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Denison Livestock Auction

Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-20

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Nov 20

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Oct 30Nov 20Dec 4 →

Receipts

1,123 head

▼ 219 vs last sale 1,342▼ 180 vs year ago 1,303 · −13.8%

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Calf & Yearling Sale. No trend applicable, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Lower undertones noted. The CME feeder cattle futures down today, reflecting the last several weeks in the market. The auction consisted of 2+ loads of yearling steers and a load of yearling heifers, along with many smaller strings. Demand was good on yearling cattle, moderate on light calves. Many unweaned calves today. The next auction is December 4.

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 $382.53/cwt on 119 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −91.70 against this barn's trailing median of $474.23.

Average price

$382.53

119 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,082

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$36.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.38

vs IA average

−27.55 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	384.68	2,085	112
Medium and Large 1-2	582	348.00	2,025	7thin

One grade step is worth $36.68/cwt here — about $59 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 sale119 hd

382.53

—

IA average9 barns · 1,616 hd

406.91

−24.38

National average185 barns · 23,076 hd

410.08

−27.55

This barn, trailing median11 sales

474.23

−91.70

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

33 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	344	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,651	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	462.34/cwt	455.00–490.00	1,789	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	402	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,930	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,742	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	463	357.56/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,656	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	491	400.76/cwt	375.00–405.50	1,968	45
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	393.38/cwt	373.00–401.00	2,053	59
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	382.91/cwt	367.00–392.50	2,140	38
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	577	354.97/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,048	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,025	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	354.88/cwt	340.00–362.00	2,239	96
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	340.98/cwt	332.00–356.00	2,329	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	711	316.43/cwt	315.00–321.00	2,250	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	350.57/cwt	340.00–359.00	2,514	63
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	335.27/cwt	323.75–350.00	2,568	82
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	821	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,463	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	852	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,471	14
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	881	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,890	58
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,046	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,385	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	347	461.00/cwt	461.00–461.00	1,600	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	373	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,529	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,607	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	386.14/cwt	380.00–397.50	1,618	30
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,512	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	465	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,581	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	350.81/cwt	350.00–354.00	1,638	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	375.42/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,791	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	369.38/cwt	355.00–378.00	1,950	44
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	341.49/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,987	46
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	332.40/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,041	48
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	303.95/cwt	288.00–311.00	2,067	45
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	314.68/cwt	310.50–317.00	2,278	66
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	319.25/cwt	319.25–319.25	2,650	53

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 Nov 20, 2025

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

Receipts 1,123Last week 1,342Year ago 1,303

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1000–1050	1,046	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	344	480.00	480.00
19	350–400	387	455.00–490.00	462.34
5	400–450	402	480.00	480.00
45	450–500	491	375.00–405.50	400.76
59	500–550	522	373.00–401.00	393.38
38	550–600	559	367.00–392.50	382.91
96	600–650	631	340.00–362.00	354.88
14	650–700	683	332.00–356.00	340.98
63	700–750	717	340.00–359.00	350.57
82	750–800	766	323.75–350.00	335.27
58	850–900	881	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	463	355.00–360.00	357.56
15	550–600	577	350.00–365.00	354.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	405	430.00	430.00
7	550–600	582	348.00	348.00
17	700–750	711	315.00–321.00	316.43
3	800–850	821	300.00	300.00
14	850–900	852	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	347	461.00	461.00
3	350–400	378	425.00	425.00
30	400–450	419	380.00–397.50	386.14
29	450–500	477	370.00–390.00	375.42
44	500–550	528	355.00–378.00	369.38
46	550–600	582	330.00–350.00	341.49
48	600–650	614	315.00–340.00	332.40
45	650–700	680	288.00–311.00	303.95
66	700–750	724	310.50–317.00	314.68
53	800–850	830	319.25	319.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	465	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	426	355.00	355.00
15	450–500	467	350.00–354.00	350.81

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.