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Denison Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Dec 11

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Dec 4Dec 11Dec 18 →

Receipts

923 head

▼ 1,190 vs last sale 2,113▼ 26 vs year ago 949 · −2.7%

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Calf & Yearling Sale. No comparison, as the previous sale was Western Iowa Preconditioned. Many unweaned calves today. Two loads of heifers, one load of steers, and plenty of smaller strings in the offering today. 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 $416.74/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 4 of 11 comparable sales and sits −35.64 against this barn's trailing median of $452.38.

Average price

$416.74

54 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,318

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−17.57

vs IA average

−14.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	416.74	2,318	54

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale54 hd

416.74

—

IA average10 barns · 1,828 hd

434.30

−17.57

National average184 barns · 22,123 hd

431.18

−14.44

This barn, trailing median11 sales

452.38

−35.64

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

38 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	287	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	1,586	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	511.10/cwt	495.00–540.00	1,845	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	430	461.68/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,985	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	489.69/cwt	462.50–505.00	2,292	27
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	498	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,047	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	427.86/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,225	24
Steers

Denison Livestock Feeder Cattle - Denison, IA

Thu Dec 11, 2025

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

Receipts 923Last week 2,113Year ago 949

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	250–300	276	1,300.00–1,410.00	1,377.60
6	350–400	358	1,480.00–1,575.00	1,528.16
12	400–450	438	400.00–420.00	410.07
7	450–500	470	400.00–405.00	402.08
10	500–550	528	1,325.00	1,325.00
35	500–550	525	360.00–390.00	376.73
31	550–600	583	350.00–359.50	353.43
32	600–650	635	348.00–360.00	356.19
8	650–700	652	362.00	362.00
9	750–800	781	330.00	330.00
193	800–850	836	329.25–331.25	329.48

Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned

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Denison Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Dec 11

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Dec 4Dec 11Dec 18 →

Receipts

923 head

▼ 1,190 vs last sale 2,113▼ 26 vs year ago 949 · −2.7%

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

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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 $416.74/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 4 of 11 comparable sales and sits −35.64 against this barn's trailing median of $452.38.

Average price

$416.74

54 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,318

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−17.57

vs IA average

−14.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	416.74	2,318	54

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale54 hd

416.74

—

IA average10 barns · 1,828 hd

434.30

−17.57

National average184 barns · 22,123 hd

431.18

−14.44

This barn, trailing median11 sales

452.38

−35.64

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

38 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	287	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	1,586	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	511.10/cwt	495.00–540.00	1,845	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	430	461.68/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,985	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	489.69/cwt	462.50–505.00	2,292	27
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	498	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,047	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	427.86/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,225	24
Steers

Denison Livestock Feeder Cattle - Denison, IA

Thu Dec 11, 2025

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

Receipts 923Last week 2,113Year ago 949

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	250–300	276	1,300.00–1,410.00	1,377.60
6	350–400	358	1,480.00–1,575.00	1,528.16
12	400–450	438	400.00–420.00	410.07
7	450–500	470	400.00–405.00	402.08
10	500–550	528	1,325.00	1,325.00
35	500–550	525	360.00–390.00	376.73
31	550–600	583	350.00–359.50	353.43
32	600–650	635	348.00–360.00	356.19
8	650–700	652	362.00	362.00
9	750–800	781	330.00	330.00
193	800–850	836	329.25–331.25	329.48

Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned

3	200–250	236	1,125.00	1,125.00
3	300–350	318	420.00	420.00
7	450–500	490	380.00	380.00
3	550–600	571	335.00	335.00
14	700–750	712	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	1050–1100	1,065	316.50	316.50
12	1100–1150	1,135	244.00	244.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	236	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	276	1,377.60/head	1,300.00–1,410.00	1,378	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	318	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,336	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	1,528.16/head	1,480.00–1,575.00	1,528	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	410.07/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,796	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	402.08/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,890	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	490	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,862	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	376.73/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,978	35
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	571	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,913	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	353.43/cwt	350.00–359.50	2,060	31
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	356.19/cwt	348.00–360.00	2,262	32
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,360	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	686	325.50/cwt	325.50–325.50	2,233	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	712	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,342	14
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	781	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,577	9
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	836	329.48/cwt	329.25–331.25	2,754	193

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	686	325.50	325.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	287	1,400.00	1,400.00
17	350–400	361	495.00–540.00	511.10
27	450–500	468	462.50–505.00	489.69
24	500–550	520	415.00–440.00	427.86
30	550–600	585	405.50–411.00	407.84
49	600–650	627	387.50–417.00	402.47
143	650–700	653	401.00	401.00
11	700–750	713	380.50	380.50
5	750–800	758	367.00	367.00
9	800–850	843	344.50	344.50
12	850–900	867	320.00–323.00	321.96
5	900–950	933	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	350	453.00	453.00
3	450–500	498	411.00	411.00
3	600–650	626	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	430	440.00–475.00	461.68
24	650–700	657	363.00–389.50	369.66
29	700–750	722	373.00–375.00	374.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	792	326.00	326.00

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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

Feeder Cattle

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