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Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Lamoni, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 1, 2025

2,385 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $290.39/cwt +4.33 vs last sale · ≈ $2,555/hd at 880 lb · 434 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $355.56/cwt +8.44 vs last sale · ≈ $2,212/hd at 622 lb · 189 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $335.59/cwt +39.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,413/hd at 719 lb · 183 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,385 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 377 34 480.00–515.00 $497.91 $1,877 +75.71
400–439 unweaned 418 22 435.00–472.50 $454.36 $1,899 —
420–448 432 84 425.00–452.00 $440.88 $1,905 +20.77
455–494 470 79 412.50–445.00 $429.57 $2,019 +8.09
506–539 513 108 392.50–432.50 $420.44 $2,157 +13.36
520–535 unweaned 526 56 390.00–411.00 $405.14 $2,131 +30.91
563 unweaned 563 5 360.00 $360.00 $2,027 —
550–587 566 106 369.00–403.00 $391.14 $2,214 +22.58
613 unweaned 613 56 365.00 $365.00 $2,237 —
615–646 626 133 337.00–370.50 $351.58 $2,201 +4.46
674 unweaned 674 8 313.00 $313.00 $2,110 —
704–720 719 183 326.00–336.25 $335.59 $2,413 +27.76
752–796 757 138 294.00–323.75 $319.61 $2,419 +40.07
818–840 839 69 289.00–305.25 $304.33 $2,553 +7.24
858–887 880 434 289.75–290.75 $290.39 $2,555 +4.33
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–348 334 7 445.00–480.00 $464.36 $1,551 —
350 350 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,575 +46.54
416 416 4 400.00 $400.00 $1,664 +2.50
511 511 4 385.00 $385.00 $1,967 +11.00
583–594 588 13 340.00–365.00 $357.76 $2,104 +23.76

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–315 313 11 427.50–457.00 $438.12 $1,371 +30.62
362 unweaned 362 3 430.00 $430.00 $1,557 +7.73
367–397 384 74 421.00–447.50 $436.45 $1,676 +15.26
406–448 433 128 405.50–442.50 $413.10 $1,789 +10.86
435 unweaned 435 14 409.00 $409.00 $1,779 +9.09
458 unweaned 458 8 411.00 $411.00 $1,882 +23.11
455–498 477 92 374.00–412.50 $397.51 $1,896 +15.37
503–532 unweaned 510 62 372.00–398.00 $389.58 $1,987 +19.30
508–534 526 56 372.00–403.00 $380.30 $2,000 +2.99
562–588 572 100 353.50–385.00 $365.08 $2,088 +21.16
567–589 unweaned 579 20 340.00–357.00 $347.49 $2,012 —
600–636 625 31 320.00–349.00 $326.50 $2,041 +30.08
654–657 656 23 320.00–334.00 $329.14 $2,159 —
705 705 6 326.00 $326.00 $2,298 +60.24
768–798 787 14 265.00–280.00 $270.99 $2,133 +16.49
956 956 4 246.00 $246.00 $2,352 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 unweaned 370 3 352.50 $352.50 $1,304 —
360–395 375 7 365.00–400.00 $384.20 $1,441 -10.85
412 unweaned 412 3 370.00 $370.00 $1,524 —
417–447 433 16 377.50–391.00 $386.97 $1,676 +14.52
452–484 475 34 354.00–372.00 $367.62 $1,746 +11.12
500–538 525 13 359.00–364.00 $360.94 $1,895 +36.60
591 unweaned 591 12 319.00 $319.00 $1,885 —
675–696 693 36 280.00–301.00 $288.66 $2,000 —
723–742 732 27 263.00–287.00 $280.11 $2,050 —
805 805 4 237.00 $237.00 $1,908 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1008 1008 4 241.00 $241.00 $2,429 —
1177 1177 6 197.50 $197.50 $2,325 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428–445 436 15 400.00–420.00 $410.47 $1,790 —
517 517 13 357.00 $357.00 $1,846 —

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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.