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Denison Livestock Feeder Cattle · Thu, Feb 20

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Denison Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Feb 20

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Feb 13Feb 20Feb 27 →

Receipts

2,213 head

▲ 205 vs last sale 2,008▲ 4 vs year ago 2,209 · +0.2%

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Western Iowa Preconditioned Sale. No comparison, as the previous sale was not Preconditioned. CME feeder cattle futures down 2.00 today. Many load lots of yearlings steers, along with plenty of smaller packages in the offering. Demand good throughout the sale.

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 $338.19/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −114.19 against this barn's trailing median of $452.38.

Average price

$338.19

82 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,880

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$29.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.04

vs IA average

−2.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	345.78	1,887	61
Medium and Large 1-2	586	316.15	1,853	21

One grade step is worth $29.63/cwt here — about $34 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale82 hd

338.19

—

IA average6 barns · 717 hd

338.15

+0.04

National average110 barns · 4,899 hd

340.87

−2.68

This barn, trailing median11 sales

452.38

−114.19

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 $452.38 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	363.33/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,406	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	357.78/cwt	347.00–372.00	1,714	29
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	347.49/cwt	340.00–369.00	1,845	42
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	342.01/cwt	332.50–362.00	1,977	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	316.15/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,853	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,733	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	303.94/cwt	291.50–307.50	1,921	89
Steers	650–700

Denison Livestock Feeder Cattle - Denison, IA

Thu Feb 20, 2025

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

Receipts 2,213Last week 2,008Year ago 2,209

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	387	360.00–365.00	363.33
21	550–600	586	305.00–325.00	316.15
3	600–650	621	279.00	279.00
12	650–700	671	260.00–275.00	268.70
6	700–750	705	264.50	264.50
5	750–800	792	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	450–500	479	347.00–372.00	357.78
42	500–550	531	340.00–369.00	347.49
19	550–600	578	332.50–362.00	342.01
89	600–650

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Denison Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Feb 20

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Feb 13Feb 20Feb 27 →

Receipts

2,213 head

▲ 205 vs last sale 2,008▲ 4 vs year ago 2,209 · +0.2%

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $338.19/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −114.19 against this barn's trailing median of $452.38.

Average price

$338.19

82 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,880

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$29.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.04

vs IA average

−2.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	345.78	1,887	61
Medium and Large 1-2	586	316.15	1,853	21

One grade step is worth $29.63/cwt here — about $34 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale82 hd

338.19

—

IA average6 barns · 717 hd

338.15

+0.04

National average110 barns · 4,899 hd

340.87

−2.68

This barn, trailing median11 sales

452.38

−114.19

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 $452.38 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	363.33/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,406	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	357.78/cwt	347.00–372.00	1,714	29
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	347.49/cwt	340.00–369.00	1,845	42
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	342.01/cwt	332.50–362.00	1,977	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	316.15/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,853	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,733	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	303.94/cwt	291.50–307.50	1,921	89
Steers	650–700

Denison Livestock Feeder Cattle - Denison, IA

Thu Feb 20, 2025

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

Receipts 2,213Last week 2,008Year ago 2,209

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	387	360.00–365.00	363.33
21	550–600	586	305.00–325.00	316.15
3	600–650	621	279.00	279.00
12	650–700	671	260.00–275.00	268.70
6	700–750	705	264.50	264.50
5	750–800	792	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	450–500	479	347.00–372.00	357.78
42	500–550	531	340.00–369.00	347.49
19	550–600	578	332.50–362.00	342.01
89	600–650

Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	344.60/cwt	337.50–350.00	1,320	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	339.55/cwt	323.00–348.00	1,576	32
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,556	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	316.81/cwt	299.00–330.00	1,708	40
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	589	293.30/cwt	279.00–296.50	1,728	60
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	285.03/cwt	268.00–296.50	1,770	105
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	272.36/cwt	265.50–282.00	1,836	139
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	687	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,718	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	257.05/cwt	247.00–261.00	1,858	39
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	252.31/cwt	246.00–253.75	1,943	85
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	248.92/cwt	243.00–254.00	2,046	73
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	928	234.00/cwt	230.00–237.25	2,172	57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	383	337.50–350.00	344.60
32	450–500	464	323.00–348.00	339.55
40	500–550	539	299.00–330.00	316.81
60	550–600	589	279.00–296.50	293.30
105	600–650	621	268.00–296.50	285.03
139	650–700	674	265.50–282.00	272.36
39	700–750	723	247.00–261.00	257.05
85	750–800	770	246.00–253.75	252.31
73	800–850	822	243.00–254.00	248.92
57	900–950	928	230.00–237.25	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	1000–1050	1,022	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	523	297.50	297.50
5	650–700	687	250.00	250.00

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Every lot

Denison Livestock Feeder Cattle - Denison, IA

Feeder Cattle

Denison Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Every lot

Denison Livestock Feeder Cattle - Denison, IA

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