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Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Lamoni, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 4, 2025

1,646 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $348.15/cwt ≈ $3,189/hd at 916 lb · 250 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $360.72/cwt +38.53 vs last sale · ≈ $3,192/hd at 885 lb · 154 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $370.27/cwt ≈ $3,077/hd at 831 lb · 146 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,646

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 unweaned 320 17 632.50 $632.50 $2,024
400 400 7 375.00 $375.00 $1,500
405 unweaned 405 30 570.00 $570.00 $2,308
485 485 51 542.50 $542.50 $2,631 +107.50
514–523 518 31 460.00–476.00 $469.07 $2,430
558 unweaned 558 7 450.00 $450.00 $2,511
556–596 578 83 429.00–465.00 $433.62 $2,506 +43.62
637–641 638 50 426.00–440.00 $436.90 $2,787 +40.76
657–687 668 66 408.00–422.50 $415.01 $2,772 +51.01
705–745 730 94 388.50–404.00 $393.61 $2,873 +29.61
757–781 769 77 375.00–393.25 $384.59 $2,957
828–841 831 146 356.50–372.00 $370.27 $3,077
859–893 885 154 354.00–361.75 $360.72 $3,192 +38.53
900–933 916 250 336.00–366.75 $348.15 $3,189
1034–1035 1034 98 326.50 $326.50 $3,376
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482–490 489 17 400.00–470.00 $412.19 $2,016
658 658 16 370.00 $370.00 $2,435 +139.00
841 841 5 327.00 $327.00 $2,750
904 904 5 321.00 $321.00 $2,902

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394 unweaned 394 23 480.00 $480.00 $1,891
470 unweaned 470 82 499.75 $499.75 $2,349
452–479 472 12 440.00–452.00 $442.87 $2,090 +57.97
506–549 535 27 409.00–425.00 $416.19 $2,227
560–577 565 30 387.00–406.00 $394.42 $2,228 +43.42
610–637 622 97 379.50–402.75 $393.47 $2,447 +38.47
650 650 6 375.00 $375.00 $2,438 +45.00
706–733 726 85 369.00–386.00 $376.14 $2,731 +51.99
770 770 5 340.00 $340.00 $2,618 +22.78
816 816 7 310.00 $310.00 $2,530 -1.00
873–877 876 14 300.00–320.00 $312.88 $2,741 -2.60
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 6 381.00 $381.00 $2,050 +52.00
559 559 9 384.00 $384.00 $2,147
646 646 8 370.00 $370.00 $2,390
688 688 7 336.00 $336.00 $2,312
707–743 734 24 349.00–354.00 $350.20 $2,570

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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.