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Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle · Thu, Nov 7

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Lamoni Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Lamoni, Iowa · Thu, Nov 7

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2158

← Oct 24Nov 7Nov 21 →

Receipts

1,566 head

▲ 248 vs last sale 1,318▼ 92 vs year ago 1,658 · −5.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers under 700 lbs. sold with a higher undertone noted on a light test last week, while heavier steers sold 2.00 to sharply higher. Heifers sold with a higher undertone noted on a light test last week. Demand was good today. Supply was moderate to heavy and included several load lots of reputation yearly 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 $299.71/cwt on 147 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −158.36 against this barn's trailing median of $458.07.

Average price

$299.71

147 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$22.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.53

vs IA average

−1.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	300.48	1,674	137
Large 1	518	296.50	1,536	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	538	278.00	1,496	4thin

One grade step is worth $22.48/cwt here — about $179 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 sale147 hd

299.71

—

IA average5 barns · 778 hd

297.18

+2.53

National average190 barns · 26,984 hd

301.31

−1.60

This barn, trailing median14 sales

458.07

−158.36

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

14 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $509.23, low $388.25, median $458.07 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

38 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	347.47/cwt	344.00–351.00	1,501	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	446	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,293	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	317.04/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,534	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	488	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,476	6
Steers	500–550	Large 1	518	296.50/cwt	296.50–296.50	1,536	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	534	290.64/cwt	282.00–299.00	1,552	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	311.79/cwt	306.50–318.00	1,674	40
Steers

Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle - Lamoni, IA

Thu Nov 7, 2024

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

Receipts 1,566Last week 1,318Year ago 1,658

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
29	1450–1500	1,486	170.25	170.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	518	296.50	296.50
10	600–650	633	264.00	264.00
7	1300–1350	1,304	174.50	174.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	432	344.00–351.00	347.47
12	450–500	484	312.50–325.00	317.04
40	500–550	537	306.50–318.00

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Lamoni Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Lamoni, Iowa · Thu, Nov 7

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2158

← Oct 24Nov 7Nov 21 →

Receipts

1,566 head

▲ 248 vs last sale 1,318▼ 92 vs year ago 1,658 · −5.5%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $299.71/cwt on 147 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −158.36 against this barn's trailing median of $458.07.

Average price

$299.71

147 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$22.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.53

vs IA average

−1.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	300.48	1,674	137
Large 1	518	296.50	1,536	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	538	278.00	1,496	4thin

One grade step is worth $22.48/cwt here — about $179 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 sale147 hd

299.71

—

IA average5 barns · 778 hd

297.18

+2.53

National average190 barns · 26,984 hd

301.31

−1.60

This barn, trailing median14 sales

458.07

−158.36

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

14 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $509.23, low $388.25, median $458.07 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

38 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	347.47/cwt	344.00–351.00	1,501	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	446	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,293	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	317.04/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,534	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	488	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,476	6
Steers	500–550	Large 1	518	296.50/cwt	296.50–296.50	1,536	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	534	290.64/cwt	282.00–299.00	1,552	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	311.79/cwt	306.50–318.00	1,674	40
Steers

Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle - Lamoni, IA

Thu Nov 7, 2024

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

Receipts 1,566Last week 1,318Year ago 1,658

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
29	1450–1500	1,486	170.25	170.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	518	296.50	296.50
10	600–650	633	264.00	264.00
7	1300–1350	1,304	174.50	174.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	432	344.00–351.00	347.47
12	450–500	484	312.50–325.00	317.04
40	500–550	537	306.50–318.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	282.09/cwt	275.00–286.00	1,092	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	219.87/cwt	219.00–221.00	1,022	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	474	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,209	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	284.39/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,379	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	498	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,310	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	279.05/cwt	278.50–281.00	1,482	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	544	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,360	8
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	563	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,469	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	255.89/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,471	60
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	575	244.61/cwt	243.00–245.00	1,407	41
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	254.64/cwt	249.00–260.50	1,617	22
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	241.53/cwt	241.00–244.00	1,773	38
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	900	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,818	6
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	914	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	2,015	10
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	990	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	2,094	5

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	387	275.00–286.00	282.09
25	450–500	485	280.00–287.00	284.39
22	500–550	531	278.50–281.00	279.05
60	550–600	575	250.00–259.00	255.89
22	600–650	635	249.00–260.50	254.64
38	700–750	734	241.00–244.00	241.53
10	900–950	914	220.50	220.50
5	950–1000	990	211.50	211.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	465	219.00–221.00	219.87
8	500–550	544	250.00	250.00
6	900–950	900	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	474	255.00	255.00
41	550–600	575	243.00–245.00	244.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	488	302.50	302.50
10	500–550	534	282.00–299.00	290.64
7	550–600	595	279.00	279.00
24	600–650	630	261.00–282.00	269.65
11	650–700	668	273.00	273.00
6	700–750	701	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	446	290.00	290.00
4	500–550	538	278.00	278.00
5	650–700	686	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	563	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	498	263.00	263.00

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Every lot

Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle - Lamoni, IA

Feeder Cattle

Lamoni Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Every lot

Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle - Lamoni, IA

Feeder Cattle

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