Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; 600-700 pound steers were mostly 3.00 higher, 800 pound steers were 1.00-2.00 lower. Heifers were mostly 1.00-3.00 lower. Light offering of cattle was met with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.02/cwt on 718 head.

Average price

$156.02

718 head · 698 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,090

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$211

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

$10.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.96

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	166.27	891	46
Medium and Large 1	710	155.31	1,102	672

One grade step is worth $10.96/cwt here — about −$211 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 sale718 hd

156.02

—

IA average10 barns · 6,237 hd

153.05

+2.96

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

25 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	—	706	133.62/cwt	127.50–134.25	943	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	141.73/cwt	138.00–146.50	889	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	149.75/cwt	149.50–150.00	770	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	153.08/cwt	148.00–159.00	727	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	144.01/cwt	138.00–147.50	845	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	155.43/cwt	147.00–161.25	1,048	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	150.84/cwt	144.50–152.00	1,151	198
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,074	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	141.97/cwt	140.00–143.25	1,177	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	165.01/cwt	162.00–168.50	952	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	184.41/cwt	175.00–189.00	883	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	807	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	983	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	173.77/cwt	171.00–179.50	904	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	178.30/cwt	174.00–179.25	779	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	143.65/cwt	138.00–144.25	1,241	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	159.95/cwt	151.00–162.00	1,017	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	648	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,589	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,811	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	137.07/cwt	136.25–140.00	935	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	134.55/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,059	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	657	3

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 Jan 23, 2020

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

Receipts 1,350Last week 1,880Year ago 0

Compared to last week; 600-700 pound steers were mostly 3.00 higher, 800 pound steers were 1.00-2.00 lower. Heifers were mostly 1.00-3.00 lower. Light offering of cattle was met with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	706	127.50–134.25	133.62
51	—	627	138.00–146.50	141.73
3	—	386	164.00	164.00
38	—	514	149.50–150.00	149.75
41	—	475	148.00–159.00	153.08
56	—	587	138.00–147.50	144.01
125	—	682	136.25–140.00	137.07
135	—	787	133.00–135.00	134.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	611	132.00	132.00
14	—	422	153.50	153.50
10	—	331	480.00	480.00
5	—	355	510.00	510.00
3	—	483	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	674	147.00–161.25	155.43
198	—	763	144.50–152.00	150.84
23	—	829	140.00–143.25	141.97
30	—	577	162.00–168.50	165.01
35	—	479	175.00–189.00	184.41
39	—	520	171.00–179.50	173.77
122	—	864	138.00–144.25	143.65
124	—	636	151.00–162.00	159.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	488	170.00	170.00
9	—	738	145.50	145.50
7	—	678	145.00	145.00
27	—	437	174.00–179.25	178.30

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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