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Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle · Thu, Jan 23

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Lamoni Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Lamoni, Iowa · Thu, Jan 23

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2158

← Jan 9Jan 23Feb 6 →

Receipts

3,407 head

▲ 583 vs last sale 2,824▲ 2,118 vs year ago 1,289 · +164.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers mostly sold 5.00 to 16.00 higher across many weight groups. Heifers sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was good today Supply was heavy and included several load lots of quality 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 $348.18/cwt on 215 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −109.89 against this barn's trailing median of $458.07.

Average price

$348.18

215 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,919

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$56.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.25

vs IA average

+7.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	356.92	1,955	182
Medium and Large 1-2	569	300.00	1,707	33

One grade step is worth $56.92/cwt here — about $248 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 sale215 hd

348.18

—

IA average9 barns · 1,616 hd

339.93

+8.25

National average151 barns · 16,754 hd

340.47

+7.71

This barn, trailing median14 sales

458.07

−109.89

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

41 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,428	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,760	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,613	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	453	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,635	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	476	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,666	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	381.64/cwt	368.00–395.00	1,855	53
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	328.88/cwt	302.50–355.00	1,612	6

Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle - Lamoni, IA

Thu Jan 23, 2025

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

Receipts 3,407Last week 2,824Year ago 1,289

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	330	345.00	345.00
15	550–600	582	255.00–285.00	278.23
15	600–650	610	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	400–450	424	347.50–375.00	364.14
84	450–500	492	323.00–350.00	334.38
102	500–550	526	315.00–332.50	322.25
195	550–600	572	298.00–314.50	310.40
250	600–650	618	275.00–305.00	294.63
280	650–700	672	259.00–285.75	275.68
86	700–750	721

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Lamoni Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Lamoni, Iowa · Thu, Jan 23

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2158

← Jan 9Jan 23Feb 6 →

Receipts

3,407 head

▲ 583 vs last sale 2,824▲ 2,118 vs year ago 1,289 · +164.3%

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 $348.18/cwt on 215 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −109.89 against this barn's trailing median of $458.07.

Average price

$348.18

215 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,919

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$56.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.25

vs IA average

+7.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	356.92	1,955	182
Medium and Large 1-2	569	300.00	1,707	33

One grade step is worth $56.92/cwt here — about $248 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 sale215 hd

348.18

—

IA average9 barns · 1,616 hd

339.93

+8.25

National average151 barns · 16,754 hd

340.47

+7.71

This barn, trailing median14 sales

458.07

−109.89

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

41 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,428	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,760	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,613	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	453	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,635	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	476	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,666	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	381.64/cwt	368.00–395.00	1,855	53
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	328.88/cwt	302.50–355.00	1,612	6

Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle - Lamoni, IA

Thu Jan 23, 2025

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

Receipts 3,407Last week 2,824Year ago 1,289

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	330	345.00	345.00
15	550–600	582	255.00–285.00	278.23
15	600–650	610	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	400–450	424	347.50–375.00	364.14
84	450–500	492	323.00–350.00	334.38
102	500–550	526	315.00–332.50	322.25
195	550–600	572	298.00–314.50	310.40
250	600–650	618	275.00–305.00	294.63
280	650–700	672	259.00–285.75	275.68
86	700–750	721

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	338	422.50	422.50
7	400–450	414	425.00	425.00
53	450–500	486	368.00–395.00	381.64
100	500–550	524	355.00–371.00	362.63
71	550–600	580	340.00–350.00	345.68
433	600–650	630	321.00–341.50	329.77
333	650–700	677	307.00–324.50	315.38
246	700–750	727	283.00–304.50	298.24
258	750–800	774	271.50–289.50	283.52
92	800–850	815	260.00–269.00	265.91
86	850–900	856	261.00–277.00	273.25
55	900–950	923	260.00–264.00	263.20
47	950–1000	974	240.00–254.50	252.31

Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,139	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	364.14/cwt	347.50–375.00	1,544	54
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	455	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,661	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	492	334.38/cwt	323.00–350.00	1,645	84
Heifers	500–550	Large 1	525	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,601	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	322.25/cwt	315.00–332.50	1,695	102
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	310.40/cwt	298.00–314.50	1,775	195
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	278.23/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,619	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,690	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	294.63/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,821	250
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	275.68/cwt	259.00–285.75	1,853	280
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	718	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,010	20
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	256.69/cwt	250.00–265.75	1,851	86
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	246.37/cwt	243.00–247.50	1,919	41
Heifers	850–900	Large 1	861	239.52/cwt	233.00–244.50	2,062	7

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	525	305.00	305.00
7	850–900	861	233.00–244.50	239.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	455	365.00	365.00
20	700–750	718	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	557	377.50	377.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	900–950	928	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	476	350.00	350.00
8	600–650	613	289.00	289.00
4	700–750	725	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	450–500	453	361.00	361.00
33	550–600	569	300.00	300.00
4	650–700	675	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	433	372.50	372.50
6	450–500	490	302.50–355.00	328.88
58	600–650	642	300.00–319.00	316.70
8	650–700	693	297.00	297.00
6	750–800	755	279.00	279.00

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Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle · Thu, Jan 23

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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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