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Denison Livestock Feeder Cattle · Thu, Jan 13

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Denison Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Jan 13

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Jan 6Jan 13Jan 20 →

Receipts

2,263 head

▲ 360 vs last sale 1,903▲ 241 vs year ago 2,022 · +11.9%

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Western Iowa Preconditioned Sale. Compared to last week steers and heifers were mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Demand good. Active trade.

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 $171.76/cwt on 1,302 head.

Average price

$171.76

1,302 head · 697 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,197

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$3.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.43

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	702	171.91	1,206	1,247
Medium and Large 1-2	591	168.45	995	55

One grade step is worth $3.46/cwt here — about $211 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 sale1,302 hd

171.76

—

IA average12 barns · 16,286 hd

170.33

+1.43

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

Every lot

31 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	600	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	201.23/cwt	196.00–208.00	753	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	401	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	746	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	829	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	195.37/cwt	190.00–204.00	934	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	915	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	192.00/cwt	188.00–198.00	1,014	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	184.48/cwt	174.50–191.75	1,072	137
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	166.24/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,024	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	172.62/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,086	223
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	177.35/cwt	167.00–185.00	1,195	130
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,124	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	173.19/cwt	163.00–179.25	1,244	144
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	163.99/cwt	157.00–171.50	1,271	340
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	165.35/cwt	158.00–167.75	1,349	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	848	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,247	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	157.56/cwt	155.50–160.75	1,387	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	942	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,394	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	699	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	179.08/cwt	173.00–185.00	788	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	179.15/cwt	175.50–185.00	833	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	168.50/cwt	166.00–171.00	893	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	158.23/cwt	155.00–166.50	918	102
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	150.85/cwt	150.50–151.00	892	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	145.03/cwt	144.00–147.00	895	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	641	155.32/cwt	149.00–160.00	996	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	150.17/cwt	147.25–154.00	1,012	132
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	152.63/cwt	147.00–157.00

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 Jan 13, 2022

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

Receipts 2,263Last week 1,903Year ago 2,022

Western Iowa Preconditioned Sale. Compared to last week steers and heifers were mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Demand good. Active trade.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	184.00	184.00
11	—	864	142.00	142.00
18	—	801	142.50	142.50
19	—	440	173.00–185.00	179.08
37	—	530	166.00–171.00	168.50
54	—	465	175.50–185.00	179.15
86	—	641	149.00–160.00	155.32
155	—	764	140.00–150.00	147.17
102	—	580	155.00–166.50	158.23
132	—	674	147.25–154.00	150.17
159	—	719	147.00–157.00	152.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt

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Denison Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Jan 13

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Jan 6Jan 13Jan 20 →

Receipts

2,263 head

▲ 360 vs last sale 1,903▲ 241 vs year ago 2,022 · +11.9%

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Western Iowa Preconditioned Sale. Compared to last week steers and heifers were mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Demand good. Active trade.

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 $171.76/cwt on 1,302 head.

Average price

$171.76

1,302 head · 697 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,197

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$3.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.43

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	702	171.91	1,206	1,247
Medium and Large 1-2	591	168.45	995	55

One grade step is worth $3.46/cwt here — about $211 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 sale1,302 hd

171.76

—

IA average12 barns · 16,286 hd

170.33

+1.43

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

Every lot

31 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	600	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	201.23/cwt	196.00–208.00	753	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	401	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	746	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	829	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	195.37/cwt	190.00–204.00	934	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	915	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	192.00/cwt	188.00–198.00	1,014	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	184.48/cwt	174.50–191.75	1,072	137
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	166.24/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,024	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	172.62/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,086	223
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	177.35/cwt	167.00–185.00	1,195	130
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,124	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	173.19/cwt	163.00–179.25	1,244	144
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	163.99/cwt	157.00–171.50	1,271	340
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	165.35/cwt	158.00–167.75	1,349	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	848	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,247	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	157.56/cwt	155.50–160.75	1,387	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	942	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,394	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	699	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	179.08/cwt	173.00–185.00	788	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	179.15/cwt	175.50–185.00	833	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	168.50/cwt	166.00–171.00	893	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	158.23/cwt	155.00–166.50	918	102
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	150.85/cwt	150.50–151.00	892	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	145.03/cwt	144.00–147.00	895	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	641	155.32/cwt	149.00–160.00	996	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	150.17/cwt	147.25–154.00	1,012	132
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	152.63/cwt	147.00–157.00

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 Jan 13, 2022

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

Receipts 2,263Last week 1,903Year ago 2,022

Western Iowa Preconditioned Sale. Compared to last week steers and heifers were mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Demand good. Active trade.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	184.00	184.00
11	—	864	142.00	142.00
18	—	801	142.50	142.50
19	—	440	173.00–185.00	179.08
37	—	530	166.00–171.00	168.50
54	—	465	175.50–185.00	179.15
86	—	641	149.00–160.00	155.32
155	—	764	140.00–150.00	147.17
102	—	580	155.00–166.50	158.23
132	—	674	147.25–154.00	150.17
159	—	719	147.00–157.00	152.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	374	196.00–208.00	201.23
95	—	880	155.50–160.75	157.56
223	—	629	170.00–179.00	172.62
42	—	478	190.00–204.00	195.37
25	—	528	188.00–198.00	192.00
130	—	674	167.00–185.00	177.35
144	—	718	163.00–179.25	173.19
137	—	581	174.50–191.75	184.48
4	—	942	148.00	148.00
340	—	775	157.00–171.50	163.99
90	—	816	158.00–167.75	165.35
4	—	423	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	187.50	187.50
5	—	700	160.50	160.50
34	—	616	165.00–167.00	166.24
4	—	401	186.00	186.00
5	—	523	175.00	175.00
3	—	848	147.00	147.00