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Lamoni Livestock Auction

Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-09

Feeder Cattle · Lamoni, Iowa · Thu, Jan 9

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2158

← Jan 2Jan 9Jan 23 →

Receipts

2,824 head

▲ 859 vs last sale 1,965▲ 1,254 vs year ago 1,570 · +79.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale a week ago, steers and heifers under 600 lbs. sold sharply higher, while steers and heifers over 600 lbs. sold steady to 9.00 higher. Demand was very good today and included active internet bidding. Supply was heavy and included a several load lots.

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 $335.34/cwt on 211 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −125.75 against this barn's trailing median of $461.09.

Average price

$335.34

211 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,915

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$27.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.51

vs IA average

−6.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	340.20	1,942	174
Medium and Large 1-2	572	312.49	1,789	37

One grade step is worth $27.70/cwt here — about $153 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 sale211 hd

335.34

—

IA average11 barns · 2,355 hd

333.83

+1.51

National average155 barns · 22,672 hd

342.08

−6.74

This barn, trailing median13 sales

461.09

−125.75

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

48 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,379	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	403	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,471	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	442	402.45/cwt	390.00–407.50	1,779	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	461	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,890	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	372.04/cwt	371.00–375.00	1,819	26
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	497	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,516	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	333.58/cwt	324.00–351.00	1,761	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,691	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	563	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,655	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	342.05/cwt	325.00–359.00	1,974	150
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	312.07/cwt	310.00–321.00	1,801	33
Steers	600–650	Large 1	618	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,718	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	319.89/cwt	312.00–338.00	1,996	81
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	295.50/cwt	288.00–318.00	1,865	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	649	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,837	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	307.01/cwt	290.50–324.00	2,051	257
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,871	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,831	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	282.28/cwt	275.00–289.00	2,061	189
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	286.89/cwt	267.00–293.50	2,200	212
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	784	255.80/cwt	254.00–261.00	2,005	23
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	808	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,947	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	814	270.35/cwt	252.50–285.00	2,201	34
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	878	268.04/cwt	249.00–270.25	2,353	379
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	924	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,255	4
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	984	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,273	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,365	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	359.46/cwt	349.00–362.00	1,574	36
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	342.97/cwt	336.00–345.00	1,619	46
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	316.67/cwt	300.00–324.00	1,545	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	322.09/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,730	102
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	540	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,463	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	547	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,630	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	559	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,604	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	565	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,904	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	308.64/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,744	77
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	259.30/cwt	224.00–266.00	1,615	23
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	280.39/cwt	265.00–299.00	1,755	249
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	273.32/cwt	257.00–279.00	1,820	112
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,477	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	704	294.50/cwt	294.50–294.50	2,073	21
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	257.84/cwt	245.00–261.50	1,831	88
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	764	256.36/cwt	242.50–258.00	1,959	152
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	238.89/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,923	14
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	893	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,166	56
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	473	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,561	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	504	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,588	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	725	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,784	6

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 9, 2025

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

Receipts 2,824Last week 1,965Year ago 1,570

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	442	390.00–407.50	402.45
26	450–500	489	371.00–375.00	372.04
21	500–550	528	324.00–351.00	333.58
150	550–600	577	325.00–359.00	342.05
81	600–650	624	312.00–338.00	319.89
257	650–700	668	290.50–324.00	307.01
189	700–750	730	275.00–289.00	282.28
212	750–800	767	267.00–293.50	286.89
34	800–850	814	252.50–285.00	270.35
379	850–900	878	249.00–270.25	268.04
4	900–950	924	244.00	244.00
6	950–1000	984	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	461	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	618	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	563	294.00	294.00
10	600–650	649	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	360.00	360.00
8	400–450	403	365.00	365.00
7	450–500	497	305.00	305.00
4	500–550	535	316.00	316.00
33	550–600	577	310.00–321.00	312.07
19	600–650	631	288.00–318.00	295.50
5	650–700	678	276.00	276.00
3	700–750	718	255.00	255.00
23	750–800	784	254.00–261.00	255.80
4	800–850	808	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	361.00	361.00
36	400–450	438	349.00–362.00	359.46
46	450–500	472	336.00–345.00	342.97
102	500–550	537	305.00–335.00	322.09
77	550–600	565	295.00–325.00	308.64
249	600–650	626	265.00–299.00	280.39
112	650–700	666	257.00–279.00	273.32
88	700–750	710	245.00–261.50	257.84
152	750–800	764	242.50–258.00	256.36
14	800–850	805	236.00–246.00	238.89
56	850–900	893	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	565	337.00	337.00
21	700–750	704	294.50	294.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	540	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	450–500	488	300.00–324.00	316.67
9	500–550	547	298.00	298.00
4	550–600	559	287.00	287.00
23	600–650	623	224.00–266.00	259.30
3	700–750	700	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	504	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	473	330.00	330.00
6	700–750	725	246.00	246.00

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.