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Denison Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Dec 14

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Dec 7Dec 14Jan 4 →

Receipts

2,123 head

▼ 178 vs last sale 2,301▼ 651 vs year ago 2,774 · −23.5%

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Western Iowa Preconditioned Sale. Compared to last Thursday, light steers 600-750 lbs were 4.00-7.00 higher with instances much higher. Heavier steer calves, 800 lbs, were 2.00 lower today, with less offered and last week's 800 lb steers were yearlings. Light heifers, 550-650 lbs, were mostly 1.00 higher with instances up to 8.00 higher. Heifers 700 lbs were 2.00 lower, 750 lb heifers had instances of sharply lower. Good demand throughout the sale.

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 $236.28/cwt on 1,086 head.

Average price

$236.28

1,086 head · 738 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$14.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.53

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	739	236.71	1,749	1,054
Medium and Large 1-2	703	222.06	1,560	32

One grade step is worth $14.65/cwt here — about $189 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 sale1,086 hd

236.28

—

IA average10 barns · 6,613 hd

234.75

+1.53

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

Every lot

29 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	284.05/cwt	281.00–287.00	1,352	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	275.83/cwt	262.00–282.50	1,476	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	269.21/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,572	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	251.89/cwt	238.00–256.50	1,582	131
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	247.47/cwt	237.00–263.50	1,661	110
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	229.14/cwt	215.00–233.50	1,570	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	210.68/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,508	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	233.70/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,704	179
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,566	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	227.82/cwt	215.00–232.50	1,763	208
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	832	221.52/cwt	216.00–227.25	1,843	99
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	874	220.74/cwt	213.25–227.25	1,929	200
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	983	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,868	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	352	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	950	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	244.67/cwt	239.00–251.00	998	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	240.57/cwt	236.00–248.00	1,148	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	242.51/cwt	237.00–248.00	1,273	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	227.71/cwt	221.00–232.00	1,200	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	238.01/cwt	226.00–244.00	1,376	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	596	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,192	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	601	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,226	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	235.60/cwt	231.00–242.00	1,491	133
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	226.28/cwt	215.00–235.50

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 Dec 14, 2023

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

Receipts 2,123Last week 2,301Year ago 2,774

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	352	270.00	270.00
10	—	477	236.00–248.00	240.57
51	—	525	237.00–248.00	242.51
60	—	578	226.00–244.00	238.01
94	—	719	205.00–223.00	213.79
135	—	676	215.00–235.50	226.28
120	—	780	204.00–212.50	207.28
11	—	408	239.00–251.00	244.67
133	—	633	231.00–242.00	235.60
10	—	816	195.00–200.00	198.52

Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2

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Denison Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Dec 14

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Dec 7Dec 14Jan 4 →

Receipts

2,123 head

▼ 178 vs last sale 2,301▼ 651 vs year ago 2,774 · −23.5%

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $236.28/cwt on 1,086 head.

Average price

$236.28

1,086 head · 738 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$14.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.53

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	739	236.71	1,749	1,054
Medium and Large 1-2	703	222.06	1,560	32

One grade step is worth $14.65/cwt here — about $189 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 sale1,086 hd

236.28

—

IA average10 barns · 6,613 hd

234.75

+1.53

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

Every lot

29 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	284.05/cwt	281.00–287.00	1,352	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	275.83/cwt	262.00–282.50	1,476	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	269.21/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,572	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	251.89/cwt	238.00–256.50	1,582	131
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	247.47/cwt	237.00–263.50	1,661	110
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	229.14/cwt	215.00–233.50	1,570	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	210.68/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,508	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	233.70/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,704	179
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,566	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	227.82/cwt	215.00–232.50	1,763	208
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	832	221.52/cwt	216.00–227.25	1,843	99
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	874	220.74/cwt	213.25–227.25	1,929	200
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	983	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,868	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	352	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	950	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	244.67/cwt	239.00–251.00	998	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	240.57/cwt	236.00–248.00	1,148	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	242.51/cwt	237.00–248.00	1,273	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	227.71/cwt	221.00–232.00	1,200	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	238.01/cwt	226.00–244.00	1,376	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	596	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,192	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	601	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,226	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	235.60/cwt	231.00–242.00	1,491	133
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	226.28/cwt	215.00–235.50

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 Dec 14, 2023

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

Receipts 2,123Last week 2,301Year ago 2,774

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	352	270.00	270.00
10	—	477	236.00–248.00	240.57
51	—	525	237.00–248.00	242.51
60	—	578	226.00–244.00	238.01
94	—	719	205.00–223.00	213.79
135	—	676	215.00–235.50	226.28
120	—	780	204.00–212.50	207.28
11	—	408	239.00–251.00	244.67
133	—	633	231.00–242.00	235.60
10	—	816	195.00–200.00	198.52

Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2

10	—	711	195.00–202.00	199.82
8	—	527	221.00–232.00	227.71
5	—	601	204.00	204.00
6	—	773	195.00	195.00
7	—	683	200.00–213.00	205.49
3	—	596	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	983	190.00	190.00
131	—	628	238.00–256.50	251.89
179	—	729	225.00–245.00	233.70
70	—	535	262.00–282.50	275.83
99	—	832	216.00–227.25	221.52
200	—	874	213.25–227.25	220.74
8	—	476	281.00–287.00	284.05
208	—	774	215.00–232.50	227.82
110	—	671	237.00–263.50	247.47
39	—	584	261.00–271.00	269.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	716	200.00–221.00	210.68
5	—	760	206.00	206.00
21	—	685	215.00–233.50	229.14