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Lamoni Livestock Auction

Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-06

Feeder Cattle · Lamoni, Iowa · Thu, Feb 6

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2158

← Jan 23Feb 6Feb 20 →

Receipts

3,721 head

▲ 314 vs last sale 3,407▲ 3,721 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers under 600 lbs. sold mostly 3.00 to 8.00 higher, while steers over 600 lbs. sold mostly steady to 16.00 lower. Heifers sold uneven today with 550 to 650 lb. heifers sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower and 500 to 550 lb. and 650 to 700 lb. heifers sold 12.00 to 15.00 higher. Demand was good today and included active internet bidding. Supply was heavy and included several load lots of quality yearling 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 $338.44/cwt on 243 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −122.65 against this barn's trailing median of $461.09.

Average price

$338.44

243 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,903

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$28.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.18

vs IA average

−3.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	347.55	1,955	164
Medium and Large 1-2	561	319.54	1,793	79

One grade step is worth $28.01/cwt here — about $162 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 sale243 hd

338.44

—

IA average7 barns · 1,421 hd

354.63

−16.18

National average187 barns · 18,766 hd

342.38

−3.94

This barn, trailing median13 sales

461.09

−122.65

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

50 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	337	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,483	17
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	398	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,652	23
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	402	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,678	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	424	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,643	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,434	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	385.59/cwt	377.50–396.00	1,778	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	347.91/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,666	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	370.98/cwt	359.00–379.50	1,951	43
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	325.76/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,759	39
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	570	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,773	36
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	351.18/cwt	331.00–364.00	2,030	85
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	313.47/cwt	280.00–329.00	1,824	40
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	616	275.50/cwt	274.00–277.50	1,697	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	328.69/cwt	318.00–341.00	2,074	120
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	304.44/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,936	77
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	311.43/cwt	293.50–326.00	2,090	344
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	283.31/cwt	281.00–286.00	1,949	38
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	695	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,064	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	289.24/cwt	275.00–304.00	2,106	294
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	784	272.81/cwt	260.00–284.00	2,139	175
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	271.15/cwt	262.00–273.00	2,210	183
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	249.58/cwt	241.00–256.00	2,072	39
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	874	264.85/cwt	248.00–273.00	2,315	184
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	924	247.13/cwt	230.00–248.25	2,283	118
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	972	239.65/cwt	226.50–248.25	2,329	179
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,070	227.02/cwt	220.00–228.75	2,429	70
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	306	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,362	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	379	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,478	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	415	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,432	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	352.71/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,510	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	341.31/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,577	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	313.83/cwt	291.00–318.00	1,528	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,605	40
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	293.68/cwt	260.00–314.50	1,539	40
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	334.02/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,757	85
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	301.82/cwt	287.00–314.00	1,717	33
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	578	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,509	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	589	266.30/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,569	42
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	602	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,613	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	289.80/cwt	277.00–306.00	1,776	191
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	269.33/cwt	260.00–274.50	1,702	120
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	290.67/cwt	257.00–302.50	1,927	176
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	689	259.17/cwt	257.50–261.00	1,786	25
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	720	291.76/cwt	272.00–298.00	2,101	52
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	251.18/cwt	243.00–259.00	1,846	120
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	784	248.90/cwt	238.00–253.00	1,951	174
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	244.25/cwt	236.00–249.00	1,978	16
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	886	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,100	7
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	932	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,957	25
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	415	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,660	5

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 Feb 6, 2025

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Receipts 3,721Last week 3,407Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	306	445.00	445.00
52	700–750	720	272.00–298.00	291.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	428	340.00–360.00	352.71
16	450–500	462	332.50–345.00	341.31
85	500–550	526	325.00–345.00	334.02
33	550–600	569	287.00–314.00	301.82
191	600–650	613	277.00–306.00	289.80
176	650–700	663	257.00–302.50	290.67
120	700–750	735	243.00–259.00	251.18
174	750–800	784	238.00–253.00	248.90
16	800–850	810	236.00–249.00	244.25
7	850–900	886	237.00	237.00
25	900–950	932	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	450–500	487	291.00–318.00	313.83
40	500–550	524	260.00–314.50	293.68
42	550–600	589	265.00–280.00	266.30
120	600–650	632	260.00–274.50	269.33
25	650–700	689	257.50–261.00	259.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	350–400	379	390.00	390.00
5	400–450	415	345.00	345.00
40	500–550	500	321.00	321.00
5	550–600	578	261.00	261.00
13	600–650	602	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	402	417.50	417.50
24	450–500	461	377.50–396.00	385.59
43	500–550	526	359.00–379.50	370.98
85	550–600	578	331.00–364.00	351.18
120	600–650	631	318.00–341.00	328.69
344	650–700	671	293.50–326.00	311.43
294	700–750	728	275.00–304.00	289.24
175	750–800	784	260.00–284.00	272.81
183	800–850	815	262.00–273.00	271.15
184	850–900	874	248.00–273.00	264.85
118	900–950	924	230.00–248.25	247.13
179	950–1000	972	226.50–248.25	239.65
70	1050–1100	1,070	220.00–228.75	227.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	438	327.50	327.50
19	450–500	479	325.00–355.00	347.91
39	500–550	540	310.00–340.00	325.76
40	550–600	582	280.00–329.00	313.47
77	600–650	636	290.00–310.00	304.44
38	650–700	688	281.00–286.00	283.31
39	800–850	830	241.00–256.00	249.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	337	440.00	440.00
23	350–400	398	415.00	415.00
19	400–450	424	387.50	387.50
36	550–600	570	311.00	311.00
7	600–650	616	274.00–277.50	275.50
8	650–700	695	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	415	400.00	400.00

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.