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Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Lamoni, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 11, 2025

1,259 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $339.58/cwt -1.42 vs last sale · ≈ $3,161/hd at 931 lb · 275 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $407.30/cwt -19.31 vs last sale · ≈ $2,383/hd at 585 lb · 187 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $368.12/cwt +33.98 vs last sale · ≈ $2,790/hd at 758 lb · 102 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,259

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 unweaned 374 5 482.50 $482.50 $1,805 +22.50
409 409 7 490.00 $490.00 $2,004 -30.00
462–493 490 80 447.50–467.50 $455.24 $2,231 -45.22
523–549 532 20 420.00–427.50 $423.63 $2,254 -41.70
554–598 585 187 400.00–427.00 $407.30 $2,383 -24.40
611 611 10 393.00 $393.00 $2,401 -6.58
633–641 unweaned 639 12 379.00–383.00 $382.01 $2,441 +12.01
652–670 665 36 370.00–379.00 $376.61 $2,504 -8.58
677 unweaned 677 18 366.00 $366.00 $2,478 +17.00
700–703 unweaned 701 24 361.00–362.00 $361.29 $2,533
702–729 712 14 345.00–370.00 $359.50 $2,560 -3.19
752 fancy 752 75 378.25 $378.25 $2,844
751–786 770 9 334.00–340.00 $336.60 $2,592 +2.46
757–796 unweaned 777 18 328.00–356.00 $341.65 $2,655
800 unweaned 800 3 315.00 $315.00 $2,520
893 893 13 327.50 $327.50 $2,925 -11.38
910–944 931 166 318.00–338.75 $331.91 $3,090 -9.09
931–932 fancy 931 109 351.25 $351.25 $3,270
1078 1078 50 309.50 $309.50 $3,336 +1.18
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436–444 440 11 410.00–437.50 $424.88 $1,869
459 459 7 425.00 $425.00 $1,951
554 554 4 395.00 $395.00 $2,188 +39.44
686 686 4 358.00 $358.00 $2,456 +14.00
900 900 3 322.00 $322.00 $2,898
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
711 711 6 359.00 $359.00 $2,552

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 unweaned 380 7 455.00 $455.00 $1,729
405–417 411 6 436.00–440.00 $437.97 $1,800 +33.82
431 unweaned 431 8 428.00 $428.00 $1,845 +48.00
464–488 481 25 383.00–408.00 $396.28 $1,906 +13.96
520 unweaned 520 8 387.00 $387.00 $2,012 +47.00
521–547 533 71 380.00–399.50 $392.58 $2,092 +11.52
568 unweaned 568 3 331.00 $331.00 $1,880
601–636 609 21 335.00–360.00 $353.44 $2,152 +17.03
609–627 unweaned 617 26 334.00–361.00 $349.84 $2,159 +29.02
679–680 unweaned 680 32 330.00–349.00 $334.74 $2,276 -6.26
682–686 685 8 333.00–334.00 $333.63 $2,285 +1.77
740 740 73 341.25 $341.25 $2,525 +33.47
879–883 881 31 292.00–296.00 $293.68 $2,587
929 929 6 275.00 $275.00 $2,555
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,357
542 542 5 354.00 $354.00 $1,919 +14.72
599 599 8 330.00–336.00 $333.00 $1,995
674 674 6 323.00 $323.00 $2,177

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 unweaned 530 9 387.50 $387.50 $2,054
699 699 5 300.00 $300.00 $2,097 ±0.00
718 718 4 305.00 $305.00 $2,190
803 unweaned 803 3 287.50 $287.50 $2,309

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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.