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Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle · Thu, Dec 5

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Lamoni Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Lamoni, Iowa · Thu, Dec 5

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2158

← Nov 21Dec 5Jan 2 →

Receipts

3,234 head

▲ 839 vs last sale 2,395▲ 1,304 vs year ago 1,930 · +67.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers over 600 lbs. sold steady to 11.00 higher, while lighter steers were sharply higher. Heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was very good today. Supply was heavy and included several load lots of reputation cattle of eight and nine weight steers.

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 $315.76/cwt on 311 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −142.31 against this barn's trailing median of $458.07.

Average price

$315.76

311 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,773

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$28.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.44

vs IA average

−9.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	317.75	1,786	289
Medium and Large 1-2	552	289.62	1,599	22

One grade step is worth $28.13/cwt here — about $187 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 sale311 hd

315.76

—

IA average6 barns · 1,596 hd

324.19

−8.44

National average191 barns · 35,386 hd

325.14

−9.38

This barn, trailing median14 sales

458.07

−142.31

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

64 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	313	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,268	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	341	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,204	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	382	395.27/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,510	22
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	379.00/cwt	362.50–395.00	1,607	44
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	457	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,353	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,703	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	483	339.22/cwt	320.00–352.50	1,638

Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle - Lamoni, IA

Thu Dec 5, 2024

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

Receipts 3,234Last week 2,395Year ago 1,930

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	655	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	476	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1000–1050	1,020	208.50	208.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	334	334.00	334.00
16	350–400

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Lamoni Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Lamoni, Iowa · Thu, Dec 5

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2158

← Nov 21Dec 5Jan 2 →

Receipts

3,234 head

▲ 839 vs last sale 2,395▲ 1,304 vs year ago 1,930 · +67.6%

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 $315.76/cwt on 311 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −142.31 against this barn's trailing median of $458.07.

Average price

$315.76

311 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,773

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$28.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.44

vs IA average

−9.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	317.75	1,786	289
Medium and Large 1-2	552	289.62	1,599	22

One grade step is worth $28.13/cwt here — about $187 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 sale311 hd

315.76

—

IA average6 barns · 1,596 hd

324.19

−8.44

National average191 barns · 35,386 hd

325.14

−9.38

This barn, trailing median14 sales

458.07

−142.31

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

64 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	313	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,268	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	341	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,204	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	382	395.27/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,510	22
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	379.00/cwt	362.50–395.00	1,607	44
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	457	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,353	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,703	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	483	339.22/cwt	320.00–352.50	1,638

Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle - Lamoni, IA

Thu Dec 5, 2024

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

Receipts 3,234Last week 2,395Year ago 1,930

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	655	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	476	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1000–1050	1,020	208.50	208.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	334	334.00	334.00
16	350–400

Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,116	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	352	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,172	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	391	307.49/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,202	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	421	304.72/cwt	302.00–309.00	1,283	24
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	315.08/cwt	312.00–325.00	1,358	54
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	466	280.88/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,309	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	267.99/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,249	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	316.19/cwt	303.00–318.50	1,483	28
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	476	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,559	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	262.52/cwt	248.00–271.00	1,365	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	293.37/cwt	293.00–295.00	1,552	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	544	288.20/cwt	278.50–296.00	1,568	85
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	288.67/cwt	287.00–290.50	1,645	81
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	575	272.78/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,568	115
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	248.85/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,473	45
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	250.85/cwt	242.00–259.00	1,568	23
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	631	258.43/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,631	42
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	645	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,480	4
Heifers	650–700	Large 1	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	661	247.76/cwt	245.50–250.00	1,638	44
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,528	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	688	248.73/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,711	40
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	704	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,683	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,598	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	741	221.19/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,639	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	243.47/cwt	236.50–247.00	1,850	94
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	839	231.79/cwt	217.00–233.50	1,945	78
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	872	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,910	6
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,016	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,184	10
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,020	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	2,127	4
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,969	6

Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	451	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,500	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	624	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,616	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	668	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,653	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	773	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,685	4

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	352	333.00	333.00
24	400–450	421	302.00–309.00	304.72
20	450–500	466	280.00–282.00	280.88
85	500–550	544	278.50–296.00	288.20
115	550–600	575	265.00–280.00	272.78
42	600–650	631	250.00–261.00	258.43
44	650–700	661	245.50–250.00	247.76
10	700–750	741	220.00–222.00	221.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	466	266.00–270.00	267.99
22	500–550	520	248.00–271.00	262.52
45	550–600	592	245.00–256.00	248.85
13	650–700	679	225.00	225.00
10	700–750	710	225.00	225.00
6	1050–1100	1,088	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	400–450	424	362.50–395.00	379.00
7	450–500	459	371.00	371.00
44	500–550	504	352.00–354.00	352.83
133	550–600	573	299.00–327.00	315.53
99	600–650	634	272.00–296.00	289.94
121	650–700	676	260.00–284.00	273.57
57	700–750	724	250.00–259.50	255.46
24	750–800	777	249.00–252.00	250.12
266	800–850	833	245.50–257.50	255.88
64	850–900	897	244.00–262.75	260.73
404	900–950	920	240.00–262.75	261.85
63	1050–1100	1,072	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	645	229.50	229.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	313	405.00	405.00
22	350–400	382	390.00–405.00	395.27
27	450–500	483	320.00–352.50	339.22
29	500–550	523	306.00–334.00	326.98
83	550–600	589	286.00–315.00	299.48
113	600–650	629	280.00–299.00	294.40
39	650–700	687	246.00–277.00	265.85
64	700–750	717	268.00–276.00	271.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	341	353.00	353.00
6	450–500	457	296.00	296.00
10	500–550	516	263.00–320.00	297.07
12	550–600	582	280.00–285.00	283.41
10	600–650	625	250.00–261.00	254.36
13	700–750	748	240.00	240.00
13	750–800	788	243.00	243.00
6	800–850	843	231.00	231.00
8	850–900	857	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	451	332.50	332.50
5	600–650	624	259.00	259.00
5	650–700	668	247.50	247.50
4	750–800	773	218.00	218.00

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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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