Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Western Iowa Preconditioned Sale. Several load lots today. Light steers 550-650 pounds were substantially higher, 700 pounds 1.00 higher. Light heifers 500-700 pounds 5.00 to substantially higher. Demand good. Active trade.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $194.93/cwt on 1,178 head.

Average price

$194.93

1,178 head · 669 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,304

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$160

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$50.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.32

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	667	195.89	1,306	1,135
Medium and Large 1-2	686	172.92	1,187	38
Large 1	1,011	145.00	1,466	5thin

One grade step is worth $50.89/cwt here — about −$160 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 sale1,178 hd

194.93

—

IA average13 barns · 11,297 hd

188.61

+6.32

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
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,000	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,340	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	195.94/cwt	191.00–204.50	739	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	217.98/cwt	199.00–234.00	1,038	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,387	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	201.08/cwt	198.00–216.00	871	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	194.28/cwt	192.00–196.00	907	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	196.92/cwt	184.00–202.00	1,243	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	195.98/cwt	185.00–201.00	1,307	232
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	237.90/cwt	215.00–242.00	1,009	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	768	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	182.55/cwt	176.50–186.50	1,314	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,555	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,533	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	846	171.75/cwt	171.75–171.75	1,453	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	216.51/cwt	213.00–220.00	784	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,163	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	289	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	714	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	972	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	997	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	203.85/cwt	191.00–216.00	1,080	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	171.69/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,240	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	204.31/cwt	190.00–212.00	1,181	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	201.86/cwt	200.00–205.00	955	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	157.75/cwt	157.75–157.75	1,417	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	185.47/cwt	169.00–186.75	1,456	289
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	174.94/cwt	172.25–183.00	1,291	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	190.98/cwt	179.00–199.00	993	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	174.17/cwt	162.50–176.75	1,156	208
Steers	Large 1	—	1,011	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,466	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	175.57/cwt	167.75–182.00	1,110	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	227.51/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,087	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	151.11/cwt	145.00–153.50	1,161	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	189.11/cwt	176.50–192.50	1,065	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	979	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	184.12/cwt	177.00–192.00	783	19

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 Dec 8, 2022

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

Receipts 2,096Last week 2,187Year ago 2,192

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,000	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	377	191.00–204.50	195.94
31	—	476	199.00–234.00	217.98
45	—	775	179.00	179.00
50	—	433	198.00–216.00	201.08
55	—	738	172.25–183.00	174.94
133	—	520	179.00–199.00	190.98
208	—	664	162.50–176.75	174.17
87	—	632	167.75–182.00	175.57
65	—	563	176.50–192.50	189.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	467	192.00–196.00	194.28
3	—	386	183.00	183.00
21	—	768	145.00–153.50	151.11
7	—	590	166.00	166.00
19	—	425	177.00–192.00	184.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
102	—	631	184.00–202.00	196.92
232	—	667	185.00–201.00	195.98
40	—	424	215.00–242.00	237.90
11	—	320	240.00	240.00
72	—	720	176.50–186.50	182.55
27	—	972	160.00	160.00
21	—	854	179.50	179.50
46	—	846	171.75	171.75
6	—	362	213.00–220.00	216.51
5	—	289	247.00	247.00
129	—	530	191.00–216.00	203.85
95	—	578	190.00–212.00	204.31
289	—	785	169.00–186.75	185.47
60	—	478	220.00–236.00	227.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	600	161.00	161.00
3	—	755	154.00	154.00
3	—	540	180.00	180.00
3	—	560	178.00	178.00
7	—	722	170.00–173.00	171.69
8	—	473	200.00–205.00	201.86
11	—	898	157.75	157.75
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,011	145.00	145.00

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