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Denison Livestock Auction

Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-31

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Aug 31

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

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Receipts

2,104 head

▼ 274 vs last sale 2,378▲ 320 vs year ago 1,784 · +17.9%

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison today, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Upward trend. High demand on light calves. Many load lots offered 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 $283.23/cwt on 1,061 head.

Average price

$283.23

1,061 head · 672 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,902

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$447

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

$10.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+31.00

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	510	292.92	1,494	96
Medium and Large 1	688	282.26	1,941	965

One grade step is worth $10.66/cwt here — about −$447 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 sale1,061 hd

283.23

—

IA average9 barns · 6,551 hd

252.22

+31.00

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

Every lot

57 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 1-2	281	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	941	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	343	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,303	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	348	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,244	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	344.94/cwt	332.50–357.50	1,300	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	343.59/cwt	336.00–350.00	1,436	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,185	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	333.63/cwt	322.50–351.00	1,535	106
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	471	317.65/cwt	310.00–321.00	1,496	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	471	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,394	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	304.50/cwt	304.50–304.50	1,456	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	506	343.21/cwt	342.50–344.00	1,737	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	523	314.60/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,645	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	298.21/cwt	283.00–305.00	1,586	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	270.69/cwt	270.00–271.00	1,510	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	309.85/cwt	295.00–327.50	1,760	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	255.43/cwt	246.00–266.00	1,607	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	258.57/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,717	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	269.32/cwt	258.00–271.00	1,977	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	264.81/cwt	241.50–268.25	2,073	196
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	258.43/cwt	247.00–268.25	2,117	182
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	871	249.18/cwt	249.00–249.25	2,170	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	913	238.69/cwt	233.00–239.00	2,179	98
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	207	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	235	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	284	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	994	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	313	312.78/cwt	300.00–330.00	979	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	358	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,146	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	371	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,113	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	392	272.51/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,068	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	396	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	990	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	401	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	982	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	254.39/cwt	253.00–255.00	1,076	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	284.44/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,232	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	469	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,196	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,163	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	270.74/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,278	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	498	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,195	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	501	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,242	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	270.31/cwt	255.00–282.00	1,406	96
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	252.46/cwt	249.50–261.00	1,426	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	616	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,478	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	641	247.59/cwt	246.00–248.50	1,587	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	234.39/cwt	221.00–244.00	1,540	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	248.27/cwt	242.50–252.00	1,778	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	787	239.53/cwt	237.50–250.25	1,885	98
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	233.24/cwt	231.00–234.50	1,908	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	871	229.54/cwt	222.00–234.00	1,999	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	947	216.23/cwt	206.50–218.00	2,048	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	967	208.40/cwt	203.50–212.50	2,015	56
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,013	224.12/cwt	220.00–227.00	2,270	22
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,088	199.36/cwt	190.00–202.50	2,169	16
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,130	197.13/cwt	193.25–201.00	2,228	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	205	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	912	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	270	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,080	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	349	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,215	10

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 Aug 31, 2023

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

Receipts 2,104Last week 2,378Year ago 1,784

No comparison today, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Upward trend. High demand on light calves. Many load lots offered today. Demand good. Active trade.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	358	320.00	320.00
98	—	787	237.50–250.25	239.53
62	—	433	270.00–290.00	284.44
56	—	967	203.50–212.50	208.40
3	—	381	975.00	975.00
70	—	472	262.50–280.00	270.74
19	—	657	221.00–244.00	234.39
14	—	818	231.00–234.50	233.24
3	—	235	625.00	625.00
49	—	641	246.00–248.50	247.59
19	—	871	222.00–234.00	229.54
47	—	565	249.50–261.00	252.46
42	—	716	242.50–252.00	248.27
32	—	947	206.50–218.00	216.23
96	—	520	255.00–282.00	270.31
12	—	313	300.00–330.00	312.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	401	245.00	245.00
3	—	396	250.00	250.00
4	—	498	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,013	220.00–227.00	224.12
16	—	1,088	190.00–202.50	199.36
14	—	1,130	193.25–201.00	197.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	501	248.00	248.00
3	—	575	235.00	235.00
37	—	392	265.00–280.00	272.51
13	—	423	253.00–255.00	254.39
7	—	470	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	284	350.00	350.00
4	—	616	240.00	240.00
4	—	371	300.00	300.00
11	—	469	255.00	255.00
5	—	207	700.00	700.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	377	332.50–357.50	344.94
36	—	871	249.00–249.25	249.18
17	—	506	342.50–344.00	343.21
51	—	664	257.00–265.00	258.57
35	—	418	336.00–350.00	343.59
106	—	460	322.50–351.00	333.63
75	—	568	295.00–327.50	309.85
3	—	348	357.50	357.50
38	—	734	258.00–271.00	269.32
182	—	819	247.00–268.25	258.43
98	—	913	233.00–239.00	238.69
29	—	629	246.00–266.00	255.43
196	—	783	241.50–268.25	264.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	471	310.00–321.00	317.65
6	—	343	380.00	380.00
45	—	523	295.00–325.00	314.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	558	270.00–271.00	270.69
9	—	478	304.50	304.50
3	—	281	335.00	335.00
11	—	439	270.00	270.00
57	—	532	283.00–305.00	298.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	471	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	349	348.00	348.00
6	—	205	445.00	445.00
12	—	270	400.00	400.00

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.