Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Calf & Yearling Sale. Compared to the sale last Thursday, steers were mostly 8.00-10.00 higher. Light heifers 600-650 pounds 8.00-9.00 higher. Demand good. Active trade.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $202.75/cwt on 1,023 head.

Average price

$202.75

1,023 head · 734 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,489

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$14.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.30

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	740	204.07	1,509	931
Medium and Large 1-2	680	189.40	1,289	92

One grade step is worth $14.66/cwt here — about $220 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 sale1,023 hd

202.75

—

IA average9 barns · 5,398 hd

202.44

+0.30

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

41 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	661	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,140	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,050	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	219.62/cwt	217.00–223.00	896	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	213.38/cwt	201.00–221.00	1,114	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	201.60/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,163	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	164.31/cwt	164.00–165.50	1,523	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	356	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	355	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	962	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	445	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,041	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	188.64/cwt	180.00–193.00	1,632	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	220.20/cwt	200.00–224.50	1,365	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	211.93/cwt	197.50–219.75	1,435	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,067	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	240.87/cwt	220.00–258.00	1,130	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	181.70/cwt	176.00–186.00	1,154	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	233.62/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,234	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,235	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	957	179.78/cwt	175.25–180.50	1,720	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	196.05/cwt	184.00–199.00	1,627	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	191.32/cwt	182.50–201.00	1,180	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	201.58/cwt	187.00–204.50	1,480	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,512	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	206.88/cwt	206.00–207.00	1,223	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	183.04/cwt	169.00–185.75	1,693	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	224.56/cwt	220.25–231.00	1,269	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	172.97/cwt	168.50–177.50	1,351	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	196.98/cwt	185.50–209.00	1,521	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	842	170.40/cwt	167.00–173.50	1,435	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	588	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,070	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	176.12/cwt	171.00–181.00	1,268	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	330	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	751	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	365	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	825	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	178.47/cwt	175.00–182.00	1,397	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	180.45/cwt	177.00–184.00	1,052	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,082	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	194.50/cwt	194.00–195.00	980	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,200	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	184.37/cwt	181.50–188.00	1,248	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	219.36/cwt	207.00–230.00	1,042	33

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 9, 2023

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

Receipts 1,885Last week 1,948Year ago 2,075

Special Calf & Yearling Sale. Compared to the sale last Thursday, steers were mostly 8.00-10.00 higher. Light heifers 600-650 pounds 8.00-9.00 higher. Demand good. Active trade.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	661	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,050	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	408	217.00–223.00	219.62
8	—	522	201.00–221.00	213.38
15	—	577	190.00–206.00	201.60
30	—	927	164.00–165.50	164.31
110	—	617	182.50–201.00	191.32
95	—	781	168.50–177.50	172.97
31	—	842	167.00–173.50	170.40
60	—	720	171.00–181.00	176.12
77	—	677	181.50–188.00	184.37
33	—	475	207.00–230.00	219.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	588	182.00	182.00
4	—	330	227.50	227.50
3	—	365	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	583	177.00–184.00	180.45
3	—	618	175.00	175.00
6	—	504	194.00–195.00	194.50
4	—	721	166.50	166.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	356	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	355	271.00	271.00
4	—	445	234.00	234.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	865	180.00–193.00	188.64
107	—	620	200.00–224.50	220.20
88	—	677	197.50–219.75	211.93
8	—	439	243.00	243.00
23	—	469	220.00–258.00	240.87
14	—	528	228.00–238.00	233.62
29	—	957	175.25–180.50	179.78
4	—	283	252.50	252.50
159	—	830	184.00–199.00	196.05
186	—	734	187.00–204.50	201.58
58	—	925	169.00–185.75	183.04
57	—	565	220.25–231.00	224.56
112	—	772	185.50–209.00	196.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	200.00	200.00
7	—	635	176.00–186.00	181.70
16	—	650	190.00	190.00
4	—	911	166.00	166.00
24	—	591	206.00–207.00	206.88
35	—	783	175.00–182.00	178.47

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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