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Lamoni Livestock Auction

Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-02

Feeder Cattle · Lamoni, Iowa · Thu, Oct 2

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2158

← Sep 18Oct 2Oct 16 →

Receipts

1,344 head

▼ 75 vs last sale 1,419▲ 119 vs year ago 1,225 · +9.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, not enough steers under 800 lbs. were offered this week to establish a trend, however a higher undertone was evident. Steers over 800 lbs. sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifers were not well compared to establish a trend. Demand was good today and included active internet bidding. Supply was moderate and included several load lots of reputation yearling steers. Bawling calves saw the usual discounts.

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 $429.88/cwt on 88 head. That ranks 5 of 13 comparable sales and sits −31.21 against this barn's trailing median of $461.09.

Average price

$429.88

88 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,372

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$293

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

$67.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.98

vs IA average

+7.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	432.97	2,384	84
Medium and Large 1-2	573	365.00	2,091	4thin

One grade step is worth $67.97/cwt here — about $293 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 sale88 hd

429.88

—

IA average5 barns · 879 hd

439.86

−9.98

National average177 barns · 15,324 hd

422.65

+7.23

This barn, trailing median13 sales

461.09

−31.21

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	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	436	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,017	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	490.36/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,172	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	473.00/cwt	473.00–473.00	2,223	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	486	448.59/cwt	442.50–450.50	2,180	52
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	491	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,038	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	446.00/cwt	446.00–446.00	2,279	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	526	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,204	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	446.67/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,488	46
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	573	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,091	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	582	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,264	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	390.00/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,360	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	618	393.71/cwt	390.00–402.00	2,433	88
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	620	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,176	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	405.50/cwt	405.50–405.50	2,725	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	696	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,436	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	756	340.50/cwt	340.50–340.50	2,574	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	385.25/cwt	385.25–385.25	2,928	52
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	358.35/cwt	353.00–364.25	2,938	187
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	346.20/cwt	335.00–347.00	3,064	266
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	903	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	3,079	47
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,000	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	3,240	13
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,141	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	3,081	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	366	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,556	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,763	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	440.51/cwt	435.00–446.00	1,885	27
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	448	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,859	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	478	402.36/cwt	382.50–409.00	1,923	29
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	414.76/cwt	414.00–420.00	2,016	37
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	505	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,197	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	574	368.59/cwt	351.00–372.00	2,116	46
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	616	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,070	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	346.57/cwt	325.00–354.00	2,159	29
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,291	49
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,314	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	814	329.50/cwt	329.50–329.50	2,682	39
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	886	313.26/cwt	312.00–314.00	2,775	8
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	934	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,942	25
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	957	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	3,024	5
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,066	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,878	6
Heifers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1-2	1,196	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,607	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 Oct 2, 2025

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

Receipts 1,344Last week 1,419Year ago 1,225

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	505	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	470.00	470.00
27	400–450	428	435.00–446.00	440.51
37	450–500	486	414.00–420.00	414.76
29	600–650	623	325.00–354.00	346.57
49	650–700	684	335.00	335.00
5	700–750	723	320.00	320.00
39	800–850	814	329.50	329.50
8	850–900	886	312.00–314.00	313.26
25	900–950	934	315.00	315.00
5	950–1000	957	316.00	316.00
6	1050–1100	1,066	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	366	425.00	425.00
3	400–450	448	415.00	415.00
29	450–500	478	382.50–409.00	402.36
46	550–600	574	351.00–372.00	368.59
5	600–650	616	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1150–1200	1,196	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	750–800	756	340.50	340.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	443	480.00–495.00	490.36
10	450–500	470	473.00	473.00
13	500–550	511	446.00	446.00
46	550–600	557	420.00–450.00	446.67
6	600–650	605	380.00–400.00	390.00
17	650–700	672	405.50	405.50
52	750–800	760	385.25	385.25
187	800–850	820	353.00–364.25	358.35
266	850–900	885	335.00–347.00	346.20
47	900–950	903	341.00	341.00
13	1000–1050	1,000	324.00	324.00
7	1100–1150	1,141	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	436	462.50	462.50
52	450–500	486	442.50–450.50	448.59
10	500–550	526	419.00	419.00
15	550–600	582	389.00	389.00
88	600–650	618	390.00–402.00	393.71
7	650–700	696	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	491	415.00	415.00
4	550–600	573	365.00	365.00
4	600–650	620	351.00	351.00

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.