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Lamoni Livestock Auction

Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-09

Feeder Cattle · Lamoni, Iowa · Thu, Apr 9

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2158

← Mar 12Apr 9Apr 23 →

Receipts

1,649 head

▲ 358 vs last sale 1,291▲ 1,649 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market comparison today as the last published report was four weeks ago. Demand was very good today and included internet bidding. Supply was moderate to heavy and included many quality cattle. There were many unweaned calves that were bought without normal discounts. Two consignors brought nearly 450 head.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $493.57/cwt on 349 head, up $32.48 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 13 comparable sales and sits +32.48 against this barn's trailing median of $461.09.

Average price

$493.57

▲ 32.48 vs prior sale

349 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,748

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$38.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.57

vs IA average

+2.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	496.00	2,762	327
Medium and Large 1-2	553	457.47	2,530	22

One grade step is worth $38.53/cwt here — about $233 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale349 hd

493.57

—

IA average4 barns · 728 hd

497.14

−3.57

National average167 barns · 10,529 hd

490.83

+2.74

This barn, trailing median13 sales

461.09

+32.48

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $509.23, low $388.25, median $461.09 across 13 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

40 lots · USDA AMS · Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle - Lamoni, IA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	679.57/cwt	655.00–700.00	2,127	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	330	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,145	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	668.83/cwt	660.00–690.00	2,562	35
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	389	642.50/cwt	642.50–642.50	2,499	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	613.52/cwt	597.50–630.00	2,583	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	441	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,558	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	570.88/cwt	540.00–582.50	2,677	85
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	483	542.82/cwt	529.00–552.00	2,622	47
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	469.79/cwt	450.00–497.50	2,429	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	536	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,626	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	515.92/cwt	505.00–535.00	2,770	142
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	482.34/cwt	470.00–504.00	2,769	163
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	578	450.89/cwt	441.00–465.00	2,606	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	447.20/cwt	447.00–447.50	2,607	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	421.92/cwt	417.00–428.00	2,591	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	459.20/cwt	437.00–474.00	2,838	66
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	656	446.31/cwt	444.00–450.00	2,928	26
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	439.94/cwt	434.00–441.00	2,926	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	406.50/cwt	406.50–406.50	2,825	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	407.37/cwt	402.50–413.00	2,925	31
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,020	44
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	814	363.21/cwt	359.00–369.00	2,957	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	325	549.24/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,785	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,087	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	386	521.34/cwt	517.50–540.00	2,012	29
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	530.38/cwt	510.00–553.00	2,265	39
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	445	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,236	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	447	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,123	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	491.19/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,284	80
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	424.22/cwt	415.00–432.50	2,036	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	487	467.42/cwt	462.50–477.50	2,276	78
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	450.43/cwt	440.00–472.00	2,383	88
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	425.21/cwt	408.00–436.00	2,411	123
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	587	407.41/cwt	404.00–410.00	2,391	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,293	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	603	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,382	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	399.74/cwt	388.00–408.00	2,522	55
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	388.28/cwt	371.00–392.50	2,582	75
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	360.90/cwt	356.00–364.00	2,671	48
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,550	4

This sale against other markets

Iowa weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Iowa auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle - Lamoni, IA

Thu Apr 9, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)

Receipts 1,649Last week 1,291Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	376	555.00	555.00
39	400–450	427	510.00–553.00	530.38
80	450–500	465	470.00–500.00	491.19
88	500–550	529	440.00–472.00	450.43
123	550–600	567	408.00–436.00	425.21
55	600–650	631	388.00–408.00	399.74
75	650–700	665	371.00–392.50	388.28
48	700–750	740	356.00–364.00	360.90
4	750–800	775	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	325	540.00–560.00	549.24
29	350–400	386	517.50–540.00	521.34
5	400–450	445	502.50	502.50
78	450–500	487	462.50–477.50	467.42
16	550–600	587	404.00–410.00	407.41
10	600–650	603	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	447	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	480	415.00–432.50	424.22
5	550–600	588	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	650.00	650.00
9	350–400	389	642.50	642.50
13	400–450	441	580.00	580.00
47	450–500	483	529.00–552.00	542.82
10	500–550	536	490.00	490.00
12	550–600	578	441.00–465.00	450.89
26	650–700	656	444.00–450.00	446.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	313	655.00–700.00	679.57
35	350–400	383	660.00–690.00	668.83
16	400–450	421	597.50–630.00	613.52
85	450–500	469	540.00–582.50	570.88
142	500–550	537	505.00–535.00	515.92
163	550–600	574	470.00–504.00	482.34
66	600–650	618	437.00–474.00	459.20
20	650–700	665	434.00–441.00	439.94
31	700–750	718	402.50–413.00	407.37
44	750–800	755	400.00	400.00
7	800–850	814	359.00–369.00	363.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	517	450.00–497.50	469.79
12	550–600	583	447.00–447.50	447.20
9	600–650	614	417.00–428.00	421.92
8	650–700	695	406.50	406.50

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.