Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Western Iowa Precondition sale. No market trend, as this is the first feeder sale in a couple weeks. Trading was active with good demand on the moderate offerings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.74/cwt on 924 head.

Average price

$136.74

924 head · 640 lb average

Value per head Derived

$875

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$3.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.05

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	642	136.86	879	893
Medium and Large 1-2	582	133.04	775	31

One grade step is worth $3.83/cwt here — about $104 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 sale924 hd

136.74

—

IA average5 barns · 4,089 hd

135.69

+1.05

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

38 lots · USDA AMS · Denison Livestock Feeder Cattle Special - 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	141.11/cwt	140.25–142.00	721	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	914	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	139.77/cwt	139.50–140.00	936	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	136.64/cwt	135.00–140.00	791	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	991	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	107.17/cwt	105.50–108.00	1,050	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	159.31/cwt	155.00–163.50	785	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	770	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	134.18/cwt	128.00–138.00	908	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	142.67/cwt	139.00–153.00	830	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	148.03/cwt	145.50–153.76	768	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	129.89/cwt	127.50–130.75	938	161
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	125.81/cwt	125.00–126.75	965	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	150.22/cwt	145.00–158.00	703	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	150.83/cwt	145.00–156.00	952	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	173.61/cwt	170.00–179.00	814	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	202.36/cwt	202.00–203.00	763	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	147.50/cwt	142.00–154.00	976	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	154.49/cwt	148.50–158.75	891	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	137.06/cwt	131.00–141.00	848	158
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	851	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	1,096	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	132.41/cwt	130.25–133.50	1,091	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	138.23/cwt	135.00–140.00	994	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,171	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	164.83/cwt	159.50–172.00	867	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	136.04/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,043	226
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	184.09/cwt	181.00–193.00	801	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,157	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,238	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,108	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,247	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	155.88/cwt	151.00–165.50	681	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,032	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,063	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	995	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	166.98/cwt	164.00–171.00	640	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,037	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	587	4

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 Special - Denison, IA

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Western Iowa Precondition sale. No market trend, as this is the first feeder sale in a couple weeks. Trading was active with good demand on the moderate offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	511	140.25–142.00	141.11
8	—	870	105.00	105.00
4	—	327	160.00	160.00
5	—	597	129.00	129.00
4	—	423	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
151	—	677	128.00–138.00	134.18
129	—	582	139.00–153.00	142.67
83	—	519	145.50–153.76	148.03
161	—	722	127.50–130.75	129.89
73	—	767	125.00–126.75	125.81
41	—	468	145.00–158.00	150.22
158	—	619	131.00–141.00	137.06
33	—	437	151.00–165.50	155.88
21	—	1,032	103.00	103.00
20	—	804	123.75	123.75
13	—	383	164.00–171.00	166.98
6	—	910	114.00	114.00
4	—	326	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	670	139.50–140.00	139.77
9	—	579	135.00–140.00	136.64
6	—	762	130.00	130.00
4	—	446	171.50	171.50
15	—	980	105.50–108.00	107.17
12	—	493	155.00–163.50	159.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
170	—	631	145.00–156.00	150.83
10	—	469	170.00–179.00	173.61
8	—	377	202.00–203.00	202.36
73	—	662	142.00–154.00	147.50
56	—	577	148.50–158.75	154.49
26	—	851	128.75	128.75
89	—	824	130.25–133.50	132.41
88	—	719	135.00–140.00	138.23
16	—	908	129.00	129.00
53	—	526	159.50–172.00	164.83
226	—	767	134.00–141.00	136.04
25	—	435	181.00–193.00	184.09
14	—	1,157	107.00	107.00
11	—	1,108	112.50	112.50

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