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Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Lamoni, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 3, 2025

2,138 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $281.24/cwt +0.15 vs last sale · ≈ $2,466/hd at 877 lb · 316 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $396.30/cwt +8.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,694/hd at 427 lb · 154 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $283.95/cwt -4.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,900/hd at 669 lb · 153 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,138 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 5 480.00 $480.00 $1,579 —
355–395 366 48 485.00–510.00 $497.37 $1,820 +47.37
407–439 430 85 450.00–485.00 $460.62 $1,981 —
440–448 unweaned 440 55 417.50–420.00 $419.86 $1,847 —
451–477 466 29 413.00–442.50 $427.90 $1,994 +9.48
500–549 528 75 381.00–407.50 $389.72 $2,058 -11.75
523–544 unweaned 538 67 352.00–371.00 $367.43 $1,977 —
550 fancy 550 33 400.00 $400.00 $2,200 —
564–582 571 57 347.50–379.00 $356.14 $2,034 -5.05
608–642 614 23 340.00–362.00 $354.73 $2,178 +4.76
619–649 unweaned 630 30 312.00–331.00 $325.08 $2,048 —
654–670 unweaned 657 14 300.00–309.00 $307.03 $2,017 +19.03
661–693 674 62 325.00–352.00 $339.17 $2,286 -0.86
738 738 4 300.00 $300.00 $2,214 -5.85
753–795 793 110 289.50–307.50 $296.49 $2,351 +3.15
810 810 6 284.50 $284.50 $2,304 -2.02
869–899 877 316 270.50–284.25 $281.24 $2,466 +0.15
913–938 935 136 259.50–271.00 $270.75 $2,532 +10.75
1069 1069 8 229.00 $229.00 $2,448 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 6 390.00 $390.00 $1,275 —
345 unweaned 345 4 447.50 $447.50 $1,544 —
403–404 404 9 360.00–420.00 $379.97 $1,535 —
466–493 479 27 377.50–400.00 $390.93 $1,873 —
546 546 5 367.50 $367.50 $2,007 —
576 576 10 340.00 $340.00 $1,958 +42.40
609–648 621 13 322.50–330.00 $325.60 $2,022 +16.10
725 725 5 226.00 $226.00 $1,638 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–343 323 27 430.00–450.00 $442.40 $1,429 -2.60
355–377 360 39 422.50–455.00 $449.86 $1,619 +37.36
379 unweaned 379 8 385.00 $385.00 $1,459 —
411 unweaned 411 5 362.50 $362.50 $1,490 —
400–447 428 149 390.00–407.50 $397.43 $1,701 +9.93
451–483 457 70 367.50–387.00 $379.36 $1,734 +20.87
493 unweaned 493 5 349.00 $349.00 $1,721 —
501–538 526 116 337.50–358.00 $353.71 $1,861 +9.71
530–540 unweaned 534 30 339.00–340.00 $339.44 $1,813 —
554–594 571 74 313.00–346.00 $334.39 $1,909 +1.20
618–626 622 24 313.00–314.00 $313.46 $1,950 -11.65
651–685 669 153 280.00–291.50 $283.95 $1,900 -4.38
739 739 7 271.00 $271.00 $2,003 -14.74
753–792 758 39 255.00–276.50 $268.87 $2,038 +17.24
820 820 32 259.00 $259.00 $2,124 —
852–898 861 16 241.00–247.00 $245.83 $2,117 —
912–914 913 10 242.50–243.00 $242.65 $2,215 —
997 997 17 231.00 $231.00 $2,303 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 6 425.00 $425.00 $1,432 —
370–395 379 8 337.50–416.00 $385.35 $1,460 +20.35
403–426 417 11 310.00–355.00 $340.81 $1,421 —
499 499 7 347.50 $347.50 $1,734 +42.50
502–516 511 8 301.00–324.00 $309.48 $1,581 +21.51
569–590 585 22 300.00–309.00 $304.12 $1,779 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321 321 4 403.00 $403.00 $1,294 —
499 unweaned 499 4 352.50 $352.50 $1,759 —
569 569 5 327.50 $327.50 $1,863 —

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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.