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Denison Livestock Auction

Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-08

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Jan 8

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Dec 18Jan 8Jan 15 →

Receipts

2,413 head

▲ 507 vs last sale 1,906▲ 96 vs year ago 2,317 · +4.1%

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Western Iowa Preconditioned Sale. Compared to the previous Preconditioned sale on Monday January 5; steers 600-650 lbs 9.00-20.00 higher, 700 lbs 2.00 lower, 750-800 lbs mostly steady. Heifers 600-750 lbs mostly 9.00-12.00 higher. The auction consisted of two loads of steers, many half loads and plenty of smaller strings. Good demand.

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 $468.57/cwt on 165 head. That ranks 6 of 11 comparable sales and sits −5.66 against this barn's trailing median of $474.23.

Average price

$468.57

165 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$331

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

$65.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.67

vs IA average

+2.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	480.50	2,655	135
Medium and Large 1-2	560	414.88	2,324	30

One grade step is worth $65.62/cwt here — about $331 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 sale165 hd

468.57

—

IA average10 barns · 2,191 hd

473.24

−4.67

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

+2.24

This barn, trailing median11 sales

474.23

−5.66

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

35 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	528.40/cwt	520.00–552.50	2,240	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	484.56/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,350	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	516.64/cwt	507.50–519.00	2,661	46
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	2,397	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	461.82/cwt	440.00–477.00	2,642	89
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	400.66/cwt	386.00–422.50	2,292	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	433.73/cwt	413.00–450.25	2,676	105
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	390.41/cwt	376.00–396.00	2,479	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	371.51/cwt	361.00–385.00	2,459	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	408.07/cwt	388.00–426.00	2,759	269
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	696	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	389.93/cwt	365.00–402.00	2,827	162
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	387.27/cwt	365.00–400.00	3,005	279
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	784	361.51/cwt	360.00–362.00	2,834	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	362.83/cwt	356.00–368.00	3,011	82
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	882	358.02/cwt	333.50–366.75	3,158	77
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	916	351.10/cwt	348.00–351.50	3,216	26
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	341	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	479.21/cwt	448.00–491.00	1,994	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	445.46/cwt	430.00–463.00	2,116	31
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	427.73/cwt	401.00–440.00	2,228	117
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,151	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	405.78/cwt	397.00–423.00	2,370	96
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	399.15/cwt	375.50–409.00	2,495	117
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	646	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,390	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	376.49/cwt	357.00–394.50	2,556	236
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	370.91/cwt	354.00–380.00	2,708	90
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	359.43/cwt	341.00–363.00	2,811	84
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	832	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,787	7
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,826	15
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,552	7
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	927	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	3,031	14

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 8, 2026

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

Receipts 2,413Last week 1,906Year ago 2,317

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	341	2,000.00	2,000.00
4	350–400	387	2,000.00	2,000.00
22	400–450	416	448.00–491.00	479.21
31	450–500	475	430.00–463.00	445.46
117	500–550	521	401.00–440.00	427.73
96	550–600	584	397.00–423.00	405.78
117	600–650	625	375.50–409.00	399.15
236	650–700	679	357.00–394.50	376.49
90	700–750	730	354.00–380.00	370.91
84	750–800	782	341.00–363.00	359.43
7	800–850	832	335.00	335.00
15	850–900	875	323.00	323.00
14	900–950	927	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	572	376.00	376.00
5	600–650	646	370.00	370.00
7	850–900	880	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	374	2,050.00	2,050.00
15	400–450	424	520.00–552.50	528.40
4	400–450	412	2,150.00	2,150.00
12	450–500	485	460.00–500.00	484.56
46	500–550	515	507.50–519.00	516.64
89	550–600	572	440.00–477.00	461.82
105	600–650	617	413.00–450.25	433.73
269	650–700	676	388.00–426.00	408.07
3	650–700	696	2,300.00	2,300.00
162	700–750	725	365.00–402.00	389.93
279	750–800	776	365.00–400.00	387.27
82	800–850	830	356.00–368.00	362.83
77	850–900	882	333.50–366.75	358.02
26	900–950	916	348.00–351.50	351.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	528	454.00	454.00
22	550–600	572	386.00–422.50	400.66
17	600–650	635	376.00–396.00	390.41
7	650–700	662	361.00–385.00	371.51
12	750–800	784	360.00–362.00	361.51

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.