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Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Lamoni, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 5, 2024

2,339 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $237.32/cwt -12.35 vs last sale · ≈ $2,079/hd at 876 lb · 280 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $238.75/cwt ≈ $1,850/hd at 775 lb · 203 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $242.23/cwt -2.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,725/hd at 712 lb · 134 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,339 1,228 1,730
Feeder cattle 2,339 1,228 1,730

Market comments — USDA reporter

No recent auction sale for comparison. Demand was very good today. Supply was heavy and included several load lots of yearling cattle coming off the grass.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 unweaned 330 10 343.00 $343.00 $1,132 —
395 395 19 326.50 $326.50 $1,290 —
401 unweaned 401 30 326.00 $326.00 $1,307 —
489 unweaned 489 63 310.00 $310.00 $1,516 -47.50
510 unweaned 510 6 289.00 $289.00 $1,474 —
502–549 527 60 292.00–312.50 $304.31 $1,604 —
571–594 581 42 281.50–309.50 $297.55 $1,729 -17.00
606–642 631 124 275.00–288.50 $281.97 $1,779 -10.70
661–696 672 36 261.00–285.50 $279.57 $1,879 -4.28
678 unweaned 678 8 244.00 $244.00 $1,654 —
702–747 731 102 252.00–274.50 $265.69 $1,942 -4.68
751–799 768 110 249.50–257.00 $252.21 $1,937 —
806–808 807 57 249.00–249.50 $249.13 $2,010 -16.37
871–888 876 280 226.00–239.25 $237.32 $2,079 -12.35
918 918 7 229.00 $229.00 $2,102 -16.46
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 unweaned 339 8 314.50 $314.50 $1,066 —
400–420 410 10 280.00–285.00 $283.54 $1,163 -36.46
461 unweaned 461 12 279.00 $279.00 $1,286 —
463–486 473 21 240.00–271.00 $262.28 $1,241 -74.56
501–545 517 25 250.00–280.00 $261.27 $1,351 -29.73
556–598 575 9 262.00–284.00 $273.83 $1,575 +1.83
613 613 6 260.00 $260.00 $1,594 -10.00
678–688 682 9 235.00–248.00 $240.82 $1,642 —
736 736 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,693 -24.00
856 856 4 231.00 $231.00 $1,977 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805 805 5 233.00 $233.00 $1,876 —
1182 1182 5 176.00 $176.00 $2,080 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–345 322 21 317.00–320.50 $319.07 $1,027 —
377 fancy 377 7 333.00 $333.00 $1,255 —
399 399 5 294.00 $294.00 $1,173 —
426–439 433 12 285.00–294.00 $289.57 $1,254 —
457–494 477 34 267.00–282.00 $276.21 $1,318 -40.42
514–528 525 20 270.00–279.50 $274.97 $1,444 -25.33
533 unweaned 533 9 272.50 $272.50 $1,452 -13.50
538 fancy 538 35 295.25 $295.25 $1,588 —
555–587 562 76 264.50–281.00 $270.92 $1,523 +5.01
605–649 636 102 242.00–260.00 $250.32 $1,592 -2.68
640 unweaned 640 5 235.50 $235.50 $1,507 —
652–688 657 89 247.50–259.50 $257.18 $1,690 +2.52
701–745 712 134 235.00–247.00 $242.23 $1,725 +12.23
764–789 775 203 231.00–244.00 $238.75 $1,850 —
803–826 811 11 226.00–235.00 $231.67 $1,879 —
868–872 870 36 216.00–230.00 $228.30 $1,986 —
907–938 917 29 221.00–224.50 $223.17 $2,046 —
966–988 980 15 204.50–218.00 $209.64 $2,054 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 4 250.00 $250.00 $832 —
374 374 6 284.00 $284.00 $1,062 —
478 478 12 256.00 $256.00 $1,224 -34.00
546 546 4 246.50 $246.50 $1,346 —
650 650 4 233.00 $233.00 $1,514 —
768–782 771 15 217.00–228.00 $225.77 $1,741 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1021 1021 12 205.00 $205.00 $2,093 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 4 262.50 $262.50 $1,063 —
503 503 6 239.00 $239.00 $1,202 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1042 1042 5 165.00 $165.00 $1,719 —

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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.