Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Western Iowa Precondition sale. No comparison today as the last sale was not Precondition. 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 $147.63/cwt on 1,056 head.

Average price

$147.63

1,056 head · 763 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,127

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$140

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$35.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.82

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	761	148.16	1,128	1,020
Medium and Large 1-2	740	137.35	1,016	29
Large 1	1,122	113.00	1,268	7thin

One grade step is worth $35.16/cwt here — about −$140 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 sale1,056 hd

147.63

—

IA average7 barns · 3,960 hd

144.82

+2.82

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	Large 1	—	1,003	121.25/cwt	121.25–121.25	1,216	6
Steers	Large 1	—	1,122	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,268	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	736	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	920	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	840	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	983	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	401	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	941	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,157	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	855	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	989	126.31/cwt	120.00–127.75	1,249	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	169.04/cwt	160.00–176.00	867	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	133.42/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,242	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	160.49/cwt	153.00–166.00	997	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	165.21/cwt	156.00–169.00	962	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	137.07/cwt	135.75–144.00	940	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	155.13/cwt	143.50–158.00	1,128	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	160.37/cwt	151.00–167.75	1,071	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	132.75/cwt	131.50–139.00	1,151	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	145.30/cwt	141.00–151.50	1,129	214
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	142.34/cwt	137.50–143.25	1,186	222
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	150.43/cwt	150.00–151.00	821	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	145.03/cwt	140.00–151.00	840	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	131.49/cwt	124.50–135.75	1,022	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	142.76/cwt	137.00–150.00	891	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	133.33/cwt	130.00–133.50	1,071	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	135.01/cwt	129.00–139.25	994	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	992	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	853	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	897	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,116	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	699	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,143	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	991	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	126.59/cwt	124.75–127.50	1,063	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	721	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 Mar 25, 2021

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

Receipts 1,894Last week 2,694Year ago 0

Western Iowa Precondition sale. No comparison today as the last sale was not Precondition. Trading was active with good demand for the moderate offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,003	121.25	121.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	401	165.00	165.00
3	—	941	123.00	123.00
165	—	686	135.75–144.00	137.07
21	—	546	150.00–151.00	150.43
28	—	579	140.00–151.00	145.03
48	—	777	124.50–135.75	131.49
49	—	624	137.00–150.00	142.76
84	—	803	130.00–133.50	133.33
152	—	736	129.00–139.25	135.01
5	—	875	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	140.00	140.00
3	—	820	121.00	121.00
4	—	492	141.00	141.00
14	—	632	135.00	135.00
3	—	398	155.00	155.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,122	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	456	187.50	187.50
16	—	989	120.00–127.75	126.31
17	—	513	160.00–176.00	169.04
34	—	931	127.00–136.00	133.42
61	—	621	153.00–166.00	160.49
72	—	582	156.00–169.00	165.21
102	—	727	143.50–158.00	155.13
124	—	668	151.00–167.75	160.37
148	—	867	131.50–139.00	132.75
214	—	777	141.00–151.50	145.30
222	—	833	137.50–143.25	142.34
5	—	341	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	590	152.00	152.00
3	—	945	121.00	121.00
8	—	672	147.50	147.50
12	—	840	124.75–127.50	126.59
3	—	465	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	736	125.00	125.00
5	—	840	117.00	117.00

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