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Denison Livestock Feeder Cattle · Thu, Oct 29

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Denison Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Oct 29

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Sep 24Oct 29Nov 12 →

Receipts

1,673 head

▼ 266 vs last sale 1,939▲ 331 vs year ago 1,342 · +24.7%

Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Calf & Yearling Sale. No recently reported sale. Trend not applicable. The auction consisted of eight full loads and seven half loads of mostly yearlings, along with many smaller strings. Good demand, especially on yearlings. The next feeder auction is November 12.

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 $411.46/cwt on 14 head, up $19.65 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 11 comparable sales and sits −40.92 against this barn's trailing median of $452.38.

Average price

$411.46

▲ 19.65 vs prior sale

14 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,156

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−34.71

vs IA average

−24.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	411.46	2,156	14thin

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 sale14 hd

411.46

—

IA average4 barns · 498 hd

446.17

−34.71

National average191 barns · 34,121 hd

435.78

−24.32

This barn, trailing median11 sales

452.38

−40.92

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

36 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	1,640.00/head	1,640.00–1,640.00	1,640	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	391	1,705.63/head	1,660.00–1,750.00	1,706	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,107	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	498	499.50/cwt	499.50–499.50	2,488	25
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	411.46/cwt	404.00–430.00	2,156	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	551	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	6
Steers	600–650

Denison Livestock Feeder Cattle - Denison, IA

Thu Oct 29, 2026

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

Receipts 1,673Last week 1,939Year ago 1,342

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	378	1,660.00–1,885.00	1,787.94
8	400–450	441	445.00	445.00
18	500–550	524	383.00–402.50	389.06
14	600–650	634	351.00	351.00
26	650–700	661	327.50–341.00	337.86
52	700–750	727	317.00–339.00	324.50
157	800–850	810	300.00–327.75	312.75
27	900–950	906	276.00–296.00	286.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1000–1050	1,026	245.00	245.00

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Denison Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Oct 29

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150

← Sep 24Oct 29Nov 12 →

Receipts

1,673 head

▼ 266 vs last sale 1,939▲ 331 vs year ago 1,342 · +24.7%

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

Average price

$411.46

▲ 19.65 vs prior sale

14 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,156

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−34.71

vs IA average

−24.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	411.46	2,156	14thin

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 sale14 hd

411.46

—

IA average4 barns · 498 hd

446.17

−34.71

National average191 barns · 34,121 hd

435.78

−24.32

This barn, trailing median11 sales

452.38

−40.92

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

36 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	1,640.00/head	1,640.00–1,640.00	1,640	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	391	1,705.63/head	1,660.00–1,750.00	1,706	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,107	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	498	499.50/cwt	499.50–499.50	2,488	25
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	411.46/cwt	404.00–430.00	2,156	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	551	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	6
Steers	600–650

Denison Livestock Feeder Cattle - Denison, IA

Thu Oct 29, 2026

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

Receipts 1,673Last week 1,939Year ago 1,342

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	378	1,660.00–1,885.00	1,787.94
8	400–450	441	445.00	445.00
18	500–550	524	383.00–402.50	389.06
14	600–650	634	351.00	351.00
26	650–700	661	327.50–341.00	337.86
52	700–750	727	317.00–339.00	324.50
157	800–850	810	300.00–327.75	312.75
27	900–950	906	276.00–296.00	286.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1000–1050	1,026	245.00	245.00

12	450–500	484	390.00–425.00	401.22
7	500–550	523	378.00	378.00
12	550–600	572	365.00–375.00	367.41
3	600–650	623	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	700–750	717	287.50–311.00	301.87
5	750–800	798	276.00	276.00
6	850–900	854	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	661	331.00	331.00
3	700–750	740	329.00	329.00
19	950–1000	971	281.00	281.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	1,787.94/head	1,660.00–1,885.00	1,788	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	441	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,962	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	484	401.22/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,942	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	523	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,977	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	389.06/cwt	383.00–402.50	2,039	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	572	367.41/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,102	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	623	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,056	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,225	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	337.86/cwt	327.50–341.00	2,233	26
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	301.87/cwt	287.50–311.00	2,164	23
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	324.50/cwt	317.00–339.00	2,359	52
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	798	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,202	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	312.75/cwt	300.00–327.75	2,533	157
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	854	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,434	6
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	906	286.40/cwt	276.00–296.00	2,595	27
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,026	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,514	4

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
4	300–350	321	1,640.00	1,640.00
6	350–400	391	1,660.00–1,750.00	1,705.63
12	400–450	430	490.00	490.00
25	450–500	498	499.50	499.50
14	500–550	524	404.00–430.00	411.46
3	550–600	551	2,200.00	2,200.00
6	600–650	607	1,950.00	1,950.00
33	600–650	621	354.00–376.00	365.34
3	650–700	695	2,100.00	2,100.00
68	650–700	674	339.00–357.00	354.25
83	700–750	714	347.00–380.00	366.86
150	750–800	778	341.00–361.50	351.98
104	800–850	822	323.00–352.50	350.03
55	850–900	876	326.00–332.50	327.38
400	900–950	919	310.00–341.75	338.09
14	950–1000	997	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	1050–1100	1,057	285.50	285.50

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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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