Sale reports / Iowa / Denison Livestock Auction / 2024-08-08

Denison Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Aug 8
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150
Receipts
1,506 head
207 vs last sale 1,713 872 vs year ago 2,378 · 36.7%
Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago: Yearling steers were sharply lower today. Heifers 750 lbs sharply lower, 850 lbs 1.00-4.00 lower. Cattle futures have been under great pressure, mainly from outside factors, effecting the feeder cattle market at the auctions. CME feeder futures are again 2.00 lower today. Many load lots along with plenty of smaller packages in the offering today. Good demand, especially on the large groups of cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $290.00/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits 185.32 against this barn's trailing median of $475.32.
Average price
$290.00
44 head · 580 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,682
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
21.81
vs IA average
+14.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1580290.001,68244
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

16 sales
521483446408median 475.3212/1801/2903/0504/2307/30
Steers 500–600 lb: high $506.91, low $422.43, median $475.32 across 16 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale44 hd
290.00
IA average2 barns · 174 hd
311.81
−21.81
National average145 barns · 4,636 hd
275.08
+14.92
This barn, trailing median16 sales
475.32
−185.32
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

21 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersLarge 11000–10501,005205.25/cwt205.00–207.502,063111
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500465284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,3213
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650613270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6558
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950936189.50/cwt189.50–189.501,7746
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900863231.67/cwt225.00–236.001,999179
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950928216.00/cwt216.00–216.002,00410
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950945223.00/cwt223.00–223.002,1078
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800782253.73/cwt246.00–257.001,98479
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750732260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9034
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800773238.48/cwt230.00–245.001,843158
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700682244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,66420
SteersLarge 11100–11501,108207.00/cwt207.00–207.002,29438
SteersMedium and Large 1Natural850–900850235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9987
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900862250.71/cwt238.00–254.252,161192
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600580290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,68244
SteersLarge 11050–11001,053227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,39657
SteersLarge 11000–10501,016219.98/cwt216.00–221.002,235100
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950920245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,2546
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500477294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,4025
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700676275.47/cwt273.00–286.001,86293
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000959244.50/cwt230.50–248.002,345130

How this sale compares

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.