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Denison Livestock Feeder Cattle · Thu, Mar 10

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Denison Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Mar 10

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Mar 3Mar 10Mar 24 →

Receipts

2,075 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 2,110▼ 619 vs year ago 2,694 · −23.0%

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Calf & Yearling Sale. No comparison today. Many load lots of quality cattle. Demand good. Trade active.

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 $153.05/cwt on 1,043 head.

Average price

$153.05

1,043 head · 823 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,260

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$457

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

$59.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.77

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	476	192.00	915	9thin
Medium and Large 1	825	152.82	1,261	1,028
Large 1	1,031	133.00	1,371	6thin

One grade step is worth $59.00/cwt here — about −$457 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 sale1,043 hd

153.05

—

IA average7 barns · 3,989 hd

157.82

−4.77

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

Every lot

27 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	859	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	862	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	457	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	978	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	970	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	542	197.03/cwt	194.00–202.00	1,068	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,098	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	170.49/cwt	165.50–176.50	1,079	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	158.22/cwt	155.00–168.00	1,070	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	748	152.25/cwt	152.00–152.50	1,139	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	156.69/cwt	146.00–158.75	1,217	292
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	154.94/cwt	149.00–158.25	1,286	157
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	881	147.55/cwt	141.00–149.75	1,300	270
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	142.20/cwt	140.50–143.25	1,322	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	977	141.12/cwt	136.75–141.75	1,379	127
Steers	—	Large 1	1,031	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,371	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	748	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	181.00/cwt	177.00–183.00	796	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	178.48/cwt	178.00–180.00	842	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	149.82/cwt	145.00–158.00	806	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	159.55/cwt	153.00–165.00	914	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	639	148.96/cwt	141.00–155.00	952	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	146.59/cwt	138.00–153.00	1,004	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	143.15/cwt	137.00–151.00	1,025	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	139.64/cwt	135.00–145.75	1,077	256
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	134.82/cwt	129.00–137.00

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 Mar 10, 2022

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

Receipts 2,075Last week 2,110Year ago 2,694

Special Calf & Yearling Sale. No comparison today. Many load lots of quality cattle. Demand good. Trade active.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,031	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	633	165.50–176.50	170.49
38	—	930	140.50–143.25	142.20
10	—	748	152.00–152.50	152.25
127	—	977	136.75–141.75	141.12
157	—	830	149.00–158.25	154.94
3	—	415	207.00	207.00
3	—	457	214.00	214.00
3	—	581	189.00	189.00
83	—	676	155.00–168.00	158.22
270	—	881	141.00–149.75	147.55

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Denison Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Mar 10

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Mar 3Mar 10Mar 24 →

Receipts

2,075 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 2,110▼ 619 vs year ago 2,694 · −23.0%

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Calf & Yearling Sale. No comparison today. Many load lots of quality cattle. Demand good. Trade active.

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 $153.05/cwt on 1,043 head.

Average price

$153.05

1,043 head · 823 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,260

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$457

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

$59.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.77

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	476	192.00	915	9thin
Medium and Large 1	825	152.82	1,261	1,028
Large 1	1,031	133.00	1,371	6thin

One grade step is worth $59.00/cwt here — about −$457 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 sale1,043 hd

153.05

—

IA average7 barns · 3,989 hd

157.82

−4.77

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

Every lot

27 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	859	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	862	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	457	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	978	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	970	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	542	197.03/cwt	194.00–202.00	1,068	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,098	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	170.49/cwt	165.50–176.50	1,079	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	158.22/cwt	155.00–168.00	1,070	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	748	152.25/cwt	152.00–152.50	1,139	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	156.69/cwt	146.00–158.75	1,217	292
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	154.94/cwt	149.00–158.25	1,286	157
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	881	147.55/cwt	141.00–149.75	1,300	270
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	142.20/cwt	140.50–143.25	1,322	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	977	141.12/cwt	136.75–141.75	1,379	127
Steers	—	Large 1	1,031	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,371	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	748	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	181.00/cwt	177.00–183.00	796	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	178.48/cwt	178.00–180.00	842	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	149.82/cwt	145.00–158.00	806	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	159.55/cwt	153.00–165.00	914	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	639	148.96/cwt	141.00–155.00	952	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	146.59/cwt	138.00–153.00	1,004	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	143.15/cwt	137.00–151.00	1,025	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	139.64/cwt	135.00–145.75	1,077	256
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	134.82/cwt	129.00–137.00

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 Mar 10, 2022

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

Receipts 2,075Last week 2,110Year ago 2,694

Special Calf & Yearling Sale. No comparison today. Many load lots of quality cattle. Demand good. Trade active.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,031	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	633	165.50–176.50	170.49
38	—	930	140.50–143.25	142.20
10	—	748	152.00–152.50	152.25
127	—	977	136.75–141.75	141.12
157	—	830	149.00–158.25	154.94
3	—	415	207.00	207.00
3	—	457	214.00	214.00
3	—	581	189.00	189.00
83	—	676	155.00–168.00	158.22
270	—	881	141.00–149.75	147.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	182.00	182.00
5	—	431	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	199.00	199.00
12	—	472	178.00–180.00	178.48
24	—	440	177.00–183.00	181.00
48	—	685	138.00–153.00	146.59
49	—	915	132.00	132.00
50	—	639	141.00–155.00	148.96
256	—	771	135.00–145.75	139.64
62	—	573	153.00–165.00	159.55
70	—	716	137.00–151.00	143.15
99	—	867	127.00–135.50	133.45
177	—	823	129.00–137.00	134.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	538	145.00–158.00	149.82