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Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Lamoni, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 24, 2025

621 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $322.19/cwt +17.51 vs last sale · ≈ $2,829/hd at 878 lb · 280 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $315.48/cwt ≈ $2,729/hd at 865 lb · 124 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $317.22/cwt ≈ $2,471/hd at 779 lb · 55 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 621

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 4 435.00 $435.00 $2,036
570 570 12 390.00 $390.00 $2,223
609–620 615 9 392.50–399.00 $396.14 $2,436 +44.02
655 655 3 364.00 $364.00 $2,384
735 735 4 364.00 $364.00 $2,675 +28.87
866–895 878 280 321.00–323.00 $322.19 $2,829 +17.51
996 996 50 311.75 $311.75 $3,105 +26.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
667 667 3 231.00 $231.00 $1,541

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457–484 468 15 380.50–388.00 $384.90 $1,801 +13.84
577 577 3 351.00 $351.00 $2,025 +10.61
633 633 6 355.00 $355.00 $2,247 +40.50
658 658 5 330.00 $330.00 $2,171 +38.50
718–724 723 23 322.50–326.50 $324.15 $2,344
761–788 779 55 314.50–323.00 $317.22 $2,471
804 804 4 311.00 $311.00 $2,500
862–874 865 124 285.00–317.60 $315.48 $2,729
1118 1118 3 229.00 $229.00 $2,560
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 548 6 329.00 $329.00 $1,803
819 819 6 296.00 $296.00 $2,424

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
647 647 3 333.00 $333.00 $2,155 +11.00
735 735 3 272.00 $272.00 $1,999

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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.