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Denison Livestock Auction

Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-26

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Oct 26

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Sep 21Oct 26Nov 9 →

Receipts

2,170 head

▼ 153 vs last sale 2,323▲ 291 vs year ago 1,879 · +15.5%

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Many load lots of yearling steers and heifers offered today. Several large groups of steer and heifer calves. With uncertainty in the market, yearling steers sold with lower undertones and calves were sharply lower. Good demand today, especially for yearling cattle. Active trade. Next sale is November 9th - Western Iowa Preconditioned Sale.

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 $242.45/cwt on 1,276 head.

Average price

$242.45

1,276 head · 810 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,963

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$721

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

$31.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.67

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	613	249.96	1,531	67
Medium and Large 1	783	246.20	1,929	1,029
Large 1	1,032	218.25	2,252	180

One grade step is worth $31.71/cwt here — about −$721 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 sale1,276 hd

242.45

—

IA average6 barns · 2,876 hd

234.78

+7.67

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

Every lot

37 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	382	329.90/cwt	315.00–344.00	1,260	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,164	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	395	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,225	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	327.21/cwt	320.00–329.00	1,440	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	279.07/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,303	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	316.01/cwt	309.00–329.00	1,511	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	276.98/cwt	265.00–293.00	1,446	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,340	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	267.82/cwt	258.50–277.00	1,548	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	606	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,651	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	235.79/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,448	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	689	231.80/cwt	228.00–245.00	1,597	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	241.75/cwt	225.00–248.50	1,745	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	756	249.87/cwt	244.50–254.50	1,889	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	234.53/cwt	230.00–238.25	1,928	213
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	869	236.56/cwt	221.00–241.00	2,056	167
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	914	230.06/cwt	228.00–232.00	2,103	122
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	931	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,048	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	966	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,961	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	977	216.88/cwt	215.00–222.00	2,119	145
Steers	—	Large 1	1,032	218.25/cwt	218.25–218.25	2,252	180
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	297	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	846	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,022	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	282.23/cwt	272.50–291.00	1,039	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	277.49/cwt	257.50–284.00	1,218	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	269.91/cwt	257.00–275.00	1,239	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	250.79/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,337	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	245.07/cwt	243.00–246.00	1,421	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	639	240.61/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,537	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	234.58/cwt	227.00–243.00	1,536	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	230.05/cwt	221.25–240.00	1,668	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,794	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	224.91/cwt	224.75–226.25	1,889	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	222.68/cwt	212.50–233.50	1,933	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	904	216.12/cwt	203.00–219.00	1,954	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	965	212.74/cwt	212.00–214.00	2,053	8
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,018	188.47/cwt	185.25–205.00	1,919	25

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 Oct 26, 2023

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

Receipts 2,170Last week 2,323Year ago 1,879

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,018	185.25–205.00	188.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	580	243.00–246.00	245.07
35	—	655	227.00–243.00	234.58
42	—	368	272.50–291.00	282.23
73	—	840	224.75–226.25	224.91
8	—	965	212.00–214.00	212.74
31	—	725	221.25–240.00	230.05
75	—	459	257.00–275.00	269.91
40	—	439	257.50–284.00	277.49
97	—	868	212.50–233.50	222.68
51	—	760	236.00	236.00
6	—	335	305.00	305.00
76	—	533	245.00–256.00	250.79
20	—	639	230.00–252.00	240.61
28	—	904	203.00–219.00	216.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	297	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	689	228.00–245.00	231.80
3	—	606	272.50	272.50
29	—	382	315.00–344.00	329.90
57	—	478	309.00–329.00	316.01
145	—	977	215.00–222.00	216.88
167	—	869	221.00–241.00	236.56
26	—	522	265.00–293.00	276.98
57	—	578	258.50–277.00	267.82
90	—	756	244.50–254.50	249.87
76	—	722	225.00–248.50	241.75
19	—	440	320.00–329.00	327.21
122	—	914	228.00–232.00	230.06
213	—	822	230.00–238.25	234.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	395	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	467	275.00–287.50	279.07
24	—	614	235.00–241.00	235.79
4	—	388	300.00	300.00
4	—	570	235.00	235.00
3	—	966	203.00	203.00
10	—	931	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
180	—	1,032	218.25	218.25

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.