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Denison Livestock Auction

Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-27

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Mar 27

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

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Receipts

2,207 head

▲ 194 vs last sale 2,013▲ 2,207 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Western Iowa Preconditioned Sale. No comparison, as the previous sale was not Preconditioned. Several load lots of yearlings, two load lots of replacement heifers and plenty of smaller strings in the offering today. CME feeder cattle futures remaining positive at 1.00+ higher today. Spring snow and wind storm blew through the area last week, postponing the sale to this week. Good crowd in the stands and 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 $371.43/cwt on 94 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −102.80 against this barn's trailing median of $474.23.

Average price

$371.43

94 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,051

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$266

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

$44.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.49

vs IA average

+7.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	378.51	2,094	79
Medium and Large 1-2	547	334.11	1,828	15thin

One grade step is worth $44.41/cwt here — about $266 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 sale94 hd

371.43

—

IA average4 barns · 702 hd

370.93

+0.49

National average170 barns · 13,177 hd

363.98

+7.45

This barn, trailing median11 sales

474.23

−102.80

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

39 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	393	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,670	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	444.64/cwt	422.50–450.00	1,827	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	413.66/cwt	395.00–426.00	1,986	23
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	396.12/cwt	385.00–412.00	2,088	42
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	336.51/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,787	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	358.53/cwt	340.00–375.00	2,090	37
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,939	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	348.28/cwt	330.00–358.00	2,159	55
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	303.82/cwt	292.00–320.00	1,908	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Natural	630	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,375	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	320.56/cwt	306.00–337.50	2,157	27
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	294.95/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,988	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	288.70/cwt	288.00–291.00	2,070	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	306.26/cwt	295.00–326.75	2,227	122
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	300.19/cwt	290.00–301.00	2,326	102
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	289.93/cwt	277.00–300.00	2,395	155
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	876	286.25/cwt	275.00–291.50	2,508	310
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,553	36
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	993	260.71/cwt	258.50–262.00	2,589	27
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,015	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,659	60
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,114	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,312	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	349	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	1,445	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	406.94/cwt	393.00–426.00	1,542	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,580	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	362.20/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,739	37
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Natural	504	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,719	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	334.98/cwt	327.50–342.00	1,779	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	320.32/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,851	55
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,694	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	308.02/cwt	292.00–320.00	1,937	68
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,836	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	284.50/cwt	278.00–306.00	1,940	96
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	282.35/cwt	271.00–295.00	2,013	68
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	271.43/cwt	266.00–282.50	2,093	137
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	781	288.74/cwt	285.00–292.50	2,255	109
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	811	271.35/cwt	268.50–280.50	2,201	117
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	813	289.82/cwt	288.50–292.00	2,356	83
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	819	255.51/cwt	255.00–256.00	2,093	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	867	255.12/cwt	251.50–269.00	2,212	34

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 Mar 27, 2025

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

Receipts 2,207Last week 2,013Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	531	330.00–340.00	336.51
4	550–600	592	327.50	327.50
12	600–650	628	292.00–320.00	303.82
13	650–700	674	287.00–300.00	294.95
13	700–750	717	288.00–291.00	288.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	393	425.00	425.00
20	400–450	411	422.50–450.00	444.64
23	450–500	480	395.00–426.00	413.66
42	500–550	527	385.00–412.00	396.12
37	550–600	583	340.00–375.00	358.53
55	600–650	620	330.00–358.00	348.28
27	650–700	673	306.00–337.50	320.56
122	700–750	727	295.00–326.75	306.26
102	750–800	775	290.00–301.00	300.19
155	800–850	826	277.00–300.00	289.93
310	850–900	876	275.00–291.50	286.25
36	900–950	925	276.00	276.00
27	950–1000	993	258.50–262.00	260.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	630	377.00	377.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	1000–1050	1,015	262.00	262.00
7	1100–1150	1,114	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	349	414.00	414.00
9	350–400	379	393.00–426.00	406.94
4	400–450	418	378.00	378.00
37	450–500	480	340.00–375.00	362.20
17	500–550	531	327.50–342.00	334.98
55	550–600	578	310.00–330.00	320.32
68	600–650	629	292.00–320.00	308.02
96	650–700	682	278.00–306.00	284.50
68	700–750	713	271.00–295.00	282.35
137	750–800	771	266.00–282.50	271.43
117	800–850	811	268.50–280.50	271.35
34	850–900	867	251.50–269.00	255.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	578	293.00	293.00
12	650–700	680	270.00	270.00
6	800–850	819	255.00–256.00	255.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
109	750–800	781	285.00–292.50	288.74
83	800–850	813	288.50–292.00	289.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	504	341.00	341.00

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.