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Denison Livestock Feeder Cattle · Thu, Nov 10

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Denison Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Nov 10

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Oct 27Nov 10Nov 17 →

Receipts

1,641 head

▼ 238 vs last sale 1,879▼ 231 vs year ago 1,872 · −12.3%

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Western Iowa Preconditioned Sale. No comparison today as the sale two weeks ago was not Preconditioned. 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 $190.10/cwt on 811 head.

Average price

$190.10

811 head · 616 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,172

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$12.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.03

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	619	190.65	1,179	774
Medium and Large 1-2	569	178.52	1,016	37

One grade step is worth $12.13/cwt here — about $163 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 sale811 hd

190.10

—

IA average9 barns · 5,975 hd

185.07

+5.03

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

Every lot

41 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	336	786.75/head	780.00–800.00	787	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	348	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	860	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	830.00/head	830.00–830.00	830	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	886	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	737	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	228.58/cwt	214.00–235.00	992	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	444	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	875	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	222.58/cwt	205.00–235.00	1,042	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	925	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	193.35/cwt	186.00–198.00	1,019	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	954	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	191.69/cwt	181.00–195.00	1,089	176
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	188.63/cwt	177.00–191.00	1,181	137
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	166.79/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,097	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	183.58/cwt	178.00–188.00	1,243	116
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	177.86/cwt	171.00–186.00	1,277	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,196	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	779	175.77/cwt	164.00–178.75	1,369	94
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,419	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	266	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	587	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	337	198.50/cwt	198.00–199.00	669	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	199.14/cwt	190.00–210.00	737	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	685	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	193.13/cwt	190.50–195.00	813	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	635.00/head	635.00–635.00	635	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	187.68/cwt	180.00–190.00	912	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	164.95/cwt	161.00–170.00	803	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00

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 Nov 10, 2022

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

Receipts 1,641Last week 1,879Year ago 1,872

Western Iowa Preconditioned Sale. No comparison today as the sale two weeks ago was not Preconditioned. 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
6	—	836	159.50	159.50
8	—	337	198.00–199.00	198.50
10	—	910	160.50	160.50
21	—	957	161.00	161.00
71	—	667	164.00–182.00	177.22
31	—	725	169.00–172.75	171.69
52	—	486	180.00–190.00	187.68
26	—	421	190.50–195.00	193.13
37	—	370	190.00–210.00	199.14
55	—	568	167.50–181.00	176.00
101	—	623	162.50–171.00	167.74
5	—	485	635.00	635.00
150	—	528	177.00–189.50	184.99

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Denison Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Nov 10

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Oct 27Nov 10Nov 17 →

Receipts

1,641 head

▼ 238 vs last sale 1,879▼ 231 vs year ago 1,872 · −12.3%

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Western Iowa Preconditioned Sale. No comparison today as the sale two weeks ago was not Preconditioned. 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 $190.10/cwt on 811 head.

Average price

$190.10

811 head · 616 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,172

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$12.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.03

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	619	190.65	1,179	774
Medium and Large 1-2	569	178.52	1,016	37

One grade step is worth $12.13/cwt here — about $163 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 sale811 hd

190.10

—

IA average9 barns · 5,975 hd

185.07

+5.03

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

Every lot

41 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	336	786.75/head	780.00–800.00	787	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	348	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	860	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	830.00/head	830.00–830.00	830	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	886	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	737	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	228.58/cwt	214.00–235.00	992	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	444	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	875	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	222.58/cwt	205.00–235.00	1,042	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	925	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	193.35/cwt	186.00–198.00	1,019	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	954	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	191.69/cwt	181.00–195.00	1,089	176
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	188.63/cwt	177.00–191.00	1,181	137
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	166.79/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,097	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	183.58/cwt	178.00–188.00	1,243	116
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	177.86/cwt	171.00–186.00	1,277	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,196	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	779	175.77/cwt	164.00–178.75	1,369	94
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,419	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	266	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	587	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	337	198.50/cwt	198.00–199.00	669	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	199.14/cwt	190.00–210.00	737	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	685	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	193.13/cwt	190.50–195.00	813	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	635.00/head	635.00–635.00	635	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	187.68/cwt	180.00–190.00	912	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	164.95/cwt	161.00–170.00	803	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00

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 Nov 10, 2022

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

Receipts 1,641Last week 1,879Year ago 1,872

Western Iowa Preconditioned Sale. No comparison today as the sale two weeks ago was not Preconditioned. 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
6	—	836	159.50	159.50
8	—	337	198.00–199.00	198.50
10	—	910	160.50	160.50
21	—	957	161.00	161.00
71	—	667	164.00–182.00	177.22
31	—	725	169.00–172.75	171.69
52	—	486	180.00–190.00	187.68
26	—	421	190.50–195.00	193.13
37	—	370	190.00–210.00	199.14
55	—	568	167.50–181.00	176.00
101	—	623	162.50–171.00	167.74
5	—	485	635.00	635.00
150	—	528	177.00–189.50	184.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	185.00	185.00
3	—	901	141.00	141.00
17	—	508	171.00	171.00
12	—	639	150.00–158.00	154.74
40	—	583	155.00–163.00	160.82
3	—	763	152.00	152.00
4	—	313	187.50	187.50
9	—	487	161.00–170.00	164.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	779	164.00–178.75	175.77
4	—	377	235.00	235.00
20	—	434	214.00–235.00	228.58
137	—	626	177.00–191.00	188.63
80	—	527	186.00–198.00	193.35
116	—	677	178.00–188.00	183.58
4	—	860	165.00	165.00
76	—	718	171.00–186.00	177.86
176	—	568	181.00–195.00	191.69
4	—	348	247.00	247.00
63	—	468	205.00–235.00	222.58
6	—	370	830.00	830.00
9	—	336	780.00–800.00	786.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	658	162.00–170.00	166.79
3	—	378	195.00	195.00
7	—	487	190.00	190.00
6	—	444	197.00	197.00
3	—	545	175.00	175.00
5	—	734	163.00	163.00