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Lamoni Livestock Auction

Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-03

Feeder Cattle · Lamoni, Iowa · Thu, Sep 3

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2158

← Jul 30Sep 3Sep 24 →

Receipts

1,540 head

▲ 860 vs last sale 680▼ 398 vs year ago 1,938 · −20.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today was the Annual Customer Appreciation BBQ Special at Lamoni. No comparison stated today as the previous feeder auction was more than 3 weeks ago. Available today were many load lots of yearling steers. Four consignors brought nearly 750 head of reputation cattle. Demand was very good for today's moderate supply and included internet bidders. Trade was active.

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 $388.25/cwt on 22 head, down $26.52 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −72.84 against this barn's trailing median of $461.09.

Average price

$388.25

▼ 26.52 vs prior sale

22 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,249

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$734

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

$96.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.60

vs IA average

+16.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	589	405.86	2,391	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	536	309.00	1,656	4thin

One grade step is worth $96.86/cwt here — about $734 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 sale22 hd

388.25

—

IA average5 barns · 297 hd

401.85

−13.60

National average157 barns · 5,984 hd

371.39

+16.86

This barn, trailing median13 sales

461.09

−72.84

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

36 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,656	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	589	405.86/cwt	400.00–411.00	2,391	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	396.45/cwt	389.00–406.00	2,426	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	335.95/cwt	295.00–366.00	2,150	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	365.67/cwt	357.00–368.50	2,505	28
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	353.91/cwt	344.00–366.50	2,569	119
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	739	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,309	15
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	342.38/cwt	324.00–348.00	2,633	130
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	834	322.59/cwt	322.00–323.00	2,690	24
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	848	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,663	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	867	331.87/cwt	314.00–334.75	2,877	419
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	932	307.89/cwt	300.00–311.50	2,870	82
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	963	306.03/cwt	300.50–311.50	2,947	110
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,020	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	3,080	106
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	321	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	1,326	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	389	444.00/cwt	444.00–444.00	1,727	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	406	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,888	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,872	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	365.20/cwt	357.00–375.00	1,950	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	360.01/cwt	356.00–361.00	2,045	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	345.50/cwt	345.50–345.50	2,173	24
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	647	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,070	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	338.77/cwt	334.50–340.50	2,243	46
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	689	302.19/cwt	300.00–306.00	2,082	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	316.91/cwt	308.00–320.00	2,294	79
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	798	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,155	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	295.42/cwt	290.00–301.00	2,431	27
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	893	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,563	14
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	949	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,629	15
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	986	274.64/cwt	274.00–275.00	2,708	22
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,000	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,730	16
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	301	602.50/cwt	602.50–602.50	1,814	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	372	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,841	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	381	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,619	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	439	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,932	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	480	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,814	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 Sep 3, 2026

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

Receipts 1,540Last week 680Year ago 1,938

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	647	320.00	320.00
8	650–700	689	300.00–306.00	302.19
6	750–800	798	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	413.00	413.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	389	444.00	444.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	443	422.50	422.50
25	500–550	534	357.00–375.00	365.20
15	550–600	568	356.00–361.00	360.01
24	600–650	629	345.50	345.50
46	650–700	662	334.50–340.50	338.77
79	700–750	724	308.00–320.00	316.91
27	800–850	823	290.00–301.00	295.42
14	850–900	893	287.00	287.00
15	900–950	949	277.00	277.00
22	950–1000	986	274.00–275.00	274.64
16	1000–1050	1,000	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	406	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	536	309.00	309.00
7	600–650	640	295.00–366.00	335.95
15	700–750	739	312.50	312.50
6	800–850	848	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	550–600	589	400.00–411.00	405.86
23	600–650	612	389.00–406.00	396.45
28	650–700	685	357.00–368.50	365.67
119	700–750	726	344.00–366.50	353.91
130	750–800	769	324.00–348.00	342.38
24	800–850	834	322.00–323.00	322.59
419	850–900	867	314.00–334.75	331.87
82	900–950	932	300.00–311.50	307.89
110	950–1000	963	300.50–311.50	306.03
106	1000–1050	1,020	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	381	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	301	602.50	602.50
7	350–400	372	495.00	495.00
7	400–450	439	440.00	440.00
4	450–500	480	378.00	378.00

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.