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Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle · Thu, Feb 20

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Lamoni Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Lamoni, Iowa · Thu, Feb 20

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2158

← Feb 6Feb 20Mar 6 →

Receipts

1,810 head

▼ 1,911 vs last sale 3,721▲ 1,810 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers less 750 lbs. sold steady to 23.00 lower, while steers heavier than 750 lbs. sold 5.00 to 18.00 higher. Heifers also sold uneven, those under 750 lbs. mostly sold 2.00 to 17.00 lower, while heifers over 750 lbs. sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was good today, despite extremely cold weather. Supply was moderate and included a few load lots.

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 $319.95/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −138.12 against this barn's trailing median of $458.07.

Average price

$319.95

77 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,798

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$42.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.21

vs IA average

−20.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	327.71	1,823	63
Medium and Large 1-2	588	285.00	1,676	14thin

One grade step is worth $42.71/cwt here — about $147 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 sale77 hd

319.95

—

IA average6 barns · 717 hd

338.15

−18.21

National average110 barns · 4,899 hd

340.87

−20.92

This barn, trailing median14 sales

458.07

−138.12

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

27 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	332.06/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,574	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,541	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	330.66/cwt	330.50–331.00	1,723	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	328.34/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,862	42
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	579	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,812	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,676	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	285.46/cwt	249.00–301.00	1,801	15
Steers

Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle - Lamoni, IA

Thu Feb 20, 2025

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

Receipts 1,810Last week 3,721Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	553	324.50	324.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	425	340.00	340.00
27	500–550	531	312.00–324.00	316.82
118	550–600	587	299.00–318.50	311.32
115	600–650	639	269.00–285.50	282.22
74	650–700	664	263.00–282.50	278.98
11	700–750	740	249.00	249.00
72	750–800	770	249.00–263.50	255.53
23	800–850	825

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Lamoni Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Lamoni, Iowa · Thu, Feb 20

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2158

← Feb 6Feb 20Mar 6 →

Receipts

1,810 head

▼ 1,911 vs last sale 3,721▲ 1,810 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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 $319.95/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −138.12 against this barn's trailing median of $458.07.

Average price

$319.95

77 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,798

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$42.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.21

vs IA average

−20.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	327.71	1,823	63
Medium and Large 1-2	588	285.00	1,676	14thin

One grade step is worth $42.71/cwt here — about $147 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 sale77 hd

319.95

—

IA average6 barns · 717 hd

338.15

−18.21

National average110 barns · 4,899 hd

340.87

−20.92

This barn, trailing median14 sales

458.07

−138.12

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

27 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	332.06/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,574	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,541	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	330.66/cwt	330.50–331.00	1,723	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	328.34/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,862	42
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	579	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,812	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,676	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	285.46/cwt	249.00–301.00	1,801	15
Steers

Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle - Lamoni, IA

Thu Feb 20, 2025

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

Receipts 1,810Last week 3,721Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	553	324.50	324.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	425	340.00	340.00
27	500–550	531	312.00–324.00	316.82
118	550–600	587	299.00–318.50	311.32
115	600–650	639	269.00–285.50	282.22
74	650–700	664	263.00–282.50	278.98
11	700–750	740	249.00	249.00
72	750–800	770	249.00–263.50	255.53
23	800–850	825

Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,445	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	456	291.89/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,331	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	295.48/cwt	291.00–300.00	1,560	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	316.82/cwt	312.00–324.00	1,682	27
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	553	324.50/cwt	324.50–324.50	1,794	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	311.32/cwt	299.00–318.50	1,827	118
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,648	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	282.22/cwt	269.00–285.50	1,803	115
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	278.98/cwt	263.00–282.50	1,852	74
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,843	11
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	255.53/cwt	249.00–263.50	1,968	72
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	245.73/cwt	243.00–251.00	2,027	23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	456	290.00–295.00	291.89
16	500–550	528	291.00–300.00	295.48
12	600–650	634	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	579	313.00	313.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	474	320.00–340.00	332.06
16	500–550	521	330.50–331.00	330.66
42	550–600	567	320.00–332.50	328.34
111	600–650	636	308.50–321.00	314.53
58	650–700	663	295.00–312.00	306.09
294	700–750	731	275.00–298.00	288.83
272	750–800	779	271.00–288.00	282.88
134	800–850	825	264.00–280.50	275.95
100	850–900	881	260.00–277.00	273.05
143	900–950	907	256.00–267.25	265.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	493	312.50	312.50
14	550–600	588	285.00	285.00
15	600–650	631	249.00–301.00	285.46
6	750–800	779	264.50	264.50

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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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