Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Western Iowa Precondition sale. Many load lots today. Compared to last week lightweight steers were steady to 4.00 higher, 800-900 pound steers steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers mostly 2.00-5.00 higher. Trading was active with good demand for the moderate offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.80/cwt on 1,090 head.

Average price

$141.80

1,090 head · 796 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,128

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$17.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.24

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	796	141.92	1,130	1,083
Medium and Large 1-2	781	124.29	970	7thin

One grade step is worth $17.63/cwt here — about $159 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 sale1,090 hd

141.80

—

IA average14 barns · 13,442 hd

144.05

−2.24

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

24 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	—	473	151.60/cwt	150.00–154.00	717	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	149.32/cwt	148.50–150.00	797	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	145.28/cwt	141.00–148.00	825	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	137.66/cwt	131.50–139.25	935	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	133.96/cwt	128.00–138.25	971	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	140.24/cwt	137.50–141.75	893	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	161.64/cwt	155.00–168.00	938	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	163.30/cwt	160.00–164.50	882	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,260	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	154.88/cwt	151.50–157.00	954	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	135.52/cwt	132.75–137.50	1,183	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	142.07/cwt	138.75–148.00	1,121	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	128.73/cwt	127.50–130.75	1,075	212
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	128.82/cwt	125.00–132.00	997	213
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	149.16/cwt	140.00–150.75	1,080	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	150.32/cwt	147.00–154.75	1,033	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	133.08/cwt	133.00–133.25	1,223	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	138.00/cwt	132.35–139.25	1,151	266
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	909	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	125.13/cwt	120.00–127.00	728	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	920	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,002	4

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 Feb 25, 2021

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

Receipts 2,198Last week 1,984Year ago 2,467

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	473	150.00–154.00	151.60
18	—	534	148.50–150.00	149.32
38	—	568	141.00–148.00	145.28
109	—	679	131.50–139.25	137.66
137	—	725	128.00–138.25	133.96
144	—	637	137.50–141.75	140.24
212	—	835	127.50–130.75	128.73
213	—	774	125.00–132.00	128.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	695	127.00	127.00
7	—	784	116.00	116.00
11	—	582	120.00–127.00	125.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	453	170.00	170.00
15	—	580	155.00–168.00	161.64
24	—	540	160.00–164.50	163.30
29	—	1,000	126.00	126.00
55	—	616	151.50–157.00	154.88
125	—	873	132.75–137.50	135.52
127	—	789	138.75–148.00	142.07
129	—	724	140.00–150.75	149.16
144	—	687	147.00–154.75	150.32
166	—	919	133.00–133.25	133.08
266	—	834	132.35–139.25	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	708	130.00	130.00
4	—	835	120.00	120.00

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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