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Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Lamoni, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 1, 2022

2,280 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $161.37/cwt -8.33 vs last sale · ≈ $937/hd at 580 lb · 323 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $184.00/cwt +4.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,160/hd at 630 lb · 204 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $166.12/cwt +4.52 vs last sale · ≈ $802/hd at 483 lb · 173 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,280 2,761 2,730
Feeder cattle 2,280 2,761 2,730

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good supply of quality cattle. Several freshly weaned calves. No recent sales for comparison.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 unweaned 320 3 235.00 $235.00 $752 +35.50
372–396 unweaned 377 21 190.00–218.00 $199.42 $752 +9.42
430–436 unweaned 433 18 202.00–207.00 $204.79 $887 +2.79
438–449 444 7 193.00–201.00 $196.38 $872 -1.89
457–485 unweaned 477 52 191.00–215.50 $210.36 $1,003 -0.09
471–489 481 79 190.00–215.50 $204.35 $983 +3.35
514–549 unweaned 528 63 180.00–205.00 $199.21 $1,052 +7.46
503–539 529 73 194.00–210.50 $206.29 $1,091 +13.40
557–597 578 104 175.00–196.00 $187.15 $1,082 -12.61
562–588 unweaned 579 57 170.00–190.00 $186.13 $1,078 -4.47
618–625 unweaned 623 54 165.00–186.50 $182.70 $1,138 -6.34
603–649 633 150 176.00–188.00 $184.47 $1,168 +10.39
654 654 15 185.50 $185.50 $1,213 +5.04
665–676 unweaned 671 24 179.50–181.50 $180.59 $1,212 +2.09
719 unweaned 719 15 173.50 $173.50 $1,247 -0.50
702–745 722 86 169.00–177.25 $174.39 $1,259 —
765 765 10 170.00 $170.00 $1,300 -5.95
861–875 863 74 153.00–174.75 $171.18 $1,477 -5.47
927 927 3 145.00 $145.00 $1,344 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 3 170.00 $170.00 $765 —
808 unweaned 808 8 145.00 $145.00 $1,172 —
855 855 3 151.50 $151.50 $1,295 +6.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378–379 unweaned 379 8 175.00–177.00 $176.25 $668 —
397 397 6 174.00 $174.00 $691 +14.00
400–436 unweaned 413 47 165.00–183.00 $173.48 $716 +5.48
422–434 429 19 163.00–184.00 $174.45 $748 +8.71
468–494 unweaned 482 86 156.00–173.00 $163.58 $788 +3.58
471–497 484 87 157.00–176.00 $168.64 $816 +6.34
502 unweaned 502 9 162.50 $162.50 $816 —
520–529 527 73 161.00–184.00 $172.92 $911 +7.46
554–596 unweaned 573 150 140.00–165.00 $160.78 $921 -8.05
567–598 587 173 145.00–170.00 $161.88 $950 -5.55
610–614 unweaned 613 20 145.00–160.00 $153.55 $941 —
602–641 617 128 143.00–167.50 $163.42 $1,008 -17.15
667–691 682 27 144.00–157.50 $152.86 $1,043 -15.32
702–722 718 42 157.50–160.00 $157.97 $1,134 -17.78
750 750 44 160.00 $160.00 $1,200 -10.59
767 767 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,074 -30.59
848 848 25 152.00 $152.00 $1,289 —
910 910 12 153.00 $153.00 $1,392 +8.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 unweaned 343 3 165.00 $165.00 $566 —
349 349 4 144.00 $144.00 $503 —
506–510 507 13 145.00–155.00 $152.68 $774 +2.68
588 588 4 135.00 $135.00 $794 —
652 652 3 135.00 $135.00 $880 -13.14

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
638 unweaned 638 3 146.00 $146.00 $931 —
693 693 5 120.00 $120.00 $832 —

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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.