Sale reports / Iowa / Denison Livestock Auction / 2026-04-23

Denison Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Denison, Iowa · Thu, Apr 23
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2150
Receipts
2,077 head
235 vs last sale 2,312 81 vs year ago 1,996 · +4.1%
Also sold hereSpecialMon Jan 5, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Calf & Yearling Sale. No comparison applicable, as the last reported sale was three weeks ago. Lower trend noted. The auction consisted of twelve loads, six half loads and many smaller strings. Smaller crowd today, with the threat of severe weather. Plenty of buyers in the stands, and demand was good throughout the sale. The next feeder auction is May 14.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $474.23/cwt on 57 head, down $32.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 16 comparable sales and sits 1.09 against this barn's trailing median of $475.32.
Average price
$474.23
32.69 vs prior sale
57 head · 562 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,666
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$53
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$43.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
19.26
vs IA average
4.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1556481.022,67248
Medium and Large 1-2598438.002,6199thin
One grade step is worth $43.02/cwt here — about $53 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 sale57 hd
474.23
IA average5 barns · 1,207 hd
493.49
−19.26
National average158 barns · 12,009 hd
479.03
−4.80
This barn, trailing median16 sales
475.32
−1.09
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

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500464464.27/cwt461.00–470.002,1548
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600560468.00/cwt468.00–468.002,62118
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700655368.96/cwt362.50–372.002,41719
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450432513.71/cwt505.00–525.002,21922
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550523448.96/cwt425.00–458.002,34830
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650631352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,2214
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600563477.78/cwt466.00–496.002,69041
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800772376.41/cwt373.50–387.002,90648
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700660438.88/cwt415.00–450.002,89773
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400376600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,2564
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550512500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,5607
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450439542.43/cwt530.00–555.002,3818
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850812364.42/cwt351.50–376.502,95993
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900868360.42/cwt338.50–362.003,128171
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950921338.73/cwt315.00–343.003,120255
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750727400.66/cwt397.50–404.002,91318
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500488491.97/cwt481.00–530.002,40122
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650628441.83/cwt436.00–446.002,77526
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850833335.87/cwt320.00–345.002,798179
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement800–8508212,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,90025
SteersLarge 11000–10501,027317.74/cwt317.00–319.003,263155
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900875330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,8888
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600598438.00/cwt438.00–438.002,6199
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700693407.53/cwt402.50–412.002,82436
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700667320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1349
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950900305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,74545
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650611393.54/cwt377.50–408.002,40537
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750719355.34/cwt349.50–358.002,55594
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900862332.44/cwt305.00–333.752,866135
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800764345.33/cwt332.00–348.252,638155

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.