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Denison Livestock Auction

Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-21

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Sep 21

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Aug 31Sep 21Oct 26 →

Receipts

2,323 head

▲ 219 vs last sale 2,104▲ 116 vs year ago 2,207 · +5.3%

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. Good demand. Active trade.

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 $251.53/cwt on 981 head.

Average price

$251.53

981 head · 677 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$242

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

$12.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.36

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	679	252.00	1,711	945
Medium and Large 1-2	614	239.10	1,469	36

One grade step is worth $12.90/cwt here — about $242 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 sale981 hd

251.53

—

IA average7 barns · 3,008 hd

244.17

+7.36

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

Every lot

44 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	215	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	645	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	247	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	840	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	280	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	952	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	328.62/cwt	312.50–345.00	1,045	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	333.98/cwt	315.00–347.50	1,266	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	339.61/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,430	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	284.60/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,235	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,328	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	312.79/cwt	302.50–322.00	1,514	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	283.29/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,462	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	310.39/cwt	293.00–325.00	1,608	93
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	298.81/cwt	284.00–308.00	1,682	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,704	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	295.60/cwt	286.00–302.00	1,803	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	276.86/cwt	271.00–285.00	1,849	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	699	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	1,772	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	263.06/cwt	260.50–263.50	1,873	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	746	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,705	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,862	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	259.12/cwt	250.00–269.75	1,995	159
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	262.26/cwt	253.50–278.00	2,161	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	889	238.96/cwt	234.00–245.00	2,124	234
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	914	235.88/cwt	229.00–240.00	2,156	104
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	336	312.12/cwt	301.00–325.00	1,049	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	317.28/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,218	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	958	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	286.01/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,256	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	279.61/cwt	265.00–296.00	1,297	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	249.46/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,210	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	506	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,305	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	268.45/cwt	260.00–278.00	1,420	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	263.99/cwt	258.50–272.00	1,505	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	246.29/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,438	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	251.85/cwt	249.00–259.00	1,564	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	243.67/cwt	237.00–261.00	1,623	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,605	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	239.50/cwt	221.00–243.00	1,710	216
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	241.82/cwt	241.50–243.50	1,838	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,811	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	237.52/cwt	228.00–241.25	1,945	297
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	851	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,983	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	916	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,130	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	390	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,014	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	495	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,337	3

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 Sep 21, 2023

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

Receipts 2,323Last week 2,104Year ago 2,207

No comparison today, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Good demand. Active trade.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	916	232.50	232.50
23	—	621	249.00–259.00	251.85
15	—	336	301.00–325.00	312.12
11	—	851	233.00	233.00
26	—	439	270.00–300.00	286.01
28	—	666	237.00–261.00	243.67
58	—	570	258.50–272.00	263.99
74	—	760	241.50–243.50	241.82
78	—	464	265.00–296.00	279.61
216	—	714	221.00–243.00	239.50
297	—	819	228.00–241.25	237.52
43	—	384	307.50–325.00	317.28
51	—	529	260.00–278.00	268.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	506	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	695	231.00	231.00
11	—	805	225.00	225.00
7	—	584	245.00–248.00	246.29
10	—	485	245.00–260.00	249.46
4	—	387	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	495	270.00	270.00
3	—	390	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	712	260.50–263.50	263.06
40	—	379	315.00–347.50	333.98
44	—	824	253.50–278.00	262.26
19	—	668	271.00–285.00	276.86
19	—	421	337.50–340.00	339.61
234	—	889	234.00–245.00	238.96
159	—	770	250.00–269.75	259.12
62	—	610	286.00–302.00	295.60
55	—	563	284.00–308.00	298.81
104	—	914	229.00–240.00	235.88
93	—	518	293.00–325.00	310.39
8	—	318	312.50–345.00	328.62
5	—	247	340.00	340.00
45	—	484	302.50–322.00	312.79
3	—	280	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	746	228.50	228.50
3	—	760	245.00	245.00
9	—	516	280.00–285.00	283.29
8	—	434	275.00–300.00	284.60
6	—	699	253.50	253.50
3	—	458	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	600	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	215	300.00	300.00

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.