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Denison Livestock Auction

Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-22

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Jan 22

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

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Receipts

2,103 head

▲ 93 vs last sale 2,010▼ 30 vs year ago 2,133 · −1.4%

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Western Iowa Preconditioned Sale. Compared to the auction last Thursday; Steers 650-850 lbs were unevenly steady, with light steers mostly 11.00-12.00 lower and yearling steers 10.00 higher. Heifers had light numbers today, showing a lower trend. Flesh condition of the cattle varied, affecting prices in both steers and heifers. The auction consisted of 7 loads, 3 half loads and many smaller strings. With buyers uncertain of the rollercoaster of the CME feeder cattle futures, demand slightly down.

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 $476.39/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 8 of 11 comparable sales and sits +2.16 against this barn's trailing median of $474.23.

Average price

$476.39

63 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$45.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.84

vs IA average

+11.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	485.02	2,623	51
Medium and Large 1-2	562	439.70	2,471	12thin

One grade step is worth $45.32/cwt here — about $152 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 sale63 hd

476.39

—

IA average8 barns · 1,279 hd

460.55

+15.84

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

+11.06

This barn, trailing median11 sales

474.23

+2.16

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

28 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	398	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,090	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	449	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,133	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,214	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	484.73/cwt	475.00–488.00	2,506	28
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	439.70/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,471	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	485.38/cwt	465.00–499.00	2,767	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,468	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	419.20/cwt	413.00–430.00	2,637	61
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	397.13/cwt	383.00–409.50	2,712	105
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	383.35/cwt	360.00–394.00	2,752	138
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	787	374.56/cwt	368.50–381.00	2,948	145
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	817	378.14/cwt	348.00–384.50	3,089	438
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	822	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,795	30
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	866	363.02/cwt	343.50–370.50	3,144	144
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	328.34/cwt	306.00–337.00	3,070	91
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,800	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	1,672.10/head	1,450.00–1,800.00	1,672	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	398	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,731	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	430.00/cwt	428.00–435.00	2,081	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	424.12/cwt	420.00–442.50	2,265	43
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	589	389.19/cwt	373.00–399.00	2,292	104
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	378.54/cwt	360.00–381.00	2,336	56
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	348.69/cwt	341.00–365.00	2,364	96
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	344.51/cwt	336.00–354.00	2,501	119
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	327.82/cwt	311.00–339.00	2,554	38
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	331.30/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,710	47
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	856	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,739	12

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 22, 2026

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

Receipts 2,103Last week 2,010Year ago 2,133

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	500.00	500.00
11	350–400	371	1,450.00–1,800.00	1,672.10
25	450–500	484	428.00–435.00	430.00
43	500–550	534	420.00–442.50	424.12
104	550–600	589	373.00–399.00	389.19
56	600–650	617	360.00–381.00	378.54
96	650–700	678	341.00–365.00	348.69
119	700–750	726	336.00–354.00	344.51
38	750–800	779	311.00–339.00	327.82
47	800–850	818	325.00–335.00	331.30
12	850–900	856	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	398	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	449	475.00	475.00
3	450–500	492	450.00	450.00
12	550–600	562	425.00–445.00	439.70
6	600–650	617	400.00	400.00
30	800–850	822	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	358	2,000.00	2,000.00
3	350–400	398	525.00	525.00
28	500–550	517	475.00–488.00	484.73
23	550–600	570	465.00–499.00	485.38
61	600–650	629	413.00–430.00	419.20
105	650–700	683	383.00–409.50	397.13
138	700–750	718	360.00–394.00	383.35
145	750–800	787	368.50–381.00	374.56
438	800–850	817	348.00–384.50	378.14
144	850–900	866	343.50–370.50	363.02
91	900–950	935	306.00–337.00	328.34

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.