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Lamoni Livestock Auction

Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-02

Feeder Cattle · Lamoni, Iowa · Thu, Jan 2

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2158

← Dec 5Jan 2Jan 9 →

Receipts

1,965 head

▼ 1,269 vs last sale 3,234▲ 251 vs year ago 1,714 · +14.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent auction sale for comparison. Demand was moderate to good today and included active internet bidding. Supply was moderate to heavy and included a few load lots of steer cattle.

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 $317.01/cwt on 124 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −144.08 against this barn's trailing median of $461.09.

Average price

$317.01

124 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,773

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$317

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

$43.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.22

vs IA average

−15.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	323.35	1,821	106
Medium and Large 1-2	538	279.64	1,504	18thin

One grade step is worth $43.71/cwt here — about $317 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale124 hd

317.01

—

IA average4 barns · 666 hd

327.23

−10.22

National average40 barns · 9,035 hd

332.87

−15.86

This barn, trailing median13 sales

461.09

−144.08

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

54 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	419	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,563	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	459	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,262	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	352.80/cwt	340.00–356.00	1,711	49
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	335.18/cwt	327.00–347.00	1,756	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	525	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,769	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	289.46/cwt	268.00–310.00	1,520	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	563	311.75/cwt	308.00–314.00	1,755	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	563	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,464	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	320.77/cwt	305.00–332.00	1,851	70
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	297.96/cwt	279.00–305.00	1,824	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	321.62/cwt	305.00–331.50	1,975	239
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	619	305.78/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,893	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	655	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,978	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	298.43/cwt	279.00–307.50	2,008	108
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	281.25/cwt	268.50–291.50	2,036	292
Steers	700–750	Large 1	743	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,813	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	745	261.44/cwt	261.00–261.50	1,948	26
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	756	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,928	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	784	254.69/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,997	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	254.13/cwt	244.00–258.00	2,117	42
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	866	255.86/cwt	249.00–256.50	2,216	35
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	388	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,261	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	417	317.49/cwt	313.00–321.00	1,324	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	348.78/cwt	344.00–351.00	1,521	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	464	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,179	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	468	354.50/cwt	354.50–354.50	1,659	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,440	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	483	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,565	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	315.38/cwt	312.00–321.00	1,530	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,364	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	310.22/cwt	284.00–315.00	1,641	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	541	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,764	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	544	281.12/cwt	278.00–283.00	1,529	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	559	338.64/cwt	323.50–340.50	1,893	98
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	567	286.66/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,625	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	285.24/cwt	280.00–299.00	1,632	83
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	271.62/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,575	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,410	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	273.50/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,720	70
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	642	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,676	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	276.44/cwt	262.00–296.50	1,830	173
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	674	251.67/cwt	244.00–267.00	1,696	38
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	252.76/cwt	250.50–255.50	1,805	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	737	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,828	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	754	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,870	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	806	250.75/cwt	250.75–250.75	2,021	17
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	933	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,043	5
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	984	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,224	4
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,131	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,092	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,551	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	541	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,509	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	599	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,533	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	689	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,798	8

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 Jan 2, 2025

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

Receipts 1,965Last week 3,234Year ago 1,714

No recent auction sale for comparison. Demand was moderate to good today and included active internet bidding. Supply was moderate to heavy and included a few load lots of steer cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	689	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	443	350.00	350.00
5	500–550	541	279.00	279.00
7	550–600	599	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	436	344.00–351.00	348.78
12	450–500	485	312.00–321.00	315.38
20	500–550	529	284.00–315.00	310.22
83	550–600	572	280.00–299.00	285.24
70	600–650	629	255.00–280.00	273.50
173	650–700	662	262.00–296.50	276.44
15	700–750	714	250.50–255.50	252.76
7	750–800	754	248.00	248.00
17	800–850	806	250.75	250.75
5	900–950	933	219.00	219.00
4	950–1000	984	226.00	226.00
4	1100–1150	1,131	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	450–500	468	354.50	354.50
4	500–550	541	326.00	326.00
98	550–600	559	323.50–340.50	338.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	388	325.00	325.00
7	400–450	417	313.00–321.00	317.49
4	450–500	483	324.00	324.00
8	500–550	544	278.00–283.00	281.12
12	550–600	567	282.00–290.00	286.66
15	600–650	642	261.00	261.00
38	650–700	674	244.00–267.00	251.67
7	700–750	737	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	300.00	300.00
8	450–500	464	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	480	300.00	300.00
3	500–550	505	270.00	270.00
9	550–600	580	260.00–285.00	271.62
11	600–650	605	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	450–500	485	340.00–356.00	352.80
18	500–550	524	327.00–347.00	335.18
70	550–600	577	305.00–332.00	320.77
239	600–650	614	305.00–331.50	321.62
108	650–700	673	279.00–307.50	298.43
292	700–750	724	268.50–291.50	281.25
9	750–800	784	250.00–257.00	254.69
42	800–850	833	244.00–258.00	254.13
35	850–900	866	249.00–256.50	255.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	743	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	419	373.00	373.00
7	500–550	525	337.00	337.00
11	550–600	563	308.00–314.00	311.75
28	600–650	619	300.00–312.00	305.78
19	650–700	655	302.00	302.00
26	700–750	745	261.00–261.50	261.44
11	750–800	756	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	459	275.00	275.00
6	550–600	563	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	525	268.00–310.00	289.46
11	600–650	612	279.00–305.00	297.96

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.