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Denison Livestock Auction

Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-29

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Aug 29

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Aug 8Aug 29Sep 19 →

Receipts

1,642 head

▲ 136 vs last sale 1,506▼ 462 vs year ago 2,104 · −22.0%

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison today, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Load lot of yearling steers, along with many smaller packages in the offering today. Demand was good, especially on light cattle and big groups. Next feeder sale is September 19.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $278.62/cwt on 168 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −148.03 against this barn's trailing median of $426.65.

Average price

$278.62

168 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,523

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$19.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.05

vs IA average

+36.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	282.05	1,541	139
Medium and Large 1-2	549	262.19	1,439	29

One grade step is worth $19.86/cwt here — about $102 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale168 hd

278.62

—

IA average5 barns · 704 hd

271.57

+7.05

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

+36.74

This barn, trailing median11 sales

426.65

−148.03

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $469.50, low $359.76, median $426.65 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

34 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	315	377.57/cwt	367.50–390.00	1,189	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	355.97/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,289	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	346.71/cwt	331.00–360.00	1,470	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	320.09/cwt	318.00–323.00	1,357	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	324.14/cwt	304.00–334.00	1,530	65
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	300.47/cwt	286.00–305.00	1,583	120
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	294.63/cwt	289.00–302.00	1,682	69
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	574	284.70/cwt	284.00–285.00	1,634	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	254.64/cwt	243.00–259.50	1,505	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	283.52/cwt	279.00–288.50	1,735	42
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	270.43/cwt	261.00–280.00	1,828	70
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	703	248.71/cwt	240.00–254.50	1,748	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	732	236.27/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,729	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	266.02/cwt	255.00–268.25	1,950	34
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	260.27/cwt	255.00–264.50	1,970	29
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	834	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,102	66
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	877	242.20/cwt	242.00–244.00	2,124	30
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	347.06/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,138	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	328.54/cwt	328.00–330.00	1,278	28
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	306.29/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,308	34
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	446	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,262	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	307.90/cwt	295.50–323.50	1,453	65
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	283.36/cwt	265.00–292.00	1,346	38
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	294.88/cwt	278.50–307.00	1,545	78
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	264.31/cwt	246.00–268.50	1,427	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	265.64/cwt	258.00–283.00	1,527	61
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,489	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	255.20/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,610	53
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	635	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,562	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	257.17/cwt	244.00–260.50	1,705	56
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	233.68/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,561	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	245.45/cwt	241.00–246.75	1,804	123
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	812	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,876	7
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	949	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,059	17

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 29, 2024

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

Receipts 1,642Last week 1,506Year ago 2,104

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	328	340.00–350.00	347.06
28	350–400	389	328.00–330.00	328.54
34	400–450	427	290.00–312.50	306.29
65	450–500	472	295.50–323.50	307.90
78	500–550	524	278.50–307.00	294.88
61	550–600	575	258.00–283.00	265.64
53	600–650	631	250.00–272.00	255.20
56	650–700	663	244.00–260.50	257.17
123	700–750	735	241.00–246.75	245.45
7	800–850	812	231.00	231.00
17	900–950	949	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	446	283.00	283.00
38	450–500	475	265.00–292.00	283.36
24	500–550	540	246.00–268.50	264.31
5	550–600	591	252.00	252.00
12	650–700	668	231.00–235.00	233.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	635	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	550–600	574	284.00–285.00	284.70
10	700–750	703	240.00–254.50	248.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	315	367.50–390.00	377.57
10	350–400	362	350.00–360.00	355.97
9	400–450	424	331.00–360.00	346.71
65	450–500	472	304.00–334.00	324.14
120	500–550	527	286.00–305.00	300.47
69	550–600	571	289.00–302.00	294.63
42	600–650	612	279.00–288.50	283.52
70	650–700	676	261.00–280.00	270.43
34	700–750	733	255.00–268.25	266.02
29	750–800	757	255.00–264.50	260.27
66	800–850	834	252.00	252.00
30	850–900	877	242.00–244.00	242.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	424	318.00–323.00	320.09
10	550–600	591	243.00–259.50	254.64
16	700–750	732	230.00–240.00	236.27

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.