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Denison Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Feb 6

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Jan 30Feb 6Feb 13 →

Receipts

1,998 head

▼ 148 vs last sale 2,146▲ 1,998 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special calf/yearling sale; 500-700 pound steers were mostly 1.00-3.00 higher, 500-600 pound heifers were mostly steady to 4.00 lower. Moderate offering of good cattle was met with good demand.

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 $151.80/cwt on 1,017 head.

Average price

$151.80

1,017 head · 702 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,066

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$8.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.64

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	709	153.15	1,086	855
Medium and Large 1-2	665	144.67	962	162

One grade step is worth $8.48/cwt here — about $123 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 sale1,017 hd

151.80

—

IA average10 barns · 6,782 hd

151.16

+0.64

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

Every lot

39 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	376	188.17/cwt	186.00–190.00	708	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	174.02/cwt	173.00–175.00	759	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	173.54/cwt	167.00–183.50	807	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	795	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	174.85/cwt	170.00–181.00	899	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	157.63/cwt	157.50–158.00	817	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	542	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	878	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	166.01/cwt	160.00–174.50	971	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	154.50/cwt	150.50–158.00	908	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	588	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	823	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	166.05/cwt	161.00–167.00	1,015	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	629	142.77/cwt	135.00–148.50	898	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	155.75/cwt	150.00–162.25	1,048	119
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	889	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	154.54/cwt	150.50–165.00	1,119	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	139.33/cwt	134.00–144.50	1,014	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	144.33/cwt	138.00–148.50	1,111	129
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	140.95/cwt	135.00–144.50	1,154	195
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,095	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	864	136.79/cwt	136.00–137.50	1,182	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	935	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	1,255	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,055	124.25/cwt	124.25–124.25	1,311	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	230	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	805	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	406	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	637	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	3,190	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	160.38/cwt	153.00–166.00	757	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	154.53/cwt	147.50–159.00	819	132
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	148.51/cwt	144.75–154.50	855	89
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	585	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	807	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	137.64/cwt	137.00–138.00	805	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	140.98/cwt	136.50–146.00	883	127
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	627	134.75

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 Feb 6, 2020

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

Receipts 1,998Last week 2,146Year ago 0

Special calf/yearling sale; 500-700 pound steers were mostly 1.00-3.00 higher, 500-600 pound heifers were mostly steady to 4.00 lower. Moderate offering of good cattle was met with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	930	116.00	116.00
6	—	1,000	115.00	115.00
14	—	873	125.00	125.00
34	—	472	153.00–166.00	160.38
76	—	681	129.50–133.50	131.12
89	—	576	144.75–154.50	148.51
10	—	437	730.00	730.00
109	—	733	123.00–133.75	130.69
127	—	626	136.50–146.00	140.98
132	—	530	147.50–159.00	154.53
135	—	785	121.00–130.75	127.68
3	—	230	350.00	350.00

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Denison Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Feb 6

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Jan 30Feb 6Feb 13 →

Receipts

1,998 head

▼ 148 vs last sale 2,146▲ 1,998 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special calf/yearling sale; 500-700 pound steers were mostly 1.00-3.00 higher, 500-600 pound heifers were mostly steady to 4.00 lower. Moderate offering of good cattle was met with good demand.

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 $151.80/cwt on 1,017 head.

Average price

$151.80

1,017 head · 702 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,066

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$8.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.64

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	709	153.15	1,086	855
Medium and Large 1-2	665	144.67	962	162

One grade step is worth $8.48/cwt here — about $123 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 sale1,017 hd

151.80

—

IA average10 barns · 6,782 hd

151.16

+0.64

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

Every lot

39 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	376	188.17/cwt	186.00–190.00	708	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	174.02/cwt	173.00–175.00	759	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	173.54/cwt	167.00–183.50	807	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	795	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	174.85/cwt	170.00–181.00	899	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	157.63/cwt	157.50–158.00	817	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	542	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	878	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	166.01/cwt	160.00–174.50	971	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	154.50/cwt	150.50–158.00	908	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	588	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	823	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	166.05/cwt	161.00–167.00	1,015	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	629	142.77/cwt	135.00–148.50	898	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	155.75/cwt	150.00–162.25	1,048	119
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	889	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	154.54/cwt	150.50–165.00	1,119	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	139.33/cwt	134.00–144.50	1,014	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	144.33/cwt	138.00–148.50	1,111	129
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	140.95/cwt	135.00–144.50	1,154	195
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,095	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	864	136.79/cwt	136.00–137.50	1,182	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	935	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	1,255	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,055	124.25/cwt	124.25–124.25	1,311	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	230	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	805	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	406	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	637	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	3,190	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	160.38/cwt	153.00–166.00	757	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	154.53/cwt	147.50–159.00	819	132
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	148.51/cwt	144.75–154.50	855	89
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	585	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	807	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	137.64/cwt	137.00–138.00	805	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	140.98/cwt	136.50–146.00	883	127
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	627	134.75

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 Feb 6, 2020

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

Receipts 1,998Last week 2,146Year ago 0

Special calf/yearling sale; 500-700 pound steers were mostly 1.00-3.00 higher, 500-600 pound heifers were mostly steady to 4.00 lower. Moderate offering of good cattle was met with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	930	116.00	116.00
6	—	1,000	115.00	115.00
14	—	873	125.00	125.00
34	—	472	153.00–166.00	160.38
76	—	681	129.50–133.50	131.12
89	—	576	144.75–154.50	148.51
10	—	437	730.00	730.00
109	—	733	123.00–133.75	130.69
127	—	626	136.50–146.00	140.98
132	—	530	147.50–159.00	154.53
135	—	785	121.00–130.75	127.68
3	—	230	350.00	350.00

20	—	636	131.00–133.50	133.02
22	—	585	137.00–138.00	137.64
4	—	406	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	585	138.00	138.00
11	—	627	134.75	134.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	935	134.25	134.25
38	—	514	170.00–181.00	174.85
86	—	611	161.00–167.00	166.05
7	—	1,055	124.25	124.25
22	—	465	167.00–183.50	173.54
129	—	770	138.00–148.50	144.33
195	—	819	135.00–144.50	140.95
101	—	585	160.00–174.50	166.01
101	—	724	150.50–165.00	154.54
119	—	673	150.00–162.25	155.75
9	—	376	186.00–190.00	188.17
17	—	864	136.00–137.50	136.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	436	173.00–175.00	174.02
12	—	518	157.50–158.00	157.63
15	—	588	150.50–158.00	154.50
89	—	728	134.00–144.50	139.33
4	—	485	164.00	164.00
5	—	684	130.00	130.00
7	—	820	133.50	133.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	588	140.00	140.00
17	—	629	135.00–148.50	142.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	542	162.00	162.00