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Denison Livestock Feeder Cattle · Thu, Sep 22

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Denison Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Sep 22

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Sep 1Sep 22Oct 27 →

Receipts

2,207 head

▲ 423 vs last sale 1,784▲ 603 vs year ago 1,604 · +37.6%

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison today, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Many unweaned calves. Several load lots today. 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 $192.18/cwt on 1,432 head.

Average price

$192.18

1,432 head · 712 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,368

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$9.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.18

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	716	192.93	1,381	1,321
Medium and Large 1-2	663	183.31	1,216	111

One grade step is worth $9.62/cwt here — about $166 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 sale1,432 hd

192.18

—

IA average6 barns · 4,972 hd

183.01

+9.18

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

Every lot

34 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	231.69/cwt	222.00–246.00	883	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	398	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	740	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	231.71/cwt	226.00–238.00	980	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	220.39/cwt	214.00–223.00	1,042	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	199.43/cwt	181.00–206.00	961	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	216.71/cwt	207.50–231.50	1,136	146
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	201.50/cwt	201.50–201.50	1,084	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	207.03/cwt	201.00–212.00	1,184	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	202.69/cwt	191.00–210.00	1,261	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	200.67/cwt	191.50–210.00	1,320	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	179.26/cwt	170.50–181.50	1,284	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	198.83/cwt	184.00–206.50	1,451	107
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	182.21/cwt	176.50–189.00	1,416	244
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	801	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,322	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	832	180.94/cwt	175.00–187.50	1,505	263
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	174.85/cwt	165.00–177.75	1,495	155
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	913	169.34/cwt	166.00–169.50	1,546	91
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	673.45/head	660.00–700.00	673	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	192.03/cwt	185.00–200.00	726	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	184.32/cwt	184.00–185.00	791	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	173.05/cwt	170.00–180.00	817	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	191.55/cwt	184.50–200.00	918	125
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	506	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	860	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	185.16/cwt	180.50–193.00	955	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	191.11/cwt	185.00–196.00	1,089	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	164.18/cwt	157.00–169.50	941	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	158.85/cwt	157.00–161.50

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 22, 2022

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

Receipts 2,207Last week 1,784Year ago 1,604

No comparison today, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Many unweaned calves. Several load lots today. 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
7	—	836	160.00	160.00
9	—	429	184.00–185.00	184.32
10	—	781	156.50–162.00	159.31
22	—	676	163.50–173.50	169.62
39	—	717	174.00–179.00	175.66
59	—	516	180.50–193.00	185.16
67	—	867	170.50	170.50
48	—	570	185.00–196.00	191.11
15	—	375	660.00–700.00	673.45
48	—	617	167.50–185.50	177.63
125	—	479	184.50–200.00	191.55
46	—	378	185.00–200.00	192.03

Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2

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Denison Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Sep 22

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Sep 1Sep 22Oct 27 →

Receipts

2,207 head

▲ 423 vs last sale 1,784▲ 603 vs year ago 1,604 · +37.6%

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison today, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Many unweaned calves. Several load lots today. 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 $192.18/cwt on 1,432 head.

Average price

$192.18

1,432 head · 712 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,368

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$9.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.18

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	716	192.93	1,381	1,321
Medium and Large 1-2	663	183.31	1,216	111

One grade step is worth $9.62/cwt here — about $166 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 sale1,432 hd

192.18

—

IA average6 barns · 4,972 hd

183.01

+9.18

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

Every lot

34 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	231.69/cwt	222.00–246.00	883	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	398	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	740	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	231.71/cwt	226.00–238.00	980	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	220.39/cwt	214.00–223.00	1,042	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	199.43/cwt	181.00–206.00	961	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	216.71/cwt	207.50–231.50	1,136	146
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	201.50/cwt	201.50–201.50	1,084	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	207.03/cwt	201.00–212.00	1,184	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	202.69/cwt	191.00–210.00	1,261	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	200.67/cwt	191.50–210.00	1,320	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	179.26/cwt	170.50–181.50	1,284	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	198.83/cwt	184.00–206.50	1,451	107
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	182.21/cwt	176.50–189.00	1,416	244
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	801	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,322	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	832	180.94/cwt	175.00–187.50	1,505	263
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	174.85/cwt	165.00–177.75	1,495	155
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	913	169.34/cwt	166.00–169.50	1,546	91
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	673.45/head	660.00–700.00	673	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	192.03/cwt	185.00–200.00	726	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	184.32/cwt	184.00–185.00	791	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	173.05/cwt	170.00–180.00	817	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	191.55/cwt	184.50–200.00	918	125
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	506	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	860	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	185.16/cwt	180.50–193.00	955	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	191.11/cwt	185.00–196.00	1,089	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	164.18/cwt	157.00–169.50	941	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	158.85/cwt	157.00–161.50

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 22, 2022

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

Receipts 2,207Last week 1,784Year ago 1,604

No comparison today, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Many unweaned calves. Several load lots today. 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
7	—	836	160.00	160.00
9	—	429	184.00–185.00	184.32
10	—	781	156.50–162.00	159.31
22	—	676	163.50–173.50	169.62
39	—	717	174.00–179.00	175.66
59	—	516	180.50–193.00	185.16
67	—	867	170.50	170.50
48	—	570	185.00–196.00	191.11
15	—	375	660.00–700.00	673.45
48	—	617	167.50–185.50	177.63
125	—	479	184.50–200.00	191.55
46	—	378	185.00–200.00	192.03

Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2

10	—	472	170.00–180.00	173.05
27	—	573	157.00–169.50	164.18
3	—	946	135.00	135.00
7	—	506	170.00	170.00
10	—	614	157.00–161.50	158.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	658	191.50–210.00	200.67
34	—	423	226.00–238.00	231.71
146	—	524	207.50–231.50	216.71
46	—	473	214.00–223.00	220.39
155	—	855	165.00–177.75	174.85
263	—	832	175.00–187.50	180.94
82	—	622	191.00–210.00	202.69
107	—	730	184.00–206.50	198.83
244	—	777	176.50–189.00	182.21
50	—	381	222.00–246.00	231.69
78	—	572	201.00–212.00	207.03
91	—	913	166.00–169.50	169.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	538	201.50	201.50
19	—	482	181.00–206.00	199.43
3	—	398	186.00	186.00
3	—	801	165.00	165.00
82	—	716	170.50–181.50	179.26