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Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Lamoni, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 12, 2020

1,920 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $138.76/cwt -1.44 vs last sale · ≈ $934/hd at 673 lb · 238 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $142.79/cwt -5.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,177/hd at 824 lb · 172 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $148.87/cwt -5.89 vs last sale · ≈ $869/hd at 584 lb · 153 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,920 1,527 0
Feeder cattle 1,920 1,527 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No recent market coverage for comparison. Demand was good for the moderate offerings. Trading was active.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 4 172.50 $172.50 $621 —
400–438 423 18 170.00–180.50 $175.37 $742 +9.37
477–496 unweaned 483 19 168.00 $168.00 $811 —
479–495 484 10 167.00–169.00 $168.39 $815 —
529–532 unweaned 530 14 163.00–168.00 $165.15 $875 -0.35
530–549 534 46 157.50–164.00 $162.51 $868 +6.51
554–596 580 77 143.00–157.00 $148.63 $862 -6.13
562–597 unweaned 588 76 144.00–153.00 $149.11 $877 —
600–635 618 35 142.00–150.50 $147.18 $910 -9.45
607–639 unweaned 621 20 143.00–146.00 $144.61 $898 —
668 668 6 136.00 $136.00 $908 -4.20
650–685 672 185 136.00–145.00 $140.00 $941 -0.20
655–695 unweaned 679 47 131.25–141.25 $134.25 $912 —
710–744 728 44 125.00–137.00 $130.30 $949 -22.34
772–786 780 25 125.00–129.00 $127.26 $993 -15.70
801–830 824 172 136.00–144.85 $142.79 $1,177 -5.23
851–894 872 15 126.00–128.00 $127.05 $1,108 —
956 956 10 120.00 $120.00 $1,147 -12.83
1002 1002 17 123.50 $123.50 $1,237 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426 426 4 164.00 $164.00 $699 —
582–597 586 13 138.00–141.00 $139.62 $818 —
693 unweaned 693 15 125.00 $125.00 $866 —
804 804 4 128.00 $128.00 $1,029 -3.19

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428–431 unweaned 430 14 147.00–156.00 $151.51 $651 —
416–446 432 24 147.00–158.00 $152.75 $660 —
452–488 456 27 147.00–152.50 $150.25 $685 —
505–540 515 14 144.00–145.00 $144.70 $745 +6.51
519–537 unweaned 528 44 139.00–149.50 $143.20 $756 —
550–598 568 92 130.00–138.00 $134.25 $763 -3.30
569–588 unweaned 580 49 130.00–133.50 $132.06 $766 —
602–634 612 42 128.00–130.50 $129.86 $795 -10.39
614–629 unweaned 622 27 129.50–138.00 $134.31 $835 —
650–693 667 110 126.50–136.00 $130.65 $871 -2.94
682 unweaned 682 8 120.00 $120.00 $818 —
726 726 6 120.00 $120.00 $871 -20.56
739 739 73 136.00 $136.00 $1,005 -4.56
756–795 766 16 120.50–130.00 $125.16 $959 -7.99
824–847 829 23 117.00–118.50 $118.06 $979 —
865 865 4 115.00 $115.00 $995 -12.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 3 140.00 $140.00 $599 —
489–497 494 20 134.50–137.00 $135.79 $671 —
533 533 4 123.00 $123.00 $656 +3.00
556 unweaned 556 5 115.00 $115.00 $639 —
596 596 12 125.50 $125.50 $748 —
602–629 618 23 120.00–125.00 $123.67 $764 —
649 unweaned 649 4 120.00 $120.00 $779 —
663–688 673 5 110.00–115.00 $112.04 $754 —
681 681 5 110.00 $110.00 $749 —
744 744 4 123.00 $123.00 $915 -3.32
753–795 770 5 116.00–123.00 $120.11 $925 -1.92
794 794 8 100.00 $100.00 $794 -22.03

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 2 105.00 $105.00 $583 —
765 765 2 109.00 $109.00 $834 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.