Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Calf & Yearling sale. There is no trend. 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 $144.93/cwt on 764 head.

Average price

$144.93

764 head · 674 lb average

Value per head Derived

$977

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$8.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.89

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	681	146.11	995	651
Medium and Large 1-2	633	138.12	874	113

One grade step is worth $8.00/cwt here — about $122 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 sale764 hd

144.93

—

IA average17 barns · 19,194 hd

142.05

+2.89

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

42 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	659	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	649	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	689	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	403	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	127.16/cwt	125.00–130.00	796	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	166.29/cwt	163.00–169.50	798	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	133.03/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,027	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	146.51/cwt	145.50–147.00	974	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	127.73/cwt	123.25–128.00	1,030	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	121.08/cwt	115.00–127.00	809	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	999	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	768	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	661	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	849	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	427	174.16/cwt	172.00–182.00	744	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	117.91/cwt	117.25–120.00	956	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	141.24/cwt	141.00–143.00	784	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	170.62/cwt	165.00–175.00	752	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	120.75/cwt	107.00–131.00	642	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	153.94/cwt	147.00–162.75	867	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	148.26/cwt	144.00–154.00	704	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	124.23/cwt	122.50–127.50	887	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	140.37/cwt	137.00–145.75	724	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	138.41/cwt	131.00–142.50	804	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	132.01/cwt	130.25–133.00	1,094	189
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,158	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,191	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	143.42/cwt	136.00–146.25	1,027	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	152.48/cwt	146.00–158.50	953	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	161.65/cwt	159.25–167.75	858	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	568	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	738	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	645	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	929	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	189.82/cwt	182.50–193.00	801	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	115.56/cwt	114.50–118.50	1,011	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	165.29/cwt	160.00–171.00	694	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	176.98/cwt	173.00–183.00	669	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,161	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	1,178	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	578	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	936	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,058	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 Special - Denison, IA

Mon Jan 11, 2021

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Receipts 1,689Last week 2,052Year ago 0

Special Calf & Yearling sale. There is no trend. Trading was active with good demand for the moderate offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	360	183.00	183.00
3	—	461	150.00	150.00
3	—	900	111.00	111.00
3	—	698	110.00	110.00
37	—	811	117.25–120.00	117.91
26	—	555	141.00–143.00	141.24
9	—	441	165.00–175.00	170.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	480	163.00–169.50	166.29
28	—	772	132.00–135.00	133.03
18	—	665	145.50–147.00	146.51
113	—	563	147.00–162.75	153.94
189	—	829	130.25–133.00	132.01
9	—	919	126.00	126.00
8	—	968	123.00	123.00
3	—	331	200.00	200.00
90	—	716	136.00–146.25	143.42
83	—	625	146.00–158.50	152.48
66	—	531	159.25–167.75	161.65
10	—	422	182.50–193.00	189.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	661	128.50	128.50
13	—	427	172.00–182.00	174.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	645	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	649	102.00	102.00
4	—	496	139.00	139.00
3	—	418	156.00	156.00
7	—	532	107.00–131.00	120.75
3	—	688	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	403	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	626	125.00–130.00	127.16
89	—	806	123.25–128.00	127.73
84	—	668	115.00–127.00	121.08
34	—	475	144.00–154.00	148.26
123	—	714	122.50–127.50	124.23
80	—	516	137.00–145.75	140.37
70	—	581	131.00–142.50	138.41
30	—	875	114.50–118.50	115.56
15	—	420	160.00–171.00	165.29
14	—	378	173.00–183.00	176.98
13	—	1,161	101.50	101.50
5	—	321	180.00	180.00
3	—	936	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	568	130.00	130.00

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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