Name: Denison Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Western Iowa Preconditioned Sale. Compared to the previous Preconditioned sale on Saturday; Steers 650-750 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, 800-850 lbs mixed. Heifers 600 lbs steady, 700 lbs 7.00 higher. The auction consisted of mostly half loads and strings of smaller packages. Good demand.,

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $473.43/cwt on 145 head, up $4.58 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 2 comparable sales and sits +2.29 against this barn's trailing median of $471.13.

Average price

$473.43

▲ 4.58 vs prior sale

145 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$306

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$45.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.00

vs IA average

+7.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	483.09	2,675	114
Medium and Large 1-2	541	437.90	2,369	31

One grade step is worth $45.19/cwt here — about $306 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale145 hd

473.43

—

IA average5 barns · 1,118 hd

474.42

−1.00

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

+7.10

This barn, trailing median2 sales

471.13

+2.29

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 Special - Denison, IA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	415.41/cwt	395.00–427.50	2,210	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	390.96/cwt	370.00–408.50	2,436	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	338.53/cwt	332.00–349.00	2,319	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	449.00/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,137	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	380.39/cwt	368.50–392.00	3,169	187
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	347.47/cwt	331.00–361.00	2,665	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	2,007.91/head	1,975.00–2,050.00	2,008	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	364.07/cwt	354.00–387.00	2,421	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	745	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,682	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	345.31/cwt	332.50–348.00	2,469	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	391.74/cwt	371.00–410.25	2,836	187
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	416.22/cwt	388.00–428.00	2,377	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	399.34/cwt	389.00–417.50	2,668	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	454.15/cwt	422.00–465.00	2,339	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	412.16/cwt	412.00–412.50	2,399	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	381.80/cwt	380.00–386.00	2,375	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	413.60/cwt	399.00–432.50	2,597	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	478.04/cwt	452.50–495.00	2,342	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	374.71/cwt	374.50–375.00	3,196	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	498.58/cwt	489.00–520.00	2,588	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	503.18/cwt	485.00–522.50	2,144	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	371.74/cwt	358.00–380.00	2,903	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	343.84/cwt	337.00–351.00	2,819	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	3,190	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	472.22/cwt	456.00–488.00	2,729	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,190	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,960	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	806	339.87/cwt	337.00–341.00	2,739	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,958	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	485.23/cwt	467.50–502.50	1,994	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	901	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,802	5

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.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	370	1,900.00	1,900.00
10	400–450	411	467.50–502.50	485.23
62	450–500	476	430.00–470.00	449.00
5	450–500	461	2,200.00	2,200.00
40	500–550	532	395.00–427.50	415.41
48	550–600	571	388.00–428.00	416.22
120	600–650	623	370.00–408.50	390.96
88	650–700	665	354.00–387.00	364.07
84	700–750	715	332.50–348.00	345.31
133	750–800	767	331.00–361.00	347.47
18	800–850	806	337.00–341.00	339.87
11	850–900	883	335.00	335.00
5	900–950	901	311.00	311.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	443	442.50	442.50
11	550–600	581	377.00	377.00
26	650–700	685	332.00–349.00	338.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
14	700–750	745	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	380	1,975.00–2,050.00	2,007.91
3	400–450	418	1,925.00	1,925.00
33	400–450	426	485.00–522.50	503.18
26	450–500	490	452.50–495.00	478.04
47	500–550	519	489.00–520.00	498.58
67	550–600	578	456.00–488.00	472.22
67	600–650	628	399.00–432.50	413.60
84	650–700	668	389.00–417.50	399.34
187	700–750	724	371.00–410.25	391.74
110	750–800	781	358.00–380.00	371.74
187	800–850	833	368.50–392.00	380.39
49	850–900	853	374.50–375.00	374.71
14	900–950	905	352.50	352.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	515	422.00–465.00	454.15
12	550–600	582	412.00–412.50	412.16
10	600–650	622	380.00–386.00	381.80
3	750–800	778	343.00	343.00
6	800–850	820	337.00–351.00	343.84

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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