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Denison Livestock Auction

Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-05

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Mon, Jan 5

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3468

← Jan 3Jan 5latest

Receipts

1,786 head

▲ 199 vs last sale 1,587▲ 282 vs year ago 1,504 · +18.8%

Also sold hereFeeder CattleThu Oct 29, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Western Iowa Preconditioned Sale. Compared to the previous Preconditioned sale on Saturday; Steers 650-750 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, 800-850 lbs mixed. Heifers 600 lbs steady, 700 lbs 7.00 higher. The auction consisted of mostly half loads and strings of smaller packages. 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 $473.43/cwt on 145 head.

Average price

$473.43

145 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$306

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

$45.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.00

vs IA average

+7.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	483.09	2,675	114
Medium and Large 1-2	541	437.90	2,369	31

One grade step is worth $45.19/cwt here — about $306 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 sale145 hd

473.43

—

IA average5 barns · 1,118 hd

474.42

−1.00

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

+7.10

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

35 lots · USDA AMS · Denison Livestock Feeder Cattle Special - 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	2,007.91/head	1,975.00–2,050.00	2,008	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	503.18/cwt	485.00–522.50	2,144	33
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	478.04/cwt	452.50–495.00	2,342	26
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	454.15/cwt	422.00–465.00	2,339	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	498.58/cwt	489.00–520.00	2,588	47
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	472.22/cwt	456.00–488.00	2,729	67
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	412.16/cwt	412.00–412.50	2,399	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	381.80/cwt	380.00–386.00	2,375	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	413.60/cwt	399.00–432.50	2,597	67
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	399.34/cwt	389.00–417.50	2,668	84
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	391.74/cwt	371.00–410.25	2,836	187
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	778	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,669	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	781	371.74/cwt	358.00–380.00	2,903	110
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	343.84/cwt	337.00–351.00	2,819	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	380.39/cwt	368.50–392.00	3,169	187
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	853	374.71/cwt	374.50–375.00	3,196	49
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	3,190	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	485.23/cwt	467.50–502.50	1,994	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,960	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	449.00/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,137	62
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	415.41/cwt	395.00–427.50	2,210	40
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	416.22/cwt	388.00–428.00	2,377	48
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,190	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	390.96/cwt	370.00–408.50	2,436	120
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	364.07/cwt	354.00–387.00	2,421	88
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	338.53/cwt	332.00–349.00	2,319	26
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	345.31/cwt	332.50–348.00	2,469	84
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	745	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,682	14
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	347.47/cwt	331.00–361.00	2,665	133
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	806	339.87/cwt	337.00–341.00	2,739	18
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	883	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,958	11
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	901	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,802	5

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 Special - Denison, IA

Mon Jan 5, 2026

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

Receipts 1,786Last week 1,587Year ago 1,504

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	370	1,900.00	1,900.00
10	400–450	411	467.50–502.50	485.23
62	450–500	476	430.00–470.00	449.00
5	450–500	461	2,200.00	2,200.00
40	500–550	532	395.00–427.50	415.41
48	550–600	571	388.00–428.00	416.22
120	600–650	623	370.00–408.50	390.96
88	650–700	665	354.00–387.00	364.07
84	700–750	715	332.50–348.00	345.31
133	750–800	767	331.00–361.00	347.47
18	800–850	806	337.00–341.00	339.87
11	850–900	883	335.00	335.00
5	900–950	901	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	443	442.50	442.50
11	550–600	581	377.00	377.00
26	650–700	685	332.00–349.00	338.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
14	700–750	745	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	380	1,975.00–2,050.00	2,007.91
3	400–450	418	1,925.00	1,925.00
33	400–450	426	485.00–522.50	503.18
26	450–500	490	452.50–495.00	478.04
47	500–550	519	489.00–520.00	498.58
67	550–600	578	456.00–488.00	472.22
67	600–650	628	399.00–432.50	413.60
84	650–700	668	389.00–417.50	399.34
187	700–750	724	371.00–410.25	391.74
110	750–800	781	358.00–380.00	371.74
187	800–850	833	368.50–392.00	380.39
49	850–900	853	374.50–375.00	374.71
14	900–950	905	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	515	422.00–465.00	454.15
12	550–600	582	412.00–412.50	412.16
10	600–650	622	380.00–386.00	381.80
3	750–800	778	343.00	343.00
6	800–850	820	337.00–351.00	343.84

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.