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Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Lamoni, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 29, 2026

3,119 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $393.78/cwt +12.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,882/hd at 732 lb · 397 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $379.47/cwt +12.43 vs last sale · ≈ $2,956/hd at 779 lb · 386 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $352.10/cwt +11.77 vs last sale · ≈ $3,042/hd at 864 lb · 359 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,119 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327–336 332 7 620.00–655.00 $634.77 $2,107 —
446 446 7 540.00 $540.00 $2,408 -46.59
457–473 467 14 532.50–547.50 $537.74 $2,511 +28.28
501–533 519 50 505.00–536.00 $517.20 $2,684 +9.17
550–599 567 82 450.00–495.00 $475.82 $2,698 +6.93
600–628 613 123 434.00–450.00 $440.88 $2,703 +6.23
652–699 678 277 400.00–439.00 $416.48 $2,824 +2.69
703–748 732 397 382.00–400.25 $393.78 $2,882 +12.84
759–789 779 386 364.50–388.00 $379.47 $2,956 +11.13
807–837 814 229 356.00–370.00 $366.53 $2,984 +17.33
852–894 864 359 338.00–363.50 $352.10 $3,042 +11.77
908–929 920 159 330.00–343.25 $339.87 $3,127 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 5 510.00 $510.00 $2,193 +60.00
544 544 7 472.50 $472.50 $2,570 -1.26
620–646 633 51 418.00–425.00 $420.38 $2,661 +30.70
656–689 671 11 355.00–385.00 $369.00 $2,476 -17.13
828–841 837 18 345.50–354.00 $348.30 $2,915 +18.30
894 894 9 334.00 $334.00 $2,986 +15.99
946 946 4 318.00 $318.00 $3,008 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 4 490.00 $490.00 $1,784 +10.00
403–418 fancy 411 18 505.00–510.00 $507.55 $2,086 —
437–443 439 12 447.50–467.50 $460.00 $2,019 -0.83
473–493 486 33 437.50–445.00 $438.86 $2,133 -0.36
510 fancy 510 5 459.00 $459.00 $2,341 —
505–549 535 67 428.00–454.00 $436.01 $2,333 -2.31
550 fancy 550 6 444.00 $444.00 $2,442 —
550–596 582 118 411.00–434.00 $421.42 $2,453 +19.66
602–648 633 204 383.00–412.50 $395.63 $2,504 +5.05
654 fancy 654 7 402.50 $402.50 $2,632 —
651–693 678 282 359.50–384.00 $373.54 $2,533 +10.45
719–730 722 29 350.00–353.00 $352.16 $2,543 +10.30
731 fancy 731 44 374.00 $374.00 $2,734 —
777–793 785 26 331.00–332.00 $331.39 $2,601 -0.28
829 829 4 324.00 $324.00 $2,686 +11.89
918 918 20 322.00 $322.00 $2,956 +14.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–543 524 23 390.00–427.50 $410.44 $2,151 +17.39
560 560 5 400.00 $400.00 $2,240 +34.19
642 642 10 371.00 $371.00 $2,382 +26.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
841 841 7 327.50 $327.50 $2,754 —

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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.