Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale lightweight steers were steady to 3.00 higher, 700-800 pound steers steady to 7.00 higher. 750 pound heifer calves were 3.00 higher. Moderate offering of good cattle was met with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.32/cwt on 838 head.

Average price

$150.32

838 head · 711 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,068

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$16.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.97

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	711	150.97	1,073	805
Medium and Large 1-2	705	134.34	947	33

One grade step is worth $16.63/cwt here — about $126 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 sale838 hd

150.32

—

IA average6 barns · 3,719 hd

146.35

+3.97

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

Every lot, as filed

36 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	937	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	157.74/cwt	151.00–163.00	670	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	132.77/cwt	130.00–138.00	619	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	146.10/cwt	145.00–148.25	1,074	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	151.44/cwt	144.00–154.50	1,177	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	135.84/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,062	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,072	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,286	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	139.77/cwt	135.50–145.50	781	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	139.32/cwt	137.50–140.25	1,141	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	161.17/cwt	156.00–165.00	845	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	103.85/cwt	96.00–112.00	902	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,142	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	145.98/cwt	142.50–149.00	699	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	977	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	154.27/cwt	146.50–156.00	1,014	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	169.68/cwt	163.50–174.00	806	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	721	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,019	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,253	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	150.12/cwt	140.00–153.50	775	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	559.62/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,819	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	152.18/cwt	148.00–154.50	944	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	133.65/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,250	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	695	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	551	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	904	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	1,028	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	543.21/cwt	510.00–580.00	1,994	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	185.94/cwt	183.00–188.50	718	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	153.93/cwt	142.00–156.00	877	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	916	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	667	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	913	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,053	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	134.32/cwt	134.00–136.00	719	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	177.00/cwt	169.00–185.00	758	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	139.33/cwt	132.75–144.25	1,233	212

How this sale compares

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 26, 2019

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	679	138.00	138.00
61	—	425	151.00–163.00	157.74
11	—	1,072	120.00	120.00
52	—	559	135.50–145.50	139.77
6	—	882	129.50	129.50
51	—	479	142.50–149.00	145.98
5	—	1,019	123.00	123.00
41	—	516	140.00–153.50	150.12
19	—	325	550.00–580.00	559.62
23	—	733	140.25	140.25
13	—	367	510.00–580.00	543.21
16	—	645	141.50	141.50
112	—	752	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	466	130.00–138.00	132.77
4	—	572	126.00	126.00
3	—	788	124.00	124.00
18	—	535	134.00–136.00	134.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	735	145.00–148.25	146.10
86	—	777	144.00–154.50	151.44
44	—	819	137.50–140.25	139.32
80	—	524	156.00–165.00	161.17
28	—	657	146.50–156.00	154.27
79	—	475	163.50–174.00	169.68
11	—	620	148.00–154.50	152.18
74	—	935	131.00–137.00	133.65
11	—	386	183.00–188.50	185.94
63	—	570	142.00–156.00	153.93
59	—	428	169.00–185.00	177.00
212	—	885	132.75–144.25	139.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	782	133.00–141.00	135.84
6	—	869	96.00–112.00	103.85
5	—	534	135.00	135.00
4	—	397	175.00	175.00
3	—	691	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	551	164.00	164.00
5	—	430	155.00	155.00

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