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Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Lamoni, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 18, 2025

1,230 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $349.55/cwt -11.17 vs last sale · ≈ $3,052/hd at 873 lb · 366 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $340.73/cwt -7.42 vs last sale · ≈ $3,111/hd at 913 lb · 226 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $363.49/cwt -6.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,959/hd at 814 lb · 131 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,230

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 4 440.00 $440.00 $1,910 +65.00
558–570 567 51 442.00–445.00 $442.75 $2,510 +9.13
671–693 682 53 395.00–410.25 $404.96 $2,762 -10.05
774 774 5 373.50 $373.50 $2,891 -11.09
803–847 814 131 354.25–369.00 $363.49 $2,959 -6.78
857–895 873 366 344.50–351.00 $349.55 $3,052 -11.17
903–932 913 226 335.00–344.50 $340.73 $3,111 -7.42
1087–1093 1090 98 310.25 $310.25 $3,382
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
567–592 575 15 404.00–405.00 $404.66 $2,327
850 850 4 306.00 $306.00 $2,601
971 971 4 275.00 $275.00 $2,670

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 unweaned 390 9 411.00 $411.00 $1,603 -69.00
473–475 474 10 420.00 $420.00 $1,991 -22.87
500 500 11 411.00 $411.00 $2,055 -5.19
562–590 570 62 390.00–413.50 $406.39 $2,316 +11.97
603–608 606 10 389.00–397.00 $393.82 $2,387 +0.35
657 657 29 367.00 $367.00 $2,411 -8.00
701–735 721 27 343.00–353.00 $349.04 $2,517 -27.10
789–796 792 13 324.00–331.00 $327.25 $2,592 -12.75
891 891 5 305.00 $305.00 $2,718 -7.88
905–948 923 10 300.00–311.00 $306.58 $2,830
987 987 9 302.00 $302.00 $2,981
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 unweaned 455 11 389.00 $389.00 $1,770
617 617 5 360.00 $360.00 $2,221 -10.00
671 671 4 259.00 $259.00 $1,738 -77.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423–443 434 7 405.00–420.00 $413.74 $1,796
444 unweaned 444 9 414.00 $414.00 $1,838
491 unweaned 491 21 406.50 $406.50 $1,996
546 546 4 386.00 $386.00 $2,108
735 735 7 322.00 $322.00 $2,367
962 962 5 238.00 $238.00 $2,290
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 5 325.00 $325.00 $1,537

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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.