Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Calf & Yearling Sale. No comparison today, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Many load lots of quality cattle today. Demand good. Trade active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.96/cwt on 1,456 head.

Average price

$155.96

1,456 head · 838 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,307

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$228

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

$16.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.39

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	633	171.55	1,086	55
Medium and Large 1	846	155.35	1,314	1,401

One grade step is worth $16.20/cwt here — about −$228 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 sale1,456 hd

155.96

—

IA average2 barns · 1,526 hd

155.58

+0.39

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

37 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	149.54/cwt	146.25–151.25	1,386	320
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	207.71/cwt	195.00–218.00	1,120	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	154.94/cwt	144.00–156.50	1,284	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	156.75/cwt	156.75–156.75	1,091	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	151.28/cwt	147.00–158.00	1,325	426
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	161.40/cwt	158.00–174.50	1,112	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	158.61/cwt	150.50–161.75	1,245	164
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	171.06/cwt	170.50–174.00	1,107	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	193.53/cwt	185.00–201.00	892	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	139.01/cwt	136.25–140.00	1,201	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	180.21/cwt	179.00–184.00	1,069	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	177.36/cwt	171.00–188.00	837	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	163.25/cwt	159.00–176.00	942	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	148.53/cwt	145.50–149.00	1,066	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	186.58/cwt	180.00–193.00	1,164	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	867	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	158.37/cwt	153.00–167.50	1,159	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	147.76/cwt	140.00–150.75	1,240	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	143.74/cwt	142.50–146.00	954	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	674	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,122	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	159.58/cwt	155.00–165.00	978	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	960	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	946	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	873	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	161.41/cwt	160.00–170.00	883	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,143	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	981	145.21/cwt	142.25–148.00	1,425	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	914	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	203.02/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,133	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,256	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,243	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	790	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,017	118.22/cwt	114.00–128.00	1,202	40
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,067	115.51/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,232	29
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,153	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,211	7

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 May 19, 2022

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

Receipts 2,168Last week 2,419Year ago 0

Special Calf & Yearling Sale. No comparison today, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Many load lots of quality cattle today. Demand good. Trade active.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
320	—	927	146.25–151.25	149.54
18	—	539	195.00–218.00	207.71
186	—	829	144.00–156.50	154.94
426	—	876	147.00–158.00	151.28
58	—	689	158.00–174.50	161.40
164	—	785	150.50–161.75	158.61
11	—	461	185.00–201.00	193.53
47	—	624	180.00–193.00	186.58
45	—	732	153.00–167.50	158.37
107	—	981	142.25–148.00	145.21
19	—	558	200.00–214.00	203.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	696	156.75	156.75
31	—	647	170.50–174.00	171.06
12	—	593	179.00–184.00	180.21
3	—	783	146.00	146.00
5	—	505	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	864	136.25–140.00	139.01
13	—	472	171.00–188.00	177.36
38	—	577	159.00–176.00	163.25
49	—	718	145.50–149.00	148.53
122	—	839	140.00–150.75	147.76
60	—	664	142.50–146.00	143.74
5	—	337	200.00	200.00
44	—	758	148.00	148.00
26	—	613	155.00–165.00	159.58
28	—	547	160.00–170.00	161.41
3	—	985	127.50	127.50
3	—	931	133.50	133.50
3	—	416	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	677	128.00	128.00
3	—	503	150.00	150.00
7	—	703	136.50	136.50
4	—	637	148.50	148.50
12	—	582	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,017	114.00–128.00	118.22
29	—	1,067	114.00–118.00	115.51
7	—	1,153	105.00	105.00

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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