Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Western Iowa Precondition sale. Compared to last week 700-900 pound steers were steady, 500-600 pound heifers were mostly 1.00-3.00 higher, 700 pound heifers 2.00-3.00 lower. Many load lots today. 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 $144.42/cwt on 1,384 head.

Average price

$144.42

1,384 head · 758 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,094

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$315

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

$25.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.69

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	627	146.62	919	48
Medium and Large 1	762	144.40	1,100	1,333
Large 1	1,020	121.00	1,234	3thin

One grade step is worth $25.62/cwt here — about −$315 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 sale1,384 hd

144.42

—

IA average11 barns · 9,322 hd

141.73

+2.69

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

39 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	Large 1	—	1,030	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,123	6
Steers	Large 1	—	1,020	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,234	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	168.69/cwt	161.00–173.00	628	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	142.40/cwt	141.00–144.00	689	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	154.68/cwt	154.00–158.00	653	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	802	123.95/cwt	122.00–124.50	994	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	346	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	171.56/cwt	167.00–173.50	904	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	832	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,052	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	184.51/cwt	184.00–185.00	659	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	148.75/cwt	142.50–150.50	1,075	211
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,022	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	142.57/cwt	140.00–146.00	731	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	171.37/cwt	171.00–172.00	752	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	136.49/cwt	135.00–138.00	973	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	174.94/cwt	165.00–179.00	829	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	130.95/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,258	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	133.95/cwt	125.00–135.00	956	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	164.95/cwt	157.50–168.00	950	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	137.49/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,138	345
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	155.86/cwt	155.00–157.00	814	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	861	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	837	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	135.62/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,184	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	158.04/cwt	151.00–165.00	981	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	126.23/cwt	121.25–130.00	972	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,082	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	142.38/cwt	139.50–149.50	814	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	137.07/cwt	131.75–141.00	921	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	144.88/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,103	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	149.22/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,010	205
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	126.71/cwt	125.50–134.00	1,170	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	147.51/cwt	144.00–149.00	946	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,041	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	141.48/cwt	137.00–144.50	887	197
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	789	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	938	6

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 Mar 4, 2021

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

Receipts 2,377Last week 2,198Year ago 1,353

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,030	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	372	161.00–173.00	168.69
13	—	484	141.00–144.00	142.40
18	—	422	154.00–158.00	154.68
32	—	802	122.00–124.50	123.95
3	—	346	173.00	173.00
4	—	870	117.50	117.50
7	—	513	140.00–146.00	142.57
130	—	714	125.00–135.00	133.95
105	—	770	121.25–130.00	126.23
38	—	921	117.50	117.50
90	—	572	139.50–149.50	142.38
132	—	672	131.75–141.00	137.07
197	—	627	137.00–144.50	141.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	832	126.50	126.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	511	133.00	133.00
8	—	644	130.00	130.00
5	—	589	134.00	134.00
6	—	795	118.00	118.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,020	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	527	167.00–173.50	171.56
10	—	357	184.00–185.00	184.51
211	—	723	142.50–150.50	148.75
8	—	439	171.00–172.00	171.37
34	—	474	165.00–179.00	174.94
71	—	961	127.00–132.00	130.95
22	—	576	157.50–168.00	164.95
345	—	828	134.00–139.00	137.49
95	—	873	134.00–138.00	135.62
69	—	621	151.00–165.00	158.04
156	—	761	140.00–149.00	144.88
205	—	677	142.00–152.00	149.22
84	—	923	125.50–134.00	126.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	713	135.00–138.00	136.49
7	—	522	155.00–157.00	155.86
7	—	574	150.00	150.00
3	—	446	160.00	160.00
19	—	641	144.00–149.00	147.51
4	—	798	130.50	130.50

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