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Denison Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Sep 10

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Aug 20Sep 10Sep 24 →

Receipts

2,203 head

▲ 1,105 vs last sale 1,098▲ 699 vs year ago 1,504 · +46.5%

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent market coverage for comparison. Many unweaned calves today. Trade active with good demand for the moderate offerings.

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 $141.66/cwt on 931 head.

Average price

$141.66

931 head · 647 lb average

Value per head Derived

$917

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$226

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

$3.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.89

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	489	144.81	707	68
Medium and Large 1	660	141.42	933	863

One grade step is worth $3.39/cwt here — about −$226 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 sale931 hd

141.66

—

IA average4 barns · 2,681 hd

136.78

+4.89

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

Every lot

49 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	335	685.54/cwt	670.00–700.00	2,297	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	337	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,719	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	726	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	183.98/cwt	180.50–189.00	780	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	2,718	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	182.01/cwt	177.00–185.00	834	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	489	170.36/cwt	170.00–173.00	833	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	498	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	822	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	166.73/cwt	160.00–171.00	897	99
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	562	155.46/cwt	154.00–157.00	874	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	166.35/cwt	159.00–170.00	962	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	598	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	891	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	852	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	157.93/cwt	151.00–163.00	982	87
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	911	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	157.88/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,080	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	742	150.47/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,116	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	791	142.76/cwt	141.50–149.25	1,129	133
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	140.78/cwt	137.50–143.50	1,153	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	907	135.77/cwt	126.50–136.75	1,231	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	963	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	1,249	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,035	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,294	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,116	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	1,381	24
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	297	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,737	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	389	672.66/cwt	670.00–680.00	2,617	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	723	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	670.59/cwt	600.00–685.00	2,823	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	152.96/cwt	145.00–157.50	662	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	441	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	781	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	456	157.81/cwt	153.00–163.00	720	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	477	147.42/cwt	144.00–150.00	703	95
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	670	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	129.00/cwt

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 10, 2020

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

Receipts 2,203Last week 1,098Year ago 1,504

No recent market coverage for comparison. Many unweaned calves today. Trade active with good demand for the moderate offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
133	—	791	141.50–149.25	142.76
52	—	458	177.00–185.00	182.01
4	—	1,035	125.00	125.00
28	—	819	137.50–143.50	140.78
101	—	684	155.00–160.00	157.88
60	—	578	159.00–170.00	166.35
7	—	380	191.00	191.00
3	—	428	635.00	635.00
74	—	424	180.50–189.00	183.98
10	—	963	129.75	129.75
12	—	335	670.00–700.00	685.54
87	—	622	151.00–163.00	157.93
24	—	1,116	123.75	123.75
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Denison Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Sep 10

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Aug 20Sep 10Sep 24 →

Receipts

2,203 head

▲ 1,105 vs last sale 1,098▲ 699 vs year ago 1,504 · +46.5%

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent market coverage for comparison. Many unweaned calves today. Trade active with good demand for the moderate offerings.

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 $141.66/cwt on 931 head.

Average price

$141.66

931 head · 647 lb average

Value per head Derived

$917

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$226

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

$3.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.89

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	489	144.81	707	68
Medium and Large 1	660	141.42	933	863

One grade step is worth $3.39/cwt here — about −$226 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 sale931 hd

141.66

—

IA average4 barns · 2,681 hd

136.78

+4.89

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

Every lot

49 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	335	685.54/cwt	670.00–700.00	2,297	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	337	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,719	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	726	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	183.98/cwt	180.50–189.00	780	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	2,718	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	182.01/cwt	177.00–185.00	834	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	489	170.36/cwt	170.00–173.00	833	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	498	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	822	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	166.73/cwt	160.00–171.00	897	99
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	562	155.46/cwt	154.00–157.00	874	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	166.35/cwt	159.00–170.00	962	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	598	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	891	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	852	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	157.93/cwt	151.00–163.00	982	87
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	911	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	157.88/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,080	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	742	150.47/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,116	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	791	142.76/cwt	141.50–149.25	1,129	133
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	140.78/cwt	137.50–143.50	1,153	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	907	135.77/cwt	126.50–136.75	1,231	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	963	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	1,249	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,035	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,294	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,116	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	1,381	24
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	297	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,737	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	389	672.66/cwt	670.00–680.00	2,617	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	723	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	670.59/cwt	600.00–685.00	2,823	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	152.96/cwt	145.00–157.50	662	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	441	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	781	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	456	157.81/cwt	153.00–163.00	720	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	477	147.42/cwt	144.00–150.00	703	95
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	670	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	129.00/cwt

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 10, 2020

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

Receipts 2,203Last week 1,098Year ago 1,504

No recent market coverage for comparison. Many unweaned calves today. Trade active with good demand for the moderate offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
133	—	791	141.50–149.25	142.76
52	—	458	177.00–185.00	182.01
4	—	1,035	125.00	125.00
28	—	819	137.50–143.50	140.78
101	—	684	155.00–160.00	157.88
60	—	578	159.00–170.00	166.35
7	—	380	191.00	191.00
3	—	428	635.00	635.00
74	—	424	180.50–189.00	183.98
10	—	963	129.75	129.75
12	—	335	670.00–700.00	685.54
87	—	622	151.00–163.00	157.93
24	—	1,116	123.75	123.75
99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	675	135.00	135.00
3	—	600	142.00	142.00
8	—	498	165.00	165.00
11	—	598	149.00	149.00
3	—	337	510.00	510.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	489	170.00–173.00	170.36
15	—	562	154.00–157.00	155.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	389	670.00–680.00	672.66
34	—	456	153.00–163.00	157.81
10	—	824	130.00–136.00	133.66
17	—	421	600.00–685.00	670.59
60	—	707	137.50–139.50	138.11
15	—	929	135.25	135.25
8	—	874	123.50–126.50	125.35
22	—	987	117.50	117.50
165	—	627	142.50–151.00	148.02
6	—	395	183.00	183.00
21	—	565	139.00–150.00	146.11
138	—	683	140.50–147.25	145.13
4	—	441	177.00	177.00
20	—	1,055	117.75	117.75
124	—	783	126.00–138.00	131.39
15	—	1,035	110.00–117.50	111.51
104	—	531	135.00–148.50	142.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	487	137.50	137.50
6	—	520	129.00	129.00
4	—	970	107.00	107.00
3	—	603	134.00	134.00
4	—	297	585.00	585.00
44	—	433	145.00–157.50	152.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	477	144.00–150.00	147.42
17	—	572	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	589	135.00	135.00