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Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Lamoni, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 30, 2025

1,090 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $352.00/cwt -26.10 vs last sale · ≈ $3,119/hd at 886 lb · 115 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $432.34/cwt -3.05 vs last sale · ≈ $2,495/hd at 577 lb · 108 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $351.25/cwt +11.55 vs last sale · ≈ $2,677/hd at 762 lb · 76 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,090

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 unweaned 376 8 527.50 $527.50 $1,983
423 423 9 500.00 $500.00 $2,115
434 unweaned 434 16 480.00 $480.00 $2,083
486 486 43 503.50 $503.50 $2,447
497 unweaned 497 6 446.00 $446.00 $2,217 -54.00
529–536 531 44 459.00–460.00 $459.23 $2,439 -15.77
549 unweaned 549 14 437.00 $437.00 $2,399
574–584 unweaned 577 108 430.25–437.00 $432.34 $2,495
609–638 626 22 398.00–403.50 $400.19 $2,505
623–637 unweaned 628 8 366.00–388.00 $379.64 $2,384 -65.36
691 unweaned 691 27 358.00 $358.00 $2,474
737–742 741 51 365.00–375.50 $373.25 $2,766 -20.14
769 769 75 383.00 $383.00 $2,945 -5.16
829 829 68 358.75 $358.75 $2,974 -23.66
881–891 886 115 352.00 $352.00 $3,119 +7.00
971 971 53 326.00 $326.00 $3,165 -24.18
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
479–488 485 17 335.00–389.00 $370.17 $1,795 -54.83
539 539 5 385.00 $385.00 $2,075
561–588 567 14 364.00–379.00 $375.67 $2,130 +24.67
652 652 6 351.00 $351.00 $2,289
737–744 741 12 330.00–346.00 $339.37 $2,515 -25.63

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 unweaned 396 14 437.50 $437.50 $1,732
413 unweaned 413 25 440.00 $440.00 $1,817
430–437 435 13 402.50–427.50 $415.91 $1,809
477–489 unweaned 483 62 377.00–380.00 $379.02 $1,831
511–543 528 33 376.00–410.00 $382.35 $2,019
524–549 unweaned 539 34 341.00–375.00 $353.63 $1,906 -59.37
550 550 7 352.00–361.00 $355.86 $1,957 -13.52
606–638 622 69 356.00–358.00 $356.99 $2,220
762 762 76 351.25 $351.25 $2,677 +11.55
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
571 unweaned 571 5 365.00 $365.00 $2,084
668–669 668 9 304.00–311.00 $307.11 $2,051

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 5 355.00 $355.00 $1,910 -77.50
619 unweaned 619 17 315.00 $315.00 $1,950

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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.