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Denison Livestock Auction

Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-11

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Jan 11

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Jan 4Jan 11Jan 18 →

Receipts

2,211 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 2,219▼ 81 vs year ago 2,292 · −3.5%

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Western Iowa Preconditioned Sale. Compared to the sale last Thursday, lightweight steers 550 lbs 9.00 higher, 700-750 lbs 3.00-4.00 higher. Heavier steers, 850 lbs, 3.00 lower. Light heifers, 650-700 lbs were 4.00-9.00 lower. Heavier heifers, 800 lbs, 7.00 higher. Several load lots in the offering today, along with many smaller packages. Demand good.

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 $255.17/cwt on 1,015 head.

Average price

$255.17

1,015 head · 688 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,756

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$178

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$64.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.02

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	688	256.97	1,769	928
Medium and Large 1-2	602	247.31	1,488	69
Large 1	1,012	192.34	1,946	18thin

One grade step is worth $64.63/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 sale1,015 hd

255.17

—

IA average7 barns · 10,536 hd

249.15

+6.02

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	305	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	991	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,245	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	315.42/cwt	300.00–331.00	1,356	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	280.69/cwt	280.00–281.00	1,339	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	308.89/cwt	289.00–317.50	1,476	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	303.55/cwt	294.00–312.50	1,591	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	544	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,529	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	297.18/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,682	96
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	256.79/cwt	256.00–263.00	1,510	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	253.80/cwt	242.00–259.75	1,589	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,492	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	246.11/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,649	108
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	206.60/cwt	203.00–215.00	1,390	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	244.11/cwt	229.50–252.00	1,780	156
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	238.16/cwt	225.00–248.00	1,829	143
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	791	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,661	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	829	227.00/cwt	220.00–236.50	1,882	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	879	223.40/cwt	213.50–226.00	1,964	138
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	948	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,754	5
Steers	—	Large 1	1,012	192.34/cwt	190.00–193.00	1,946	18
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	249.58/cwt	246.00–251.00	1,058	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	279.87/cwt	266.00–284.50	1,195	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	264.85/cwt	248.00–274.00	1,269	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,203	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	258.81/cwt	242.00–263.00	1,367	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	546	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,289	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	243.47/cwt	232.00–249.25	1,405	102
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	230.64/cwt	224.00–234.00	1,446	93
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	207.76/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,417	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	228.70/cwt	215.50–232.50	1,569	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	217.69/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,574	108
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	213.86/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,662	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	796	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,496	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	221.10/cwt	207.00–226.50	1,800	116
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	821	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,552	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	882	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,676	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	912	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,715	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	983	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,799	6

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 Jan 11, 2024

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

Receipts 2,211Last week 2,219Year ago 2,292

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	478	289.00–317.50	308.89
60	—	829	220.00–236.50	227.00
5	—	948	185.00	185.00
8	—	305	325.00	325.00
156	—	729	229.50–252.00	244.11
11	—	388	321.00	321.00
96	—	566	287.00–300.00	297.18
52	—	626	242.00–259.75	253.80
108	—	670	230.00–251.00	246.11
138	—	879	213.50–226.00	223.40
143	—	768	225.00–248.00	238.16
31	—	430	300.00–331.00	315.42
61	—	524	294.00–312.50	303.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	477	280.00–281.00	280.69
10	—	673	203.00–215.00	206.60
3	—	791	210.00	210.00
5	—	544	281.00	281.00
15	—	643	232.00	232.00
26	—	588	256.00–263.00	256.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,012	190.00–193.00	192.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	983	183.00	183.00
7	—	882	190.00	190.00
7	—	912	188.00	188.00
11	—	777	210.00–217.00	213.86
45	—	479	248.00–274.00	264.85
108	—	723	210.00–223.00	217.69
93	—	627	224.00–234.00	230.64
97	—	686	215.50–232.50	228.70
74	—	528	242.00–263.00	258.81
102	—	577	232.00–249.25	243.47
67	—	427	266.00–284.50	279.87
116	—	814	207.00–226.50	221.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	821	189.00	189.00
10	—	424	246.00–251.00	249.58
23	—	682	206.00–210.00	207.76
3	—	546	236.00	236.00
3	—	796	188.00	188.00
7	—	493	244.00	244.00

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.