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Denison Livestock Auction

Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-02

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Jan 2

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Dec 19Jan 2Jan 9 →

Receipts

1,897 head

▼ 264 vs last sale 2,161▼ 322 vs year ago 2,219 · −14.5%

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Western Iowa Preconditioned Sale. Compared to the sale two weeks ago: Steers 600-700 lbs 6.00-7.00 higher, 750 lbs steady to 1.00 higher, 800 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers 500-600 heifers mostly 13.00-16.00 higher, 650 lbs 1.00 lower, 700 lbs steady. Limited number of heavier heifers. Many green cattle today. Most of the sale consisted of half loads and smaller strings, along with a couple load lots. Good demand throughout the sale.

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 $326.09/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −148.14 against this barn's trailing median of $474.23.

Average price

$326.09

85 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,792

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$48.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.14

vs IA average

−6.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	337.43	1,828	65
Medium and Large 1-2	575	289.23	1,663	20

One grade step is worth $48.20/cwt here — about $165 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale85 hd

326.09

—

IA average4 barns · 666 hd

327.23

−1.14

National average40 barns · 9,035 hd

332.87

−6.78

This barn, trailing median11 sales

474.23

−148.14

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 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

30 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,612	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	341.34/cwt	330.00–357.50	1,615	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	346.75/cwt	333.00–356.00	1,817	37
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	325.11/cwt	310.00–342.50	1,837	28
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	289.23/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,663	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	305.63/cwt	296.00–311.00	1,929	170
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	292.81/cwt	285.00–312.00	1,962	123
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,884	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	290.67/cwt	270.00–295.50	2,104	254
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	266.40/cwt	254.00–274.00	2,083	106
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	271.99/cwt	257.00–277.00	2,252	158
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	872	264.18/cwt	253.00–273.50	2,304	47
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	895	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,184	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	922	249.60/cwt	246.00–255.00	2,301	15
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,375	41
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	398	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,389	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	333.14/cwt	320.00–341.00	1,439	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,321	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	309.04/cwt	301.00–319.00	1,502	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	309.26/cwt	293.00–322.00	1,583	55
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	303.99/cwt	289.00–319.50	1,754	57
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	282.89/cwt	281.00–284.00	1,638	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	292.43/cwt	286.00–296.00	1,804	133
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	262.98/cwt	251.00–271.00	1,770	110
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	257.30/cwt	246.00–267.50	1,837	93
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	234.35/cwt	230.00–239.50	1,692	18
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	254.06/cwt	244.50–266.00	1,969	97
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	247.25/cwt	247.25–247.25	2,003	9
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	877	231.78/cwt	231.00–234.00	2,033	46
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	923	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,846	3

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 Jan 2, 2025

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

Receipts 1,897Last week 2,161Year ago 2,219

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	398	349.00	349.00
8	400–450	432	320.00–341.00	333.14
10	450–500	486	301.00–319.00	309.04
55	500–550	512	293.00–322.00	309.26
57	550–600	577	289.00–319.50	303.99
133	600–650	617	286.00–296.00	292.43
110	650–700	673	251.00–271.00	262.98
93	700–750	714	246.00–267.50	257.30
97	750–800	775	244.50–266.00	254.06
9	800–850	810	247.25	247.25
46	850–900	877	231.00–234.00	231.78
3	900–950	923	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	433	305.00	305.00
8	550–600	579	281.00–284.00	282.89
18	700–750	722	230.00–239.50	234.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	408	395.00	395.00
17	450–500	473	330.00–357.50	341.34
37	500–550	524	333.00–356.00	346.75
28	550–600	565	310.00–342.50	325.11
170	600–650	631	296.00–311.00	305.63
123	650–700	670	285.00–312.00	292.81
254	700–750	724	270.00–295.50	290.67
106	750–800	782	254.00–274.00	266.40
158	800–850	828	257.00–277.00	271.99
47	850–900	872	253.00–273.50	264.18
15	900–950	922	246.00–255.00	249.60
41	950–1000	950	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	550–600	575	280.00–292.00	289.23
8	650–700	685	275.00	275.00
5	850–900	895	244.00	244.00

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.