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Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Lamoni, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 5, 2024

3,234 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $261.85/cwt +7.11 vs last sale · ≈ $2,409/hd at 920 lb · 404 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $255.88/cwt +18.68 vs last sale · ≈ $2,131/hd at 833 lb · 266 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $309.36/cwt +12.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,792/hd at 579 lb · 216 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,234 2,395 1,930
Feeder cattle 3,234 2,395 1,930

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers over 600 lbs. sold steady to 11.00 higher, while lighter steers were sharply higher. Heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was very good today. Supply was heavy and included several load lots of reputation cattle of eight and nine weight steers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 unweaned 313 5 405.00 $405.00 $1,268 —
351–392 unweaned 382 22 390.00–405.00 $395.27 $1,510 —
406–448 424 44 362.50–395.00 $379.00 $1,607 +21.37
459 459 7 371.00 $371.00 $1,703 —
468–494 unweaned 483 27 320.00–352.50 $339.22 $1,638 —
501–509 504 44 352.00–354.00 $352.83 $1,778 +44.87
510–543 unweaned 523 29 306.00–334.00 $326.98 $1,710 +33.27
554–589 573 133 299.00–327.00 $315.53 $1,808 +19.09
569–597 unweaned 589 83 286.00–315.00 $299.48 $1,764 —
610–645 unweaned 629 113 280.00–299.00 $294.40 $1,852 +6.55
605–648 634 99 272.00–296.00 $289.94 $1,838 +11.05
660–699 676 121 260.00–284.00 $273.57 $1,849 +1.25
670–695 unweaned 687 39 246.00–277.00 $265.85 $1,826 +3.89
704–731 unweaned 717 64 268.00–276.00 $271.68 $1,948 +10.01
702–749 724 57 250.00–259.50 $255.46 $1,850 -9.35
763–789 777 24 249.00–252.00 $250.12 $1,943 +6.12
811–843 833 266 245.50–257.50 $255.88 $2,131 +22.88
883–899 897 64 244.00–262.75 $260.73 $2,339 +3.15
908–927 920 404 240.00–262.75 $261.85 $2,409 +7.11
1072 1072 63 227.00 $227.00 $2,433 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 5 353.00 $353.00 $1,204 —
457 457 6 296.00 $296.00 $1,353 —
514–519 516 10 263.00–320.00 $297.07 $1,533 +13.14
555–595 582 12 280.00–285.00 $283.41 $1,649 +13.41
619–629 625 10 250.00–261.00 $254.36 $1,590 —
748 748 13 240.00 $240.00 $1,795 —
788 788 13 243.00 $243.00 $1,915 —
843 843 6 231.00 $231.00 $1,947 —
857 857 8 230.00 $230.00 $1,971 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 14 334.00 $334.00 $1,116 —
352 unweaned 352 8 333.00 $333.00 $1,172 —
389–395 391 16 300.00–312.00 $307.49 $1,202 —
408–446 unweaned 421 24 302.00–309.00 $304.72 $1,283 +19.72
400–442 431 54 312.00–325.00 $315.08 $1,358 +12.21
458–477 unweaned 466 20 280.00–282.00 $280.88 $1,309 -7.75
466–490 469 28 303.00–318.50 $316.19 $1,483 +4.65
476 fancy 476 10 327.50 $327.50 $1,559 +3.40
518–532 529 16 293.00–295.00 $293.37 $1,552 +2.47
540–549 unweaned 544 85 278.50–296.00 $288.20 $1,568 +22.27
560–575 570 81 287.00–290.50 $288.67 $1,645 +4.13
550–589 unweaned 575 115 265.00–280.00 $272.78 $1,568 +12.78
608–648 625 23 242.00–259.00 $250.85 $1,568 +2.76
620–634 unweaned 631 42 250.00–261.00 $258.43 $1,631 +3.52
658–671 unweaned 661 44 245.50–250.00 $247.76 $1,638 —
686–693 688 40 242.00–252.00 $248.73 $1,711 +11.23
704 704 11 239.00 $239.00 $1,683 -1.00
737–748 unweaned 741 10 220.00–222.00 $221.19 $1,639 —
750–793 760 94 236.50–247.00 $243.47 $1,850 —
818–842 839 78 217.00–233.50 $231.79 $1,945 -13.71
872 872 6 219.00 $219.00 $1,910 +4.00
1016 1016 10 215.00 $215.00 $2,184 —
1020 1020 4 208.50 $208.50 $2,127 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464–468 466 8 266.00–270.00 $267.99 $1,249 -9.47
500–543 520 22 248.00–271.00 $262.52 $1,365 —
579–593 592 45 245.00–256.00 $248.85 $1,473 -10.13
645 unweaned 645 4 229.50 $229.50 $1,480 —
679 679 13 225.00 $225.00 $1,528 —
710 710 10 225.00 $225.00 $1,598 —
1088 1088 6 181.00 $181.00 $1,969 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,572 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 unweaned 451 8 332.50 $332.50 $1,500 —
624 unweaned 624 5 259.00 $259.00 $1,616 +9.00
668 unweaned 668 5 247.50 $247.50 $1,653 —
773 unweaned 773 4 218.00 $218.00 $1,685 —

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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.