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Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Lamoni, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 20, 2025

1,149 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $389.09/cwt -18.88 vs last sale · ≈ $2,241/hd at 576 lb · 115 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $323.87/cwt -23.95 vs last sale · ≈ $2,352/hd at 726 lb · 103 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $359.86/cwt +12.37 vs last sale · ≈ $2,384/hd at 662 lb · 83 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,149 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–370 368 13 495.00–505.00 $501.15 $1,844 -26.35
434–436 434 19 462.50–465.00 $464.47 $2,016 —
449 unweaned 449 4 442.50 $442.50 $1,987 -15.00
479 479 30 465.00 $465.00 $2,227 +42.50
471–493 unweaned 486 33 420.00–447.50 $435.47 $2,116 -0.75
523 unweaned 523 6 407.50 $407.50 $2,131 -3.50
518–533 524 48 422.50–450.00 $442.73 $2,320 +10.62
555–594 576 115 370.00–400.00 $389.09 $2,241 -20.40
621 621 8 375.00 $375.00 $2,329 -17.25
606–642 unweaned 624 70 367.00–384.00 $379.02 $2,365 -18.84
651 651 15 370.00 $370.00 $2,409 +19.85
656–680 unweaned 665 68 340.00–366.00 $357.62 $2,378 +12.97
703–736 719 22 321.00–325.00 $322.59 $2,319 -31.79
706–746 unweaned 728 81 306.00–327.00 $324.22 $2,360 -18.78
764 764 14 329.00 $329.00 $2,514 -2.18
823 823 60 329.00 $329.00 $2,708 -11.41
897 897 9 317.50 $317.50 $2,848 -23.15
928 928 64 322.25 $322.25 $2,990 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,592 —
512 512 10 415.00 $415.00 $2,125 +26.33
715 715 7 314.00 $314.00 $2,245 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 11 417.50 $417.50 $1,628 -12.50
417 417 19 400.00 $400.00 $1,668 -15.00
467–494 unweaned 486 29 360.00–377.50 $366.52 $1,781 -10.93
493–497 496 24 397.50–413.00 $403.30 $2,000 +17.43
528–541 535 69 397.00–411.00 $402.50 $2,153 +4.95
530–549 unweaned 540 8 374.00 $374.00 $2,020 +14.61
558–572 569 44 345.00–356.00 $354.04 $2,014 -9.52
556–589 unweaned 576 26 333.00–345.00 $338.77 $1,951 -32.92
607–637 unweaned 623 30 320.00–331.50 $327.97 $2,043 -31.03
654–658 656 26 313.50–319.00 $315.62 $2,070 +0.26
677–687 unweaned 681 56 326.00–332.00 $329.84 $2,246 +4.84
706 706 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,906 -40.00
806–815 811 39 278.50–279.00 $278.70 $2,260 -29.80
953–996 964 27 251.00–264.00 $262.01 $2,526 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
439–449 444 10 380.00–385.00 $382.53 $1,698 —
463–495 479 6 340.00–375.00 $356.92 $1,710 —
528 528 8 357.00 $357.00 $1,885 +14.81
644 644 13 312.00 $312.00 $2,009 +1.49

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Reading this report

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.