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Denison Livestock Auction

Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-06

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Feb 6

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Jan 30Feb 6Feb 13 →

Receipts

1,988 head

▼ 101 vs last sale 2,089▼ 519 vs year ago 2,507 · −20.7%

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Western Iowa Preconditioned Sale. Compared to the sale last week; CME feeder cattle markets under severe pressure today, reaching 5.00 lower. Several load lots of both steers and heifers, along with plenty of smaller packages in the offering. Bidding was active, especially on yearlings and load lots, as the prices lowered.

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 $341.49/cwt on 112 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −132.74 against this barn's trailing median of $474.23.

Average price

$341.49

112 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,863

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

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

$35.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.14

vs IA average

−0.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	343.71	1,878	105
Medium and Large 1-2	536	308.14	1,652	7thin

One grade step is worth $35.57/cwt here — about $226 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 sale112 hd

341.49

—

IA average7 barns · 1,421 hd

354.63

−13.14

National average187 barns · 18,766 hd

342.38

−0.89

This barn, trailing median11 sales

474.23

−132.74

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

31 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	373.13/cwt	360.00–378.00	1,582	27
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	353.72/cwt	339.00–375.00	1,846	55
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	308.14/cwt	301.00–317.50	1,652	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	332.70/cwt	327.50–342.00	1,906	50
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,708	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	312.87/cwt	304.00–323.00	1,962	97
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	294.17/cwt	283.50–302.50	2,009	122
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	721	270.71/cwt	270.00–271.00	1,952	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	291.86/cwt	280.00–300.00	2,160	194
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	781	284.02/cwt	275.00–290.00	2,218	154
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	783	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,958	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	831	271.33/cwt	255.00–278.50	2,255	112
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	878	262.72/cwt	245.00–268.00	2,307	150
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	927	252.49/cwt	245.00–256.50	2,341	55
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	380.14/cwt	357.50–388.00	1,483	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	342.64/cwt	328.00–350.00	1,470	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	341.51/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,612	36
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	295.41/cwt	291.00–300.00	1,442	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	311.26/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,619	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	541	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,493	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	295.55/cwt	278.75–308.00	1,714	98
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	285.11/cwt	273.50–298.50	1,796	70
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,622	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	278.63/cwt	267.00–283.50	1,875	144
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	267.83/cwt	253.50–276.00	1,944	131
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	242.25/cwt	242.00–242.50	1,870	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	261.33/cwt	244.50–271.25	2,046	106
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	836	251.72/cwt	246.00–253.00	2,104	67
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	853	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,154	35
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	917	217.99/cwt	211.00–230.00	1,999	8
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	969	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,326	10

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 Feb 6, 2025

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

Receipts 1,988Last week 2,089Year ago 2,507

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	390	357.50–388.00	380.14
9	400–450	429	328.00–350.00	342.64
36	450–500	472	332.50–345.00	341.51
23	500–550	520	310.00–316.00	311.26
98	550–600	580	278.75–308.00	295.55
70	600–650	630	273.50–298.50	285.11
144	650–700	673	267.00–283.50	278.63
131	700–750	726	253.50–276.00	267.83
106	750–800	783	244.50–271.25	261.33
67	800–850	836	246.00–253.00	251.72
35	850–900	853	252.50	252.50
8	900–950	917	211.00–230.00	217.99
10	950–1000	969	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	488	291.00–300.00	295.41
3	500–550	541	276.00	276.00
4	650–700	662	245.00	245.00
8	750–800	772	242.00–242.50	242.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	536	301.00–317.50	308.14
5	600–650	621	275.00	275.00
10	700–750	721	270.00–271.00	270.71
7	750–800	783	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	400–450	424	360.00–378.00	373.13
55	500–550	522	339.00–375.00	353.72
50	550–600	573	327.50–342.00	332.70
97	600–650	627	304.00–323.00	312.87
122	650–700	683	283.50–302.50	294.17
194	700–750	740	280.00–300.00	291.86
154	750–800	781	275.00–290.00	284.02
112	800–850	831	255.00–278.50	271.33
150	850–900	878	245.00–268.00	262.72
55	900–950	927	245.00–256.50	252.49

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.