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Denison Livestock Auction

Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-25

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Jun 25

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

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Receipts

897 head

▼ 314 vs last sale 1,211▼ 305 vs year ago 1,202 · −25.4%

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend applicable, as the last sale was three weeks ago. The auction consisted of five loads and four half loads of yearling steers, along with many smaller packages. Good demand, especially on the load lots. The next feeder sale is July 30.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb steers averaged $444.20/cwt on 11 head, up $11.45 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 13 comparable sales and sits +34.14 against this barn's trailing median of $410.05.

Average price

$444.20

▲ 11.45 vs prior sale

11 head · 639 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,839

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$267

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

$47.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.63

vs IA average

+11.59 vs national

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	637	457.02	2,911	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	645	410.00	2,645	3thin

One grade step is worth $47.02/cwt here — about $267 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale11 hd

444.20

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IA average3 barns · 274 hd

462.83

−18.63

National average147 barns · 9,757 hd

432.61

+11.59

This barn, trailing median13 sales

410.05

+34.14

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 600–700 lb

13 sales

Steers 600–700 lb: high $447.76, low $355.90, median $410.05 across 13 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

23 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	457.02/cwt	440.00–467.50	2,911	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,645	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	648	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,994	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,661	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	789	382.04/cwt	350.00–383.50	3,014	123
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	384.44/cwt	376.00–389.00	3,191	208
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	834	330.48/cwt	315.00–346.00	2,756	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	362.67/cwt	335.00–365.25	3,228	73
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	917	356.89/cwt	356.50–358.50	3,273	36
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	963	347.89/cwt	323.00–350.75	3,350	116
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	984	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,050	9
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,010	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	3,293	21
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,059	320.50/cwt	320.50–320.50	3,394	10
Steers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,181	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	3,277	3
Steers	1250–1300	Large 1	1,251	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	3,246	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	543	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,525	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,622	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	338.75/cwt	333.00–344.00	2,649	21
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	3,011	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,716	4
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,041	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,925	7

This sale against other markets

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 Jun 25, 2026

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

Receipts 897Last week 1,211Year ago 1,202

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	1000–1050	1,041	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	543	465.00	465.00
4	550–600	567	462.50	462.50
21	750–800	782	333.00–344.00	338.75
6	800–850	825	365.00	365.00
4	850–900	865	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	586	2,400.00	2,400.00
8	600–650	637	440.00–467.50	457.02
3	600–650	648	2,600.00	2,600.00
8	700–750	725	413.00	413.00
123	750–800	789	350.00–383.50	382.04
208	800–850	830	376.00–389.00	384.44
73	850–900	890	335.00–365.25	362.67
36	900–950	917	356.50–358.50	356.89
116	950–1000	963	323.00–350.75	347.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	1000–1050	1,010	326.00	326.00
10	1050–1100	1,059	320.50	320.50
3	1150–1200	1,181	277.50	277.50
9	1250–1300	1,251	259.50	259.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	645	410.00	410.00
3	700–750	725	367.00	367.00
6	800–850	834	315.00–346.00	330.48
9	950–1000	984	310.00	310.00

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.