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Lamoni Livestock Auction

Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-21

Feeder Cattle · Lamoni, Iowa · Thu, May 21

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2158

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Receipts

2,025 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 1,974▼ 1,000 vs year ago 3,025 · −33.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale a week ago, steers sold mostly with a higher undertone noted, although not well compared. Heifers were also not well compared, but they mostly sold with a lower undertone noted. Demand was good today and included internet bidding. Supply was heavy and offered several load lots of reputation yearling steers. Two consignors brought nearly 600 head.

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 $502.53/cwt on 261 head, up $29.01 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 13 comparable sales and sits +41.44 against this barn's trailing median of $461.09.

Average price

$502.53

▲ 29.01 vs prior sale

261 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,758

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$211

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

$2.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.42

vs IA average

+28.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	507	505.00	2,560	16thin
Medium and Large 1	552	502.37	2,771	245

One grade step is worth $2.63/cwt here — about −$211 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 sale261 hd

502.53

—

IA average6 barns · 1,327 hd

500.11

+2.42

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

+28.05

This barn, trailing median13 sales

461.09

+41.44

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

46 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	283	702.50/cwt	702.50–702.50	1,988	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	355	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	2,521	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,388	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	607.99/cwt	595.00–622.50	2,620	66
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	444	559.95/cwt	555.00–565.00	2,486	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	473	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,365	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	539.88/cwt	527.50–570.00	2,613	27
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	509.94/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,509	33
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	507	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,560	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	525.06/cwt	513.00–539.00	2,772	138
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	477.25/cwt	469.00–500.00	2,773	94
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	588	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,587	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	591	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,660	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	452.72/cwt	441.50–461.00	2,802	175
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	633	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,706	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	421.12/cwt	401.00–433.00	2,813	85
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	669	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,683	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	403.22/cwt	385.00–411.50	2,923	63
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	378.33/cwt	374.50–382.50	2,906	35
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	793	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,561	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	832	358.39/cwt	353.00–364.50	2,982	23
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	903	334.50/cwt	334.50–334.50	3,021	17
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	334.64/cwt	315.00–338.75	3,263	277
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,106	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	3,329	112
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	344	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,926	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	349	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,129	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	594.77/cwt	580.00–600.00	2,224	32
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	406	570.88/cwt	567.50–575.00	2,318	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	509.81/cwt	490.00–512.50	2,243	49
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	486.55/cwt	480.00–492.50	2,321	58
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	496	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,177	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	514	494.50/cwt	494.50–494.50	2,542	27
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	453.99/cwt	440.00–478.00	2,347	114
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	526	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,236	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	433.89/cwt	419.00–444.00	2,482	112
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	590	394.11/cwt	386.00–398.00	2,325	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	409.70/cwt	400.00–422.00	2,548	71
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	385.32/cwt	378.00–391.00	2,424	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	632	378.53/cwt	377.00–379.00	2,392	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	384.76/cwt	375.00–398.00	2,563	21
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	684	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,435	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	355.79/cwt	345.00–361.00	2,583	17
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	316.97/cwt	315.00–319.00	2,599	10
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,581	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,333	5
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	972	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,333	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 May 21, 2026

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

Receipts 2,025Last week 1,974Year ago 3,025

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	283	702.50	702.50
4	450–500	473	500.00	500.00
9	550–600	588	440.00	440.00
4	600–650	633	427.50	427.50
8	650–700	669	401.00	401.00
6	750–800	793	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	444	555.00–565.00	559.95
33	450–500	492	500.00–525.00	509.94
16	500–550	507	505.00	505.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	379	630.00	630.00
66	400–450	431	595.00–622.50	607.99
27	450–500	484	527.50–570.00	539.88
138	500–550	528	513.00–539.00	525.06
94	550–600	581	469.00–500.00	477.25
175	600–650	619	441.50–461.00	452.72
85	650–700	668	401.00–433.00	421.12
63	700–750	725	385.00–411.50	403.22
35	750–800	768	374.50–382.50	378.33
23	800–850	832	353.00–364.50	358.39
17	900–950	903	334.50	334.50
277	950–1000	975	315.00–338.75	334.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	591	450.00	450.00
112	1100–1150	1,106	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	355	710.00	710.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	349	610.00	610.00
6	500–550	526	425.00	425.00
9	550–600	590	386.00–398.00	394.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	344	560.00	560.00
49	400–450	440	490.00–512.50	509.81
7	600–650	629	378.00–391.00	385.32
4	650–700	684	356.00	356.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	350–400	374	580.00–600.00	594.77
20	400–450	406	567.50–575.00	570.88
58	450–500	477	480.00–492.50	486.55
114	500–550	517	440.00–478.00	453.99
112	550–600	572	419.00–444.00	433.89
71	600–650	622	400.00–422.00	409.70
21	650–700	666	375.00–398.00	384.76
17	700–750	726	345.00–361.00	355.79
10	800–850	820	315.00–319.00	316.97
5	850–900	875	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	496	439.00	439.00
12	600–650	632	377.00–379.00	378.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	500–550	514	494.50	494.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	428	545.00	545.00
8	950–1000	972	240.00	240.00

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.