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Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Lamoni, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 2, 2025

1,210 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $346.20/cwt -3.35 vs last sale · ≈ $3,064/hd at 885 lb · 266 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $358.35/cwt -5.14 vs last sale · ≈ $2,938/hd at 820 lb · 187 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $393.47/cwt ≈ $2,428/hd at 617 lb · 94 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,210

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 unweaned 436 4 462.50 $462.50 $2,016
442–446 443 13 480.00–495.00 $490.36 $2,172 +50.36
470 470 10 473.00 $473.00 $2,223
473–496 unweaned 486 52 442.50–450.50 $448.59 $2,180
511 511 13 446.00 $446.00 $2,279
526 unweaned 526 10 419.00 $419.00 $2,204
555–569 557 46 420.00–450.00 $446.67 $2,488 +3.92
582 unweaned 582 15 389.00 $389.00 $2,264
605 605 6 380.00–400.00 $390.00 $2,360
611–622 unweaned 618 88 390.00–402.00 $393.71 $2,433
672 672 17 405.50 $405.50 $2,725 +0.54
696 unweaned 696 7 350.00 $350.00 $2,436
756 756 9 340.50 $340.50 $2,574 -33.00
760 760 52 385.25 $385.25 $2,928 +11.75
802–836 820 187 353.00–364.25 $358.35 $2,938 -5.14
860–888 885 266 335.00–347.00 $346.20 $3,064 -3.35
903 903 47 341.00 $341.00 $3,079 +0.27
1000 1000 13 324.00 $324.00 $3,240
1141 1141 7 270.00 $270.00 $3,081
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
491 unweaned 491 4 415.00 $415.00 $2,038
573 unweaned 573 4 365.00 $365.00 $2,091
620 unweaned 620 4 351.00 $351.00 $2,176

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 unweaned 366 5 425.00 $425.00 $1,556 +14.00
375 375 4 470.00 $470.00 $1,762
419–432 428 27 435.00–446.00 $440.51 $1,885
448 unweaned 448 3 415.00 $415.00 $1,859
474–491 unweaned 478 29 382.50–409.00 $402.36 $1,923
458–490 486 37 414.00–420.00 $414.76 $2,016 -5.24
505 fancy 505 10 435.00 $435.00 $2,197
553–578 unweaned 574 46 351.00–372.00 $368.59 $2,116
616 unweaned 616 5 336.00 $336.00 $2,070
600–637 623 29 325.00–354.00 $346.57 $2,159 -47.25
684 684 49 335.00 $335.00 $2,291 -32.00
723 723 5 320.00 $320.00 $2,314 -29.04
814 814 39 329.50 $329.50 $2,682
870–896 886 8 312.00–314.00 $313.26 $2,775 +8.26
934 934 25 315.00 $315.00 $2,942 +8.42
957 957 5 316.00 $316.00 $3,024 +14.00
1066 1066 6 270.00 $270.00 $2,878
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1196 1196 4 218.00 $218.00 $2,607

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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.