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Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Lamoni, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 5, 2023

1,895 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $240.39/cwt +13.89 vs last sale · ≈ $2,072/hd at 862 lb · 250 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $252.95/cwt -9.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,862/hd at 736 lb · 143 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $249.42/cwt -1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,908/hd at 765 lb · 139 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,895 1,730 1,500
Feeder cattle 1,895 1,730 1,500

Market comments — USDA reporter

No recent auction sale for comparison. Demand was very good today. Supply was heavy and included several load lots of spayed heifers that brought a premium. The bulk of todays supply were yearlings.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–371 361 16 332.50–340.00 $338.07 $1,220 -4.43
397 unweaned 397 3 347.00 $347.00 $1,378 —
406–445 unweaned 438 21 344.00–356.00 $346.12 $1,516 —
450–494 unweaned 466 11 327.00–340.00 $334.99 $1,561 —
460–481 469 32 319.00–343.00 $330.93 $1,552 —
501–532 unweaned 520 23 319.00–327.00 $322.24 $1,676 +42.24
570 unweaned 570 5 290.00 $290.00 $1,653 —
566–578 571 35 307.00–311.00 $308.85 $1,764 +7.13
606 unweaned 606 13 290.00 $290.00 $1,757 —
609–628 616 31 255.00–282.50 $269.51 $1,660 -19.29
652 unweaned 652 10 257.00 $257.00 $1,676 —
651–688 670 117 244.50–273.00 $258.51 $1,732 -6.84
722–748 736 143 244.50–266.00 $252.95 $1,862 -9.40
751–779 765 139 243.00–256.00 $249.42 $1,908 -1.50
824–826 824 77 233.50–256.00 $252.78 $2,083 -6.08
850–865 855 139 231.50–253.75 $250.27 $2,140 +7.32
932–942 940 128 231.50–235.50 $235.10 $2,210 +16.10
970 970 6 223.50 $223.50 $2,168 -1.63
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
474 474 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,232 -26.63
510 unweaned 510 3 279.00 $279.00 $1,423 —
559 559 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,286 -25.39
620–649 643 19 236.00–248.00 $238.44 $1,533 —
662–692 677 24 216.00–223.00 $218.55 $1,480 -20.45
746 746 12 235.50 $235.50 $1,757 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378–390 unweaned 380 17 264.00–282.50 $279.15 $1,061 —
426 426 11 307.00 $307.00 $1,308 +31.38
436–437 unweaned 437 27 282.00–308.50 $300.66 $1,314 —
462 unweaned 462 8 297.50 $297.50 $1,374 —
543–545 545 28 267.50–268.50 $268.29 $1,462 -8.19
544–548 unweaned 545 12 263.00–267.50 $266.37 $1,452 —
558–592 581 9 260.00–264.00 $261.28 $1,518 -15.54
608–633 620 39 235.00–259.50 $253.65 $1,573 +13.66
678 unweaned 678 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,559 —
733 733 3 239.00 $239.00 $1,752 +1.60
769–782 779 83 220.00–241.00 $240.08 $1,870 +13.53
805–849 837 85 230.50–241.00 $239.39 $2,004 +12.44
854–891 862 250 220.00–241.00 $240.39 $2,072 +13.89
925–933 932 27 220.00–227.25 $226.18 $2,108 -0.37
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 9 280.00 $280.00 $907 —
350–355 353 7 260.00–265.00 $262.13 $925 —
382 unweaned 382 6 250.00–260.00 $255.00 $974 —
418 418 3 230.00 $230.00 $961 -18.70
445 unweaned 445 4 266.00 $266.00 $1,184 —
460–493 481 16 258.00–262.50 $260.20 $1,252 +10.20
610–638 619 9 220.00–229.00 $225.91 $1,398 -7.09
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1139 1139 5 167.00 $167.00 $1,902 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 unweaned 375 6 355.00 $355.00 $1,331 —
408 408 3 294.00 $294.00 $1,200 —
469 unweaned 469 5 301.00 $301.00 $1,412 —

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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.