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Denison Livestock Auction

Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-23

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Apr 23

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Apr 2Apr 23May 14 →

Receipts

2,077 head

▼ 235 vs last sale 2,312▲ 81 vs year ago 1,996 · +4.1%

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Calf & Yearling Sale. No comparison applicable, as the last reported sale was three weeks ago. Lower trend noted. The auction consisted of twelve loads, six half loads and many smaller strings. Smaller crowd today, with the threat of severe weather. Plenty of buyers in the stands, and demand was good throughout the sale. The next feeder auction is May 14.

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 $474.23/cwt on 57 head, down $32.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 11 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $474.23.

Average price

$474.23

▼ 32.69 vs prior sale

57 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$43.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.26

vs IA average

−4.80 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	481.02	2,672	48
Medium and Large 1-2	598	438.00	2,619	9thin

One grade step is worth $43.02/cwt here — about $53 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 sale57 hd

474.23

—

IA average5 barns · 1,207 hd

493.49

−19.26

National average158 barns · 12,009 hd

479.03

−4.80

This barn, trailing median11 sales

474.23

+0.00

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

30 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	376	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,256	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	542.43/cwt	530.00–555.00	2,381	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	491.97/cwt	481.00–530.00	2,401	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,560	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	477.78/cwt	466.00–496.00	2,690	41
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	598	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,619	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	441.83/cwt	436.00–446.00	2,775	26
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	438.88/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,897	73
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	693	407.53/cwt	402.50–412.00	2,824	36
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	400.66/cwt	397.50–404.00	2,913	18
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	376.41/cwt	373.50–387.00	2,906	48
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	812	364.42/cwt	351.50–376.50	2,959	93
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	868	360.42/cwt	338.50–362.00	3,128	171
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,888	8
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	921	338.73/cwt	315.00–343.00	3,120	255
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,027	317.74/cwt	317.00–319.00	3,263	155
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	513.71/cwt	505.00–525.00	2,219	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	464.27/cwt	461.00–470.00	2,154	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	448.96/cwt	425.00–458.00	2,348	30
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	468.00/cwt	468.00–468.00	2,621	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	393.54/cwt	377.50–408.00	2,405	37
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,221	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	368.96/cwt	362.50–372.00	2,417	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,134	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	355.34/cwt	349.50–358.00	2,555	94
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	764	345.33/cwt	332.00–348.25	2,638	155
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	821	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	25
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	335.87/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,798	179
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	862	332.44/cwt	305.00–333.75	2,866	135
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,745	45

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 Apr 23, 2026

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

Receipts 2,077Last week 2,312Year ago 1,996

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	400–450	432	505.00–525.00	513.71
8	450–500	464	461.00–470.00	464.27
30	500–550	523	425.00–458.00	448.96
18	550–600	560	468.00	468.00
37	600–650	611	377.50–408.00	393.54
19	650–700	655	362.50–372.00	368.96
94	700–750	719	349.50–358.00	355.34
155	750–800	764	332.00–348.25	345.33
179	800–850	833	320.00–345.00	335.87
135	850–900	862	305.00–333.75	332.44
45	900–950	900	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	631	352.00	352.00
9	650–700	667	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
25	800–850	821	2,900.00	2,900.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	376	600.00	600.00
8	400–450	439	530.00–555.00	542.43
22	450–500	488	481.00–530.00	491.97
7	500–550	512	500.00	500.00
41	550–600	563	466.00–496.00	477.78
26	600–650	628	436.00–446.00	441.83
73	650–700	660	415.00–450.00	438.88
18	700–750	727	397.50–404.00	400.66
48	750–800	772	373.50–387.00	376.41
93	800–850	812	351.50–376.50	364.42
171	850–900	868	338.50–362.00	360.42
255	900–950	921	315.00–343.00	338.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
155	1000–1050	1,027	317.00–319.00	317.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	598	438.00	438.00
36	650–700	693	402.50–412.00	407.53
8	850–900	875	330.00	330.00

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.