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Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Lamoni, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 8, 2025

1,358 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $314.64/cwt -14.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,178/hd at 692 lb · 213 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $346.69/cwt +11.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,463/hd at 710 lb · 193 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $310.86/cwt +6.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,583/hd at 831 lb · 174 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,358

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378–398 387 14 390.00–467.50 $433.30 $1,677 -64.61
444 444 4 435.00 $435.00 $1,931 -5.88
473–498 480 36 427.00–438.00 $433.42 $2,080 +3.85
516 516 19 418.00 $418.00 $2,157 -2.44
561–591 573 97 385.00–409.00 $400.12 $2,293 +8.98
601 fancy 601 20 391.00 $391.00 $2,350
606–608 606 35 372.50–389.00 $386.64 $2,343 +35.06
663 663 6 330.00 $330.00 $2,188
703–729 705 105 332.50–348.25 $346.85 $2,445 +11.26
701–728 fancy 717 88 345.00–348.75 $346.50 $2,484
830–833 831 174 308.50–315.00 $310.86 $2,583 +6.53
879 fancy 879 50 295.50 $295.50 $2,597
911 911 23 281.50 $281.50 $2,564
996 996 6 262.00 $262.00 $2,610
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 6 354.00 $354.00 $1,384
473 473 9 390.00 $390.00 $1,845
549 549 4 385.00 $385.00 $2,114
610 610 4 329.00 $329.00 $2,007
846 846 7 277.00 $277.00 $2,343

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–388 383 26 350.00–442.00 $403.84 $1,547 -32.61
441 441 9 347.50 $347.50 $1,532 -65.60
479–497 484 51 381.00–389.00 $386.28 $1,870 -11.23
507–547 539 98 367.00–410.00 $389.54 $2,100 +9.24
547 fancy 547 27 341.00 $341.00 $1,865
575–588 584 24 329.00–348.00 $342.55 $2,000 -22.53
607–626 620 26 320.00–330.00 $322.84 $2,002 -3.66
679–693 fancy 686 65 302.00–315.00 $308.13 $2,114
695 695 148 317.50 $317.50 $2,207
712–749 737 15 286.00–294.00 $288.58 $2,127 -37.42
772–775 774 78 290.00–295.75 $293.32 $2,270 +22.33
823 823 36 274.50 $274.50 $2,259
885 885 4 260.00 $260.00 $2,301
985 985 4 256.00 $256.00 $2,522 +10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
521–546 532 40 356.00–357.00 $356.54 $1,897 -4.40

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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.