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Denison Livestock Auction

Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-13

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Mar 13

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Mar 6Mar 13Mar 27 →

Receipts

2,013 head

▲ 810 vs last sale 1,203▲ 2,013 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Calf & Yearling Sale. Compared to the sale last week; Limited number of light steers both weeks, 800-850 lb steers steady to 4.00 higher. Too light a test for heifers last sale, no comparison applicable. Many load lots of yearlings, including a load of replacement heifers in the offering. Demand good 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 $354.74/cwt on 163 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −119.49 against this barn's trailing median of $474.23.

Average price

$354.74

163 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,975

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$28.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.26

vs IA average

−3.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	355.78	1,984	157
Medium and Large 1-2	538	327.50	1,760	6thin

One grade step is worth $28.28/cwt here — about $224 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale163 hd

354.74

—

IA average6 barns · 777 hd

360.00

−5.26

National average173 barns · 15,162 hd

358.67

−3.93

This barn, trailing median11 sales

474.23

−119.49

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

44 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,152	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,455	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,726	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	1,828	24
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,660	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	403.32/cwt	397.50–420.00	1,888	36
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	389.47/cwt	384.00–397.00	2,006	27
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,725	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	523	364.50/cwt	364.50–364.50	1,906	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,792	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	349.06/cwt	335.00–363.00	2,000	92
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	598	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,914	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	326.46/cwt	323.00–328.00	2,044	33
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	290.50/cwt	290.50–290.50	1,850	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	328.67/cwt	309.00–340.50	2,238	149
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	689	271.50/cwt	271.50–271.50	1,871	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	309.96/cwt	301.00–319.00	2,266	37
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	289.92/cwt	282.00–292.50	2,250	28
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	812	279.54/cwt	264.00–282.00	2,270	129
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	897	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,489	139
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	260.21/cwt	258.75–265.00	2,368	73
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,004	250.75/cwt	250.75–250.75	2,518	73
Steers	1300–1350	Large 1	1,306	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	2,697	29
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	336	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,310	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	388.20/cwt	380.00–402.00	1,471	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	420.55/cwt	390.00–427.00	1,728	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	411	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,562	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	372.16/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,738	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	349.97/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,809	80
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	325.25/cwt	317.00–340.00	1,847	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	589	299.50/cwt	299.50–299.50	1,764	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	301.41/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,884	78
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	691	277.37/cwt	275.00–280.50	1,917	111
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	743	260.49/cwt	252.00–277.00	1,935	43
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	267.86/cwt	255.00–271.25	2,073	163
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	834	251.75/cwt	251.75–251.75	2,100	29
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	844	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,211	70
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	863	252.19/cwt	251.50–254.50	2,176	74
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,218	14
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	983	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,281	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	401	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,604	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,656	4
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	945	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,899	3
Bulls	1150–1200	Large 1	1,164	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,060	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

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Receipts 2,013Last week 1,203Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
73	1000–1050	1,004	250.75	250.75
29	1300–1350	1,306	206.50	206.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	490.00	490.00
4	300–350	313	465.00	465.00
24	400–450	409	447.00	447.00
36	450–500	468	397.50–420.00	403.32
27	500–550	515	384.00–397.00	389.47
92	550–600	573	335.00–363.00	349.06
33	600–650	626	323.00–328.00	326.46
149	650–700	681	309.00–340.50	328.67
37	700–750	731	301.00–319.00	309.96
28	750–800	776	282.00–292.50	289.92
129	800–850	812	264.00–282.00	279.54
139	850–900	897	277.50	277.50
73	900–950	910	258.75–265.00	260.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	442.50	442.50
3	400–450	415	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	515	335.00	335.00
3	550–600	560	320.00	320.00
22	600–650	637	290.50	290.50
14	650–700	689	271.50	271.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	500–550	523	364.50	364.50
14	550–600	598	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	400–450	411	390.00–427.00	420.55
25	450–500	467	350.00–385.00	372.16
80	500–550	517	330.00–360.00	349.97
17	550–600	568	317.00–340.00	325.25
78	600–650	625	295.00–315.00	301.41
111	650–700	691	275.00–280.50	277.37
43	700–750	743	252.00–277.00	260.49
163	750–800	774	255.00–271.25	267.86
29	800–850	834	251.75	251.75
74	850–900	863	251.50–254.50	252.19
14	900–950	940	236.00	236.00
14	950–1000	983	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	379	380.00–402.00	388.20
8	400–450	411	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	336	390.00	390.00
6	550–600	589	299.50	299.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
70	800–850	844	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	401	400.00	400.00
4	650–700	690	240.00	240.00
3	900–950	945	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	1150–1200	1,164	177.00	177.00

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.