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Denison Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Oct 28

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Sep 23Oct 28Nov 11 →

Receipts

1,493 head

▼ 111 vs last sale 1,604▲ 126 vs year ago 1,367 · +9.2%

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recently reported sale. Trend is not applicable. Several load lots of quality cattle. Trading was active with good demand for the light 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 $167.96/cwt on 725 head.

Average price

$167.96

725 head · 681 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,143

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

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

$11.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.00

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	693	169.00	1,172	659
Medium and Large 1-2	554	157.63	873	66

One grade step is worth $11.37/cwt here — about $299 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 sale725 hd

167.96

—

IA average6 barns · 3,611 hd

154.96

+13.00

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

Every lot

47 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	268	464.43/cwt	260.00–650.00	1,245	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	338	204.87/cwt	195.00–207.00	692	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	341	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	955	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	391	210.94/cwt	202.00–213.00	825	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	396	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	725	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	401	575.00/cwt	500.00–650.00	2,306	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	191.92/cwt	189.00–195.00	806	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	774	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	437	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	739	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	455	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	755	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	186.89/cwt	177.00–190.25	871	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	171.22/cwt	163.00–176.00	907	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	530	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	816	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	172.72/cwt	169.50–175.00	969	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	574	165.37/cwt	162.00–168.00	949	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	151.02/cwt	147.00–157.00	871	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	156.76/cwt	153.50–162.00	966	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	628	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	936	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	153.64/cwt	153.00–154.00	1,019	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	156.82/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,146	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	782	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,040	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	812	148.98/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,210	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	866	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,290	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,209	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	937	157.33/cwt	155.50–158.00	1,474	257
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	279	422.62/cwt	370.00–500.00	1,179	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	570	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	336	628.47/cwt	610.00–640.00	2,112	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	173.56/cwt	173.50–174.00	677	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	550	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	406	140.94/cwt	132.00–150.00	572	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	163.03/cwt	160.00–164.50	701	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	163.09/cwt	154.00–177.00	770	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	146.50/cwt	141.00–150.00	766	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	530	132.00/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 Oct 28, 2021

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

Receipts 1,493Last week 1,604Year ago 1,367

No recently reported sale. Trend is not applicable. Several load lots of quality cattle. Trading was active with good demand for the light offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	338	195.00–207.00	204.87
9	—	268	260.00–650.00	464.43
3	—	866	149.00	149.00
257	—	937	155.50–158.00	157.33
3	—	341	280.00	280.00
21	—	731	153.00–158.00	156.82
23	—	812	146.00–153.00	148.98
41	—	391	202.00–213.00	210.94
6	—	420	189.00–195.00	191.92
45	—	616	153.50–162.00	156.76
95	—	466	177.00–190.25	186.89
11	—	663	153.00–154.00	153.64
42	—	561	169.50–175.00	172.72

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Denison Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Oct 28

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Sep 23Oct 28Nov 11 →

Receipts

1,493 head

▼ 111 vs last sale 1,604▲ 126 vs year ago 1,367 · +9.2%

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recently reported sale. Trend is not applicable. Several load lots of quality cattle. Trading was active with good demand for the light 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 $167.96/cwt on 725 head.

Average price

$167.96

725 head · 681 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,143

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

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

$11.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.00

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	693	169.00	1,172	659
Medium and Large 1-2	554	157.63	873	66

One grade step is worth $11.37/cwt here — about $299 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 sale725 hd

167.96

—

IA average6 barns · 3,611 hd

154.96

+13.00

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

Every lot

47 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	268	464.43/cwt	260.00–650.00	1,245	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	338	204.87/cwt	195.00–207.00	692	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	341	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	955	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	391	210.94/cwt	202.00–213.00	825	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	396	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	725	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	401	575.00/cwt	500.00–650.00	2,306	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	191.92/cwt	189.00–195.00	806	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	774	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	437	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	739	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	455	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	755	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	186.89/cwt	177.00–190.25	871	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	171.22/cwt	163.00–176.00	907	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	530	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	816	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	172.72/cwt	169.50–175.00	969	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	574	165.37/cwt	162.00–168.00	949	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	151.02/cwt	147.00–157.00	871	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	156.76/cwt	153.50–162.00	966	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	628	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	936	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	153.64/cwt	153.00–154.00	1,019	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	156.82/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,146	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	782	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,040	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	812	148.98/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,210	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	866	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,290	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,209	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	937	157.33/cwt	155.50–158.00	1,474	257
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	279	422.62/cwt	370.00–500.00	1,179	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	570	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	336	628.47/cwt	610.00–640.00	2,112	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	173.56/cwt	173.50–174.00	677	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	550	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	406	140.94/cwt	132.00–150.00	572	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	163.03/cwt	160.00–164.50	701	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	163.09/cwt	154.00–177.00	770	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	146.50/cwt	141.00–150.00	766	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	530	132.00/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 Oct 28, 2021

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

Receipts 1,493Last week 1,604Year ago 1,367

No recently reported sale. Trend is not applicable. Several load lots of quality cattle. Trading was active with good demand for the light offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	338	195.00–207.00	204.87
9	—	268	260.00–650.00	464.43
3	—	866	149.00	149.00
257	—	937	155.50–158.00	157.33
3	—	341	280.00	280.00
21	—	731	153.00–158.00	156.82
23	—	812	146.00–153.00	148.98
41	—	391	202.00–213.00	210.94
6	—	420	189.00–195.00	191.92
45	—	616	153.50–162.00	156.76
95	—	466	177.00–190.25	186.89
11	—	663	153.00–154.00	153.64
42	—	561	169.50–175.00	172.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	577	147.00–157.00	151.02
4	—	930	130.00	130.00
6	—	425	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	574	162.00–168.00	165.37
7	—	628	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	437	169.00	169.00
3	—	455	166.00	166.00
7	—	782	133.00	133.00
6	—	530	154.00	154.00
4	—	396	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	625	147.25–148.00	147.51
17	—	324	176.00	176.00
15	—	714	147.00–147.50	147.14
10	—	695	153.50	153.50
9	—	905	146.25	146.25
6	—	540	168.00	168.00
47	—	993	138.75	138.75
47	—	582	141.00–148.00	144.78
49	—	781	151.50–154.00	152.39
64	—	1,027	126.00–140.00	138.17
76	—	472	154.00–177.00	163.09
17	—	838	144.50–150.25	148.56
26	—	430	160.00–164.50	163.03
10	—	336	610.00–640.00	628.47
14	—	279	370.00–500.00	422.62
42	—	390	173.50–174.00	173.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	132.00	132.00
4	—	640	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	595	138.00	138.00
51	—	523	141.00–150.00	146.50
6	—	406	132.00–150.00	140.94
4	—	390	141.00	141.00