180.50
8	—	1,123	175.00–180.00	176.89

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.