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Denison Livestock Feeder Cattle · Thu, Dec 17

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Denison Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Dec 17

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 7 →

Receipts

2,199 head

▲ 208 vs last sale 1,991▲ 208 vs year ago 1,991 · +10.4%

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special calf & yearling sale. No comparison today as last weeks sale was Precondition. Many unweaned calves today. Trading was active with good demand for the moderate offerings.

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 $148.79/cwt on 1,082 head.

Average price

$148.79

1,082 head · 706 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,051

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$2.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.03

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	724	149.20	1,081	901
Medium and Large 1-2	618	146.77	907	181

One grade step is worth $2.43/cwt here — about $173 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 sale1,082 hd

148.79

—

IA average10 barns · 5,816 hd

139.76

+9.03

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

Every lot

46 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	361	197.28/cwt	190.00–205.00	712	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	688	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	190.51/cwt	184.00–197.00	810	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	444	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	724	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	177.99/cwt	173.00–183.00	838	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	477	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	797	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	496	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	823	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	172.22/cwt	164.00–176.50	901	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	150.62/cwt	147.50–155.00	798	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	163.34/cwt	158.00–173.00	929	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	147.86/cwt	145.00–155.00	865	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	614	149.32/cwt	146.50–152.50	917	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	160.33/cwt	155.00–166.25	1,004	87
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	145.30/cwt	138.00–150.00	926	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	152.81/cwt	147.00–163.50	1,009	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	142.28/cwt	137.00–145.00	950	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	148.90/cwt	142.00–157.00	1,065	94
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	727	136.06/cwt	134.50–139.00	989	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	967	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	141.09/cwt	136.00–151.00	1,091	195
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	793	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,039	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	821	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,067	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	829	139.21/cwt	137.00–142.75	1,154	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	835	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,102	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	141.69/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,254	107
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,302	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,049	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,374	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	340	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	602	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	158.10/cwt	150.00–164.00	610	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	166.14/cwt	160.00–172.00	703	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	153.94/cwt	147.50–157.00	654	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	158.45/cwt	153.00–162.50	740	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	682	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	148.70/cwt	144.00–161.00	790	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	736	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	140.92/cwt	135.00–145.50	819	135
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	121.00

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 Dec 17, 2020

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

Receipts 2,199Last week 1,991Year ago 1,991

Special calf & yearling sale. No comparison today as last weeks sale was Precondition. Many unweaned calves today. Trading was active with good demand for the moderate offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	883	119.00	119.00
18	—	467	153.00–162.50	158.45
22	—	423	160.00–172.00	166.14
24	—	834	130.00	130.00
69	—	775	128.75–140.00	134.67
85	—	531	144.00–161.00	148.70
86	—	726	133.00–138.75	136.61
95	—	626	132.00–144.00	137.43
98	—	672	129.00–141.25	135.40
135	—	581	135.00–145.50	140.92

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

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Denison Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Dec 17

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 7 →

Receipts

2,199 head

▲ 208 vs last sale 1,991▲ 208 vs year ago 1,991 · +10.4%

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special calf & yearling sale. No comparison today as last weeks sale was Precondition. Many unweaned calves today. Trading was active with good demand for the moderate offerings.

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 $148.79/cwt on 1,082 head.

Average price

$148.79

1,082 head · 706 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,051

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$2.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.03

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	724	149.20	1,081	901
Medium and Large 1-2	618	146.77	907	181

One grade step is worth $2.43/cwt here — about $173 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 sale1,082 hd

148.79

—

IA average10 barns · 5,816 hd

139.76

+9.03

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

Every lot

46 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	361	197.28/cwt	190.00–205.00	712	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	688	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	190.51/cwt	184.00–197.00	810	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	444	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	724	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	177.99/cwt	173.00–183.00	838	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	477	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	797	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	496	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	823	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	172.22/cwt	164.00–176.50	901	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	150.62/cwt	147.50–155.00	798	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	163.34/cwt	158.00–173.00	929	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	147.86/cwt	145.00–155.00	865	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	614	149.32/cwt	146.50–152.50	917	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	160.33/cwt	155.00–166.25	1,004	87
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	145.30/cwt	138.00–150.00	926	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	152.81/cwt	147.00–163.50	1,009	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	142.28/cwt	137.00–145.00	950	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	148.90/cwt	142.00–157.00	1,065	94
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	727	136.06/cwt	134.50–139.00	989	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	967	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	141.09/cwt	136.00–151.00	1,091	195
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	793	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,039	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	821	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,067	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	829	139.21/cwt	137.00–142.75	1,154	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	835	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,102	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	141.69/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,254	107
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,302	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,049	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,374	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	340	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	602	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	158.10/cwt	150.00–164.00	610	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	166.14/cwt	160.00–172.00	703	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	153.94/cwt	147.50–157.00	654	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	158.45/cwt	153.00–162.50	740	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	682	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	148.70/cwt	144.00–161.00	790	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	736	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	140.92/cwt	135.00–145.50	819	135
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	121.00

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 Dec 17, 2020

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

Receipts 2,199Last week 1,991Year ago 1,991

Special calf & yearling sale. No comparison today as last weeks sale was Precondition. Many unweaned calves today. Trading was active with good demand for the moderate offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	883	119.00	119.00
18	—	467	153.00–162.50	158.45
22	—	423	160.00–172.00	166.14
24	—	834	130.00	130.00
69	—	775	128.75–140.00	134.67
85	—	531	144.00–161.00	148.70
86	—	726	133.00–138.75	136.61
95	—	626	132.00–144.00	137.43
98	—	672	129.00–141.25	135.40
135	—	581	135.00–145.50	140.92

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	138.00	138.00
6	—	609	121.00	121.00
7	—	386	150.00–164.00	158.10
9	—	425	147.50–157.00	153.94
3	—	735	119.00	119.00
18	—	773	123.50–125.50	124.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	471	173.00–183.00	177.99
94	—	715	142.00–157.00	148.90
85	—	829	137.00–142.75	139.21
7	—	1,049	131.00	131.00
6	—	361	190.00–205.00	197.28
195	—	773	136.00–151.00	141.09
24	—	930	140.00	140.00
27	—	425	184.00–197.00	190.51
39	—	523	164.00–176.50	172.22
59	—	569	158.00–173.00	163.34
63	—	660	147.00–163.50	152.81
87	—	626	155.00–166.25	160.33
107	—	885	140.00–142.00	141.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	614	146.50–152.50	149.32
36	—	727	134.50–139.00	136.06
35	—	835	132.00	132.00
5	—	477	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	444	163.00	163.00
9	—	821	130.00	130.00
5	—	376	183.00	183.00
5	—	496	166.00	166.00
21	—	530	147.50–155.00	150.62
25	—	585	145.00–155.00	147.86
34	—	668	137.00–145.00	142.28
69	—	637	138.00–150.00	145.30
3	—	738	131.00	131.00
3	—	793	131.00	131.00