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Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Lamoni, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 16, 2025

1,224 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $378.10/cwt +31.90 vs last sale · ≈ $3,284/hd at 868 lb · 425 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $382.41/cwt +24.06 vs last sale · ≈ $3,159/hd at 826 lb · 184 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $350.18/cwt ≈ $3,467/hd at 990 lb · 167 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,224

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
484 unweaned 484 6 500.00 $500.00 $2,420 +51.41
506 unweaned 506 5 492.50 $492.50 $2,492 +73.50
524 524 10 475.00 $475.00 $2,489 +29.00
570–589 579 27 425.00–452.50 $435.39 $2,521 -11.28
607 unweaned 607 17 445.00 $445.00 $2,701 +51.29
715 unweaned 715 12 382.50 $382.50 $2,735
704–731 722 106 380.00–402.00 $393.39 $2,840
751–792 787 82 369.50–391.75 $388.16 $3,055 +2.91
815–831 826 184 378.75–385.25 $382.41 $3,159 +24.06
857–877 868 390 377.25–386.25 $381.07 $3,308 +34.87
874 874 35 345.00 $345.00 $3,015 -1.20
985–997 990 167 346.00–352.25 $350.18 $3,467
1060 1060 21 307.50 $307.50 $3,260
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 482 3 425.00 $425.00 $2,048
588 588 4 351.00 $351.00 $2,064
618 618 3 380.00 $380.00 $2,348
707 707 3 365.00 $365.00 $2,581
930 930 3 320.00 $320.00 $2,976

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
409 fancy 409 9 474.00 $474.00 $1,939
497 497 7 410.00 $410.00 $2,038 -4.76
533 unweaned 533 20 413.00 $413.00 $2,201
566–578 571 8 369.00–370.00 $369.38 $2,109
658 658 3 360.00 $360.00 $2,369 +25.00
753–792 783 17 325.00–344.00 $339.70 $2,660
889 889 5 303.00 $303.00 $2,694 -10.26
958 958 13 300.50 $300.50 $2,879 -15.50
1030 1030 5 312.00 $312.00 $3,214
1062 1062 11 309.00 $309.00 $3,282 +39.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 unweaned 391 4 402.50 $402.50 $1,574
747 747 13 311.00 $311.00 $2,323
863 863 18 288.00 $288.00 $2,485

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
526 526 6 432.50 $432.50 $2,275
585 585 4 375.00 $375.00 $2,194
627 627 3 377.50 $377.50 $2,367

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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.