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Denison Livestock Auction

Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-04

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Apr 4

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Mar 21Apr 4Apr 11 →

Receipts

2,510 head

▲ 123 vs last sale 2,387▼ 267 vs year ago 2,777 · −9.6%

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

WESTERN IOWA "BACK TO GRASS" CALF & YEARLING SALE. No comparison today as the auction 2 weeks ago was a " Western Iowa Preconditioned Sale". Available today were many load lots of both yearling steers and heifers. Many green, long time weaned and double vaccinated light weight feeder calves. Good demand for today's moderate offering. Trade was active.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $333.54/cwt on 142 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −140.69 against this barn's trailing median of $474.23.

Average price

$333.54

142 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,790

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.78

vs IA average

+22.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	333.54	1,790	142

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale142 hd

333.54

—

IA average3 barns · 992 hd

325.76

+7.78

National average173 barns · 11,586 hd

310.76

+22.78

This barn, trailing median11 sales

474.23

−140.69

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 500–600 lb

11 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $506.91, low $391.81, median $474.23 across 11 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

35 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	422.96/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,392	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	389.00/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,498	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	363.74/cwt	357.50–375.00	1,571	36
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	346.32/cwt	340.00–349.00	1,648	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	518	335.47/cwt	331.00–340.00	1,738	26
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	342.51/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,788	66
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	320.69/cwt	308.00–328.00	1,815	50
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	293.68/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,841	69
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	664	262.03/cwt	230.00–287.50	1,740	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	276.40/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,880	81
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	707	240.20/cwt	239.00–241.00	1,698	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	269.65/cwt	263.75–279.00	1,950	72
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	788	250.41/cwt	248.00–256.00	1,973	146
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	821	249.97/cwt	242.50–252.00	2,052	119
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	243.43/cwt	234.00–252.00	2,130	129
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	919	231.87/cwt	228.25–240.50	2,131	441
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	209.03/cwt	200.00–215.50	2,017	41
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	326.49/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,244	24
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	304.65/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,313	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	460	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,541	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	307.58/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,476	54
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	270.78/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,427	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,659	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	558	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,495	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	277.54/cwt	277.00–278.00	1,588	37
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	263.18/cwt	255.00–268.00	1,634	48
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	255.50/cwt	250.00–258.50	1,732	59
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	242.02/cwt	229.00–253.00	1,733	119
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	239.67/cwt	231.50–248.00	1,855	110
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	782	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,994	46
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,848	65
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	812	221.59/cwt	211.00–227.50	1,799	53
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	831	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,028	92
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	877	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,890	47
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	970	188.25/cwt	188.25–188.25	1,826	12

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 Apr 4, 2024

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

Receipts 2,510Last week 2,387Year ago 2,777

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	500–550	518	331.00–340.00	335.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	664	230.00–287.50	262.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	329	410.00–430.00	422.96
9	350–400	385	365.00–400.00	389.00
36	400–450	432	357.50–375.00	363.74
20	450–500	476	340.00–349.00	346.32
66	500–550	522	335.00–347.50	342.51
50	550–600	566	308.00–328.00	320.69
69	600–650	627	285.00–305.00	293.68
81	650–700	680	270.00–278.00	276.40
72	700–750	723	263.75–279.00	269.65
146	750–800	788	248.00–256.00	250.41
119	800–850	821	242.50–252.00	249.97
129	850–900	875	234.00–252.00	243.43
441	900–950	919	228.25–240.50	231.87
41	950–1000	965	200.00–215.50	209.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	707	239.00–241.00	240.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	450–500	460	335.00	335.00
65	800–850	800	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	558	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	350–400	381	310.00–335.00	326.49
11	400–450	431	300.00–312.50	304.65
54	450–500	480	300.00–320.00	307.58
23	500–550	531	312.50	312.50
37	550–600	572	277.00–278.00	277.54
48	600–650	621	255.00–268.00	263.18
59	650–700	678	250.00–258.50	255.50
119	700–750	716	229.00–253.00	242.02
110	750–800	774	231.50–248.00	239.67
53	800–850	812	211.00–227.50	221.59
47	850–900	877	215.50	215.50
12	950–1000	970	188.25	188.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
46	750–800	782	255.00	255.00
92	800–850	831	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	527	250.00–280.00	270.78

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.