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Lamoni Livestock Auction

Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-29

Feeder Cattle · Lamoni, Iowa · Thu, Oct 29

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2158

← Oct 15Oct 29latest

Receipts

1,712 head

▲ 715 vs last sale 997▲ 484 vs year ago 1,228 · +39.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the auction two weeks ago most steers sold steady to 2.00 lower, instances 20.00 lower on 6 and 7 weight steers. With yearlings over 800 lbs 12.00 to 19.00 higher. Heifers, while not well compared, sold with a lower undertone. There were several load lots of yearling reputation cattle in the offering today. Supply was moderate to heavy and three consignors brought more than 1,050 head, mostly 8- and 9-weight steers. Demand was good today and included active internet bidding.

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 $438.72/cwt on 38 head, up $8.05 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 13 comparable sales and sits −22.37 against this barn's trailing median of $461.09.

Average price

$438.72

▲ 8.05 vs prior sale

38 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,359

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−7.46

vs IA average

+2.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	438.72	2,359	38

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale38 hd

438.72

—

IA average4 barns · 498 hd

446.17

−7.46

National average185 barns · 33,905 hd

436.28

+2.44

This barn, trailing median13 sales

461.09

−22.37

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

32 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	537.67/cwt	535.00–540.00	2,350	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	516.00/cwt	516.00–516.00	2,384	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	441.25/cwt	431.00–451.00	2,330	31
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,484	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	404.85/cwt	391.00–415.00	2,526	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	662	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,509	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,502	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	363.90/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,686	35
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	360.28/cwt	359.00–364.00	2,807	27
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	357.74/cwt	351.50–361.50	2,941	267
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	883	350.86/cwt	350.50–351.00	3,098	457
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	888	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,833	6
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	344.44/cwt	321.00–347.25	3,134	125
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	946	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,885	4
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	985	317.90/cwt	292.00–318.50	3,131	128
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	993	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,741	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,048	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	471	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,966	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	2,162	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	407.94/cwt	407.50–409.00	2,146	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,022	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	363.46/cwt	360.00–366.00	2,210	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	676	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,265	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,285	85
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	334.83/cwt	330.00–337.00	2,417	13
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	821	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,422	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	842	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,669	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	862	301.21/cwt	286.00–301.50	2,596	217
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	907	293.58/cwt	285.00–296.00	2,663	14
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,024	261.10/cwt	251.00–266.00	2,674	12
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,138	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	2,805	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,185	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 Oct 29, 2026

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

Receipts 1,712Last week 997Year ago 1,228

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1100–1150	1,138	246.50	246.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	438	467.50	467.50
14	450–500	488	443.00	443.00
10	500–550	526	407.50–409.00	407.94
7	600–650	608	360.00–366.00	363.46
85	650–700	680	336.00	336.00
13	700–750	722	330.00–337.00	334.83
6	800–850	842	317.00	317.00
217	850–900	862	286.00–301.50	301.21
14	900–950	907	285.00–296.00	293.58
12	1000–1050	1,024	251.00–266.00	261.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	471	417.50	417.50
7	650–700	676	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	576	351.00	351.00
5	800–850	821	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	628	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	437	535.00–540.00	537.67
7	450–500	462	516.00	516.00
31	500–550	528	431.00–451.00	441.25
7	550–600	581	427.50	427.50
17	600–650	624	391.00–415.00	404.85
4	650–700	678	369.00	369.00
35	700–750	738	350.00–370.00	363.90
27	750–800	779	359.00–364.00	360.28
267	800–850	822	351.50–361.50	357.74
457	850–900	883	350.50–351.00	350.86
125	900–950	910	321.00–347.25	344.44
128	950–1000	985	292.00–318.50	317.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	662	379.00	379.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	850–900	888	319.00	319.00
4	900–950	946	305.00	305.00
4	950–1000	993	276.00	276.00

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.