Sale reports / Iowa / Denison Livestock Auction / 2026-01-08

Denison Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Jan 8
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150
Receipts
2,413 head
507 vs last sale 1,906 96 vs year ago 2,317 · +4.1%
Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Western Iowa Preconditioned Sale. Compared to the previous Preconditioned sale on Monday January 5; steers 600-650 lbs 9.00-20.00 higher, 700 lbs 2.00 lower, 750-800 lbs mostly steady. Heifers 600-750 lbs mostly 9.00-12.00 higher. The auction consisted of two loads of steers, many half loads and plenty of smaller strings. Good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $468.57/cwt on 165 head, up $43.93 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 16 comparable sales and sits 6.75 against this barn's trailing median of $475.32.
Average price
$468.57
43.93 vs prior sale
165 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,596
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$331
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$65.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.67
vs IA average
+2.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553480.502,655135
Medium and Large 1-2560414.882,32430
One grade step is worth $65.62/cwt here — about $331 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.

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 sale165 hd
468.57
IA average10 barns · 2,191 hd
473.24
−4.67
National average195 barns · 28,890 hd
466.33
+2.24
This barn, trailing median16 sales
475.32
−6.75
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

35 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850832335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,7877
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950927327.00/cwt327.00–327.003,03114
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900875323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,82615
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450416479.21/cwt448.00–491.001,99422
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900880290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,5527
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600572376.00/cwt376.00–376.002,15112
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750725389.93/cwt365.00–402.002,827162
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450424528.40/cwt520.00–552.502,24015
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550528454.00/cwt454.00–454.002,3978
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550515516.64/cwt507.50–519.002,66146
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500485484.56/cwt460.00–500.002,35012
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700676408.07/cwt388.00–426.002,759269
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950916351.10/cwt348.00–351.503,21626
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650635390.41/cwt376.00–396.002,47917
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700662371.51/cwt361.00–385.002,4597
SteersMedium and Large 1400–4504122,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1504
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850830362.83/cwt356.00–368.003,01182
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900882358.02/cwt333.50–366.753,15877
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600572400.66/cwt386.00–422.502,29222
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600572461.82/cwt440.00–477.002,64289
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650617433.73/cwt413.00–450.252,676105
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550521427.73/cwt401.00–440.002,228117
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800776387.27/cwt365.00–400.003,005279
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500475445.46/cwt430.00–463.002,11631
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800782359.43/cwt341.00–363.002,81184
SteersMedium and Large 1350–4003742,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0507
SteersMedium and Large 1650–7006962,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3003
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650646370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,3905
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800784361.51/cwt360.00–362.002,83412
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–3503412,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0004
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–4003872,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0004
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750730370.91/cwt354.00–380.002,70890
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600584405.78/cwt397.00–423.002,37096
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700679376.49/cwt357.00–394.502,556236
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650625399.15/cwt375.50–409.002,495117

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.