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Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Lamoni, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 4, 2025

2,235 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $333.00/cwt ≈ $3,263/hd at 980 lb · 344 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $426.61/cwt +37.52 vs last sale · ≈ $2,446/hd at 573 lb · 205 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $376.59/cwt -22.95 vs last sale · ≈ $2,020/hd at 536 lb · 156 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,235 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 15 525.00 $525.00 $1,796 —
382 unweaned 382 9 460.00 $460.00 $1,757 —
431 431 11 520.00 $520.00 $2,241 +55.53
453–458 457 52 496.00–535.00 $500.46 $2,287 +35.46
487 unweaned 487 30 475.00 $475.00 $2,313 +39.53
503–530 521 109 452.50–480.00 $465.33 $2,424 +22.60
549 unweaned 549 15 402.00 $402.00 $2,207 -5.50
561–581 unweaned 572 63 414.50–416.00 $415.15 $2,375 —
563–592 574 142 413.00–440.00 $431.70 $2,478 +42.61
611 fancy 611 83 430.00 $430.00 $2,627 —
615–633 627 64 385.00–409.00 $399.58 $2,505 +24.58
639 unweaned 639 8 370.00 $370.00 $2,364 -9.02
656–698 668 78 368.00–395.00 $385.19 $2,573 +15.19
682 unweaned 682 46 349.00 $349.00 $2,380 -8.62
704–730 722 89 348.00–370.50 $362.69 $2,619 +40.10
750–799 761 30 320.00–343.00 $334.14 $2,543 +5.14
818–825 822 8 324.00–326.00 $324.75 $2,669 -4.25
858–896 888 140 321.00–341.00 $338.88 $3,009 +21.38
905 905 61 341.00 $341.00 $3,086 +18.75
969–992 980 344 332.50–333.50 $333.00 $3,263 —
1061–1091 1076 98 304.75–312.00 $308.32 $3,318 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 5 432.50 $432.50 $1,691 —
518–547 536 8 392.00–430.00 $405.77 $2,175 -9.23
575–593 587 10 325.00–381.00 $355.56 $2,087 —
642 642 5 360.00 $360.00 $2,311 —
677 677 7 344.00 $344.00 $2,329 —
716 716 4 320.00 $320.00 $2,291 +6.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 6 410.00 $410.00 $1,300 —
392 392 13 397.00 $397.00 $1,556 -20.50
400 unweaned 400 5 380.00 $380.00 $1,520 —
429–436 432 37 388.50–415.00 $404.15 $1,746 +4.15
452 unweaned 452 11 352.50 $352.50 $1,593 -14.02
459 fancy 459 74 427.00 $427.00 $1,960 —
457–471 468 14 375.00–410.00 $382.32 $1,789 -20.98
521–545 536 139 365.50–390.00 $381.06 $2,042 -21.44
539 unweaned 539 17 340.00 $340.00 $1,833 -34.00
555–594 575 154 339.50–373.00 $357.38 $2,055 +3.34
608–635 unweaned 612 19 320.00–325.00 $320.82 $1,963 -7.15
637–643 639 10 334.00–340.00 $336.41 $2,150 —
656 unweaned 656 27 341.00 $341.00 $2,237 +11.16
660–691 667 68 324.00–336.50 $331.86 $2,214 +16.24
701–744 720 16 301.00–316.00 $307.78 $2,216 +37.78
810–820 817 12 275.00–303.00 $293.74 $2,400 +15.04
1120 1120 5 256.00 $256.00 $2,867 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 12 394.00 $394.00 $1,233 —
454–485 470 8 317.00–340.00 $328.88 $1,546 -28.04
532–536 534 21 322.00–350.00 $339.28 $1,812 -17.72
626 626 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,878 -12.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 unweaned 340 4 450.00 $450.00 $1,530 —
621 unweaned 621 11 342.00 $342.00 $2,124 —
685 685 6 300.00 $300.00 $2,055 —
710 unweaned 710 8 320.00 $320.00 $2,272 —

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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.