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Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Lamoni, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 6, 2025

3,469 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $311.10/cwt -4.28 vs last sale · ≈ $2,089/hd at 672 lb · 352 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $289.24/cwt -8.36 vs last sale · ≈ $2,106/hd at 728 lb · 294 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $288.41/cwt -6.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,766/hd at 612 lb · 204 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,469 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 unweaned 337 17 440.00 $440.00 $1,483 —
398 unweaned 398 23 415.00 $415.00 $1,652 —
402 402 12 417.50 $417.50 $1,678 -7.50
424 unweaned 424 19 387.50 $387.50 $1,643 —
451–470 461 24 377.50–396.00 $385.59 $1,778 +3.95
504–547 526 43 359.00–379.50 $370.98 $1,951 +8.35
570 unweaned 570 36 311.00 $311.00 $1,773 —
559–591 578 85 331.00–364.00 $351.18 $2,030 +5.50
615–617 unweaned 616 7 274.00–277.50 $275.50 $1,697 -13.50
608–647 631 120 318.00–341.00 $328.69 $2,074 -1.08
652–697 671 344 293.50–326.00 $311.43 $2,090 -3.95
695 unweaned 695 8 297.00 $297.00 $2,064 —
705–748 728 294 275.00–304.00 $289.24 $2,106 -9.00
758–799 784 175 260.00–284.00 $272.81 $2,139 -10.71
800–827 815 183 262.00–273.00 $271.15 $2,210 +5.24
860–886 874 184 248.00–273.00 $264.85 $2,315 -8.40
905–947 924 118 230.00–248.25 $247.13 $2,283 -16.07
957–985 972 179 226.50–248.25 $239.65 $2,329 -12.66
1060–1073 1070 70 220.00–228.75 $227.02 $2,429 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 7 327.50 $327.50 $1,434 -45.00
476–497 479 19 325.00–355.00 $347.91 $1,666 +19.03
506–548 540 39 310.00–340.00 $325.76 $1,759 —
574–591 582 40 280.00–329.00 $313.47 $1,824 —
615–648 636 77 290.00–310.00 $304.44 $1,936 -12.26
657–696 688 38 281.00–286.00 $283.31 $1,949 -13.69
802–844 830 39 241.00–256.00 $249.58 $2,072 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306 fancy 306 14 445.00 $445.00 $1,362 —
379 unweaned 379 23 390.00 $390.00 $1,478 —
415 unweaned 415 5 345.00 $345.00 $1,432 —
411–442 428 17 340.00–360.00 $352.71 $1,510 -11.43
450–478 462 16 332.50–345.00 $341.31 $1,577 +6.93
500 unweaned 500 40 321.00 $321.00 $1,605 —
519–545 526 85 325.00–345.00 $334.02 $1,757 +11.77
557–581 569 33 287.00–314.00 $301.82 $1,717 -8.58
578 unweaned 578 5 261.00 $261.00 $1,509 —
602 unweaned 602 13 268.00 $268.00 $1,613 —
601–634 613 191 277.00–306.00 $289.80 $1,776 -4.83
652–689 663 176 257.00–302.50 $290.67 $1,927 +14.99
711–749 fancy 720 52 272.00–298.00 $291.76 $2,101 +11.76
721–749 735 120 243.00–259.00 $251.18 $1,846 -5.51
760–797 784 174 238.00–253.00 $248.90 $1,951 +2.53
804–822 810 16 236.00–249.00 $244.25 $1,978 —
886 886 7 237.00 $237.00 $2,100 —
932 932 25 210.00 $210.00 $1,957 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
479–498 487 25 291.00–318.00 $313.83 $1,528 —
501–540 524 40 260.00–314.50 $293.68 $1,539 —
555–594 589 42 265.00–280.00 $266.30 $1,569 -11.93
618–649 632 120 260.00–274.50 $269.33 $1,702 -7.67
686–692 689 25 257.50–261.00 $259.17 $1,786 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 unweaned 415 5 400.00 $400.00 $1,660 —

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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.