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Denison Livestock Auction

Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-08

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Aug 8

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

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Receipts

1,506 head

▼ 207 vs last sale 1,713▼ 872 vs year ago 2,378 · −36.7%

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago: Yearling steers were sharply lower today. Heifers 750 lbs sharply lower, 850 lbs 1.00-4.00 lower. Cattle futures have been under great pressure, mainly from outside factors, effecting the feeder cattle market at the auctions. CME feeder futures are again 2.00 lower today. Many load lots along with plenty of smaller packages in the offering today. Good demand, especially on the large groups of cattle.

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 $290.00/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −184.23 against this barn's trailing median of $474.23.

Average price

$290.00

44 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−21.81

vs IA average

+14.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	580	290.00	1,682	44

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 sale44 hd

290.00

—

IA average2 barns · 174 hd

311.81

−21.81

National average145 barns · 4,636 hd

275.08

+14.92

This barn, trailing median11 sales

474.23

−184.23

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

21 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,402	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,682	44
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	275.47/cwt	273.00–286.00	1,862	93
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,903	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	253.73/cwt	246.00–257.00	1,984	79
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Natural	850	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,998	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	862	250.71/cwt	238.00–254.25	2,161	192
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,254	6
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	945	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,107	8
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	959	244.50/cwt	230.50–248.00	2,345	130
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,016	219.98/cwt	216.00–221.00	2,235	100
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,053	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,396	57
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,108	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,294	38
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,321	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,655	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,664	20
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	238.48/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,843	158
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	863	231.67/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,999	179
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	928	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,004	10
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	936	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,774	6
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,005	205.25/cwt	205.00–207.50	2,063	111

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 Aug 8, 2024

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

Receipts 1,506Last week 1,713Year ago 2,378

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
111	1000–1050	1,005	205.00–207.50	205.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	465	284.00	284.00
8	600–650	613	270.00	270.00
158	750–800	773	230.00–245.00	238.48
179	850–900	863	225.00–236.00	231.67
10	900–950	928	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	650–700	682	244.00	244.00
6	900–950	936	189.50	189.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	900–950	945	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	477	294.00	294.00
44	550–600	580	290.00	290.00
93	650–700	676	273.00–286.00	275.47
4	700–750	732	260.00	260.00
79	750–800	782	246.00–257.00	253.73
192	850–900	862	238.00–254.25	250.71
6	900–950	920	245.00	245.00
130	950–1000	959	230.50–248.00	244.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
100	1000–1050	1,016	216.00–221.00	219.98
57	1050–1100	1,053	227.50	227.50
38	1100–1150	1,108	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	850–900	850	235.00	235.00

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.