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Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Lamoni, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 31, 2022

2,345 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.01/cwt +3.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,050/hd at 673 lb · 246 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $169.99/cwt +5.92 vs last sale · ≈ $989/hd at 582 lb · 241 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $174.12/cwt +8.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,238/hd at 711 lb · 225 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,345 2,145 935
Feeder cattle 2,345 2,145 935

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend as no recent report for a comparison. Trade active with good demand for the moderate offerings.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 223.00 $223.00 $758 —
340 unweaned 340 2 220.00 $220.00 $748 —
380–395 388 2 215.00–222.50 $218.82 $849 +16.32
402–443 434 16 214.00–230.00 $224.99 $976 +16.79
441 unweaned 441 4 222.00 $222.00 $979 —
455–491 479 32 212.00–227.00 $219.96 $1,054 +14.81
476–490 unweaned 485 12 194.00–196.00 $194.65 $944 —
505–538 524 65 200.00–221.50 $210.75 $1,104 +1.21
523–539 unweaned 533 27 190.00–196.50 $192.36 $1,025 —
553–589 578 57 191.00–202.50 $198.52 $1,147 +8.05
570–589 unweaned 581 9 170.00–176.00 $172.62 $1,003 —
615 unweaned 615 4 160.00 $160.00 $984 —
600–648 625 154 173.00–190.50 $183.79 $1,149 +1.05
653–692 669 56 172.50–182.50 $178.46 $1,194 -0.64
700–744 711 225 160.00–179.00 $174.12 $1,238 +8.29
752–798 775 129 153.25–166.50 $160.70 $1,245 +6.13
818–833 823 51 150.50–157.50 $152.74 $1,257 +1.76
863–899 875 48 145.75–155.50 $152.16 $1,331 -2.98
915–943 937 40 145.75 $145.75 $1,366 +2.25
1103 1103 6 136.00 $136.00 $1,500 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–398 395 8 191.00–210.00 $205.37 $811 +23.53
445 unweaned 445 2 190.00 $190.00 $846 —
471 unweaned 471 7 209.00 $209.00 $984 —
552 unweaned 552 8 155.00 $155.00 $856 —
595 595 19 174.00 $174.00 $1,035 —
686 686 5 168.00 $168.00 $1,152 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 unweaned 320 2 188.00 $188.00 $602 —
325–343 337 4 173.00–182.00 $176.33 $594 —
403–445 unweaned 414 11 162.50–167.00 $165.62 $686 —
402–445 426 18 161.00–179.00 $169.90 $724 -29.36
454–498 479 74 161.00–180.00 $170.67 $818 -6.74
486 unweaned 486 4 165.00 $165.00 $802 —
503–522 unweaned 506 19 160.00–164.00 $163.35 $827 —
503–546 528 61 159.00–172.00 $168.15 $888 -6.83
554–585 567 78 156.00–168.00 $161.73 $917 -2.34
578–584 unweaned 581 13 151.50–154.50 $153.12 $890 —
590 thin fleshed 590 150 175.75 $175.75 $1,037 —
603–641 625 112 155.00–165.00 $161.79 $1,011 +2.89
640 640 18 145.75 $145.75 $933 -13.15
654–688 673 246 149.25–158.00 $156.01 $1,050 +3.71
719–738 726 180 145.25–152.00 $147.78 $1,073 -5.45
767–788 770 51 138.50–147.25 $145.99 $1,124 -1.26
802 802 41 136.50 $136.50 $1,095 —
855–873 862 50 134.50–138.00 $136.93 $1,180 +5.94
984 984 7 134.10 $134.10 $1,320 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 390 4 160.00–161.00 $160.49 $626 +1.49
424–448 430 10 156.00–157.00 $156.21 $672 -14.10
460–490 468 6 150.00–154.00 $150.70 $705 -6.30
511 511 17 138.00 $138.00 $705 +1.13
698 698 10 134.00 $134.00 $935 +2.03

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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.