Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Lamoni, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 22, 2025

2,733 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $421.95/cwt +3.95 vs last sale · ≈ $2,249/hd at 533 lb · 288 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $394.39/cwt -5.73 vs last sale · ≈ $2,280/hd at 578 lb · 190 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $369.54/cwt -18.68 vs last sale · ≈ $2,290/hd at 620 lb · 179 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,733	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
341–346	343	9	475.00–505.00	$491.56	$1,686	—
360–381	372	7	475.00–485.00	$480.85	$1,789	+47.55
404–423	406	44	475.00–506.00	$498.71	$2,025	—
452–473	460	83	455.00–479.00	$470.02	$2,162	+36.60
503–548	532	249	409.00–436.50	$426.96	$2,271	+8.96
508–544 unweaned	540	39	377.00–395.50	$389.98	$2,106	—
550–599	578	190	381.00–406.00	$394.39	$2,280	-5.73
601–639	619	156	361.00–393.50	$372.96	$2,309	-13.68
605–632 unweaned	624	23	340.00–354.00	$346.37	$2,161	—
661–694	667	148	329.00–364.50	$354.11	$2,362	+24.11
694 unweaned	694	5	310.00	$310.00	$2,151	—
707–724	710	34	307.00–333.00	$329.56	$2,340	-17.29
776 unweaned	776	5	269.00	$269.00	$2,087	—
770–796	788	139	310.75–312.75	$311.12	$2,452	—
804–829	821	20	286.00–291.00	$287.03	$2,357	-23.83
892–894	893	124	292.75	$292.75	$2,614	—
937–945	941	104	286.75	$286.75	$2,698	+5.25
957–967	961	158	282.50–287.75	$284.32	$2,732	+22.32
1075–1083	1079	108	261.75–263.00	$262.38	$2,831	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
431–434	432	13	430.00–440.00	$436.91	$1,887	—
471–486	478	57	400.00–436.00	$421.24	$2,014	+31.24
528–549	539	13	380.00–400.00	$391.69	$2,111	+6.69
575 unweaned	575	7	340.00	$340.00	$1,955	—
585–597	592	19	350.00–378.00	$366.35	$2,169	—
636	636	4	342.00	$342.00	$2,175	+13.00
664–695	678	17	307.50–321.00	$312.51	$2,119	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327	327	9	500.00	$500.00	$1,635	—
365–386 fancy	380	10	485.00	$485.00	$1,843	—
365–397	387	37	445.00–465.00	$455.34	$1,762	+51.50
402–428	418	46	425.00–466.00	$439.25	$1,836	+91.75
466–472 unweaned	470	13	360.00–362.00	$361.39	$1,699	—
455–495	483	163	384.00–415.00	$394.63	$1,906	+8.35
503–540 unweaned	514	44	345.00–376.00	$365.23	$1,877	—
525–548	532	99	370.00–393.50	$385.52	$2,051	-4.02
556–598	574	129	340.00–370.00	$359.38	$2,063	+16.83
558–595 unweaned	583	18	333.00–334.00	$333.32	$1,943	—
603–635 unweaned	611	21	324.00–349.50	$342.85	$2,095	—
602–647	617	84	320.00–349.00	$343.29	$2,118	+20.45
654–689 unweaned	673	15	290.00–324.00	$305.43	$2,056	—
674–675	674	13	304.00–312.00	$310.15	$2,090	-7.35
746–748	747	12	298.00–311.00	$302.34	$2,258	+13.76
765–788	785	27	288.00–292.50	$288.49	$2,265	-4.83
815–843	842	68	279.50–282.50	$279.63	$2,354	+5.13
939	939	47	267.50	$267.50	$2,512	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
433–447	440	6	394.00–405.00	$399.59	$1,758	—
464–496	482	43	350.00–380.00	$370.73	$1,787	—
500–546	523	20	340.00–377.00	$349.53	$1,828	-7.01
591	591	7	333.00	$333.00	$1,968	—
639	639	9	301.00	$301.00	$1,923	—
680	680	3	295.00	$295.00	$2,006	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332 unweaned	332	5	475.00	$475.00	$1,577	—
635	635	4	335.00	$335.00	$2,127	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
561	561	6	295.00	$295.00	$1,655	—

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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.