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Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Lamoni, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 15, 2026

3,306 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $418.99/cwt +0.90 vs last sale · ≈ $2,793/hd at 667 lb · 411 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $389.40/cwt +5.19 vs last sale · ≈ $2,470/hd at 634 lb · 377 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $340.33/cwt +5.81 vs last sale · ≈ $3,015/hd at 886 lb · 299 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,306

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–426 417 38 557.50–600.00 $586.59 $2,446 +78.99
484–499 494 29 505.00–515.00 $509.46 $2,517 -5.81
504–546 526 136 495.00–529.00 $508.03 $2,672 +12.88
565–585 579 39 463.00–491.00 $468.89 $2,715 +2.70
608 unweaned 608 11 392.00 $392.00 $2,383
606–644 626 178 422.50–450.00 $434.65 $2,721 -11.01
651–694 666 286 398.00–421.00 $413.79 $2,756 +3.24
667 unweaned 667 10 389.50 $389.50 $2,598
668 fancy 668 115 434.50 $434.50 $2,902 -29.63
711–749 738 274 370.00–387.50 $380.94 $2,811 -5.46
751–785 unweaned 766 14 345.00–350.00 $347.80 $2,664
752–796 780 208 360.00–380.00 $368.34 $2,873 +1.84
808–845 828 94 336.00–363.50 $349.20 $2,891 -12.32
833 833 6 320.00 $320.00 $2,666 -41.52
866–899 886 299 320.00–346.50 $340.33 $3,015 +5.81
958–985 974 196 308.50–333.00 $328.42 $3,199 +19.42
1026 1026 4 304.00 $304.00 $3,119
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 5 450.00 $450.00 $2,007
518–548 530 15 460.00–482.50 $473.76 $2,511 +24.48
551–580 555 31 412.56–452.00 $435.55 $2,417 -14.02
612–649 633 10 378.00–415.00 $389.68 $2,467 -20.84
664–686 671 15 380.00–398.00 $386.13 $2,591 -2.75
723–748 731 9 335.00–356.00 $348.84 $2,550 +27.84
780 780 4 341.00 $341.00 $2,660 -3.00
835 835 4 330.00 $330.00 $2,756
873–884 879 8 317.00–319.00 $318.01 $2,795
950 950 49 290.50 $290.50 $2,760

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 4 480.00 $480.00 $1,843
413–436 417 25 460.00–461.00 $460.83 $1,922 -5.17
463–482 unweaned 471 14 420.00–433.00 $429.97 $2,025
466–497 486 39 430.00–447.00 $439.22 $2,135 +3.15
510–543 519 135 415.00–448.00 $438.32 $2,275 +25.22
550–588 568 107 386.00–415.00 $401.76 $2,282 -7.86
572 unweaned 572 8 375.00–380.00 $376.88 $2,156 +8.83
614–634 unweaned 622 22 362.00–375.00 $370.42 $2,304 +30.42
607–649 635 355 370.00–405.50 $390.58 $2,480 +4.75
652–699 676 207 347.00–377.00 $363.09 $2,454 +1.49
681 unweaned 681 4 346.00 $346.00 $2,356 +31.00
700–749 720 121 330.00–357.00 $341.86 $2,461 +6.62
750–775 765 25 327.00–338.00 $331.67 $2,537
779 unweaned 779 5 328.00 $328.00 $2,555
812–835 826 8 311.00–314.00 $312.11 $2,578 +3.46
856 856 39 315.00 $315.00 $2,696 +7.00
911 911 10 308.00 $308.00 $2,806
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 7 440.00 $440.00 $1,729 -2.55
455–484 473 14 400.00–425.00 $410.94 $1,944 +9.80
503–540 518 28 374.00–415.00 $393.05 $2,036 +26.86
580–598 592 22 350.00–370.00 $365.81 $2,166 -18.41
613 613 4 345.00 $345.00 $2,115 -10.68
725 725 4 310.00 $310.00 $2,248

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
517 517 8 455.00 $455.00 $2,352
561 561 4 386.00 $386.00 $2,165 +15.00

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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.