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Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle · Thu, Apr 3

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Lamoni Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Lamoni, Iowa · Thu, Apr 3

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2158

← Mar 20Apr 3Apr 17 →

Receipts

2,449 head

▲ 1,025 vs last sale 1,424▲ 2,449 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 sold uneven today with 550 to 600 lb. steers sold 5.00 lower and steers 750 to 800 lb. sold 3.00 higher. Heifers also sold uneven today. Heifers 450 to 500 lbs. and 550 to 600 lbs. sold steady to 21.00 higher, while 650 to 700 lb. heifers sold 4.00 lower. Demand was good today and included active internet bidding. Supply was heavy and included a few load lots of yearling 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 $374.84/cwt on 247 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −83.24 against this barn's trailing median of $458.07.

Average price

$374.84

247 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,046

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$27.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.09

vs IA average

+5.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	376.49	2,050	232
Medium and Large 1-2	566	349.17	1,976	15thin

One grade step is worth $27.33/cwt here — about $74 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale247 hd

374.84

—

IA average6 barns · 968 hd

373.74

+1.09

National average171 barns · 12,355 hd

369.23

+5.61

This barn, trailing median14 sales

458.07

−83.24

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

54 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	327	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,275	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,579	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	345	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,544	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	497.37/cwt	485.00–510.00	1,820	48
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	404	379.97/cwt	360.00–420.00	1,535	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	460.62/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,981	85
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	440	419.86/cwt	417.50–420.00	1,847	55

Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle - Lamoni, IA

Thu Apr 3, 2025

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

Receipts 2,449Last week 1,424Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	480.00	480.00
48	350–400	366	485.00–510.00	497.37
85	400–450	430	450.00–485.00	460.62
29	450–500	466	413.00–442.50	427.90
75	500–550	528	381.00–407.50	389.72
57	550–600	571	347.50–379.00	356.14
23	600–650	614	340.00–362.00	354.73
62	650–700	674	325.00–352.00	339.17
4	700–750	738	300.00	300.00
110	750–800	793	289.50–307.50	296.49
6	800–850	810	284.50

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Lamoni Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Lamoni, Iowa · Thu, Apr 3

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2158

← Mar 20Apr 3Apr 17 →

Receipts

2,449 head

▲ 1,025 vs last sale 1,424▲ 2,449 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 $374.84/cwt on 247 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −83.24 against this barn's trailing median of $458.07.

Average price

$374.84

247 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,046

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$27.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.09

vs IA average

+5.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	376.49	2,050	232
Medium and Large 1-2	566	349.17	1,976	15thin

One grade step is worth $27.33/cwt here — about $74 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale247 hd

374.84

—

IA average6 barns · 968 hd

373.74

+1.09

National average171 barns · 12,355 hd

369.23

+5.61

This barn, trailing median14 sales

458.07

−83.24

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

54 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	327	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,275	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,579	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	345	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,544	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	497.37/cwt	485.00–510.00	1,820	48
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	404	379.97/cwt	360.00–420.00	1,535	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	460.62/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,981	85
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	440	419.86/cwt	417.50–420.00	1,847	55

Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle - Lamoni, IA

Thu Apr 3, 2025

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

Receipts 2,449Last week 1,424Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	480.00	480.00
48	350–400	366	485.00–510.00	497.37
85	400–450	430	450.00–485.00	460.62
29	450–500	466	413.00–442.50	427.90
75	500–550	528	381.00–407.50	389.72
57	550–600	571	347.50–379.00	356.14
23	600–650	614	340.00–362.00	354.73
62	650–700	674	325.00–352.00	339.17
4	700–750	738	300.00	300.00
110	750–800	793	289.50–307.50	296.49
6	800–850	810	284.50

Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	442.40/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,429	27
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	337	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,432	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	449.86/cwt	422.50–455.00	1,619	39
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	385.35/cwt	337.50–416.00	1,460	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	379	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,459	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	411	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,490	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	340.81/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,421	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	397.43/cwt	390.00–407.50	1,701	149
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	379.36/cwt	367.50–387.00	1,734	70
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	493	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,721	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	499	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,734	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	309.48/cwt	301.00–324.00	1,581	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	353.71/cwt	337.50–358.00	1,861	116
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	534	339.44/cwt	339.00–340.00	1,813	30
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	334.39/cwt	313.00–346.00	1,909	74
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	304.12/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,779	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	313.46/cwt	313.00–314.00	1,950	24
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	283.95/cwt	280.00–291.50	1,900	153
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	739	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,003	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	268.87/cwt	255.00–276.50	2,038	39
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,124	32
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	861	245.83/cwt	241.00–247.00	2,117	16
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	913	242.65/cwt	242.50–243.00	2,215	10
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	997	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,303	17

Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,294	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	499	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,759	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,863	5

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	300–350	323	430.00–450.00	442.40
39	350–400	360	422.50–455.00	449.86
149	400–450	428	390.00–407.50	397.43
70	450–500	457	367.50–387.00	379.36
116	500–550	526	337.50–358.00	353.71
74	550–600	571	313.00–346.00	334.39
24	600–650	622	313.00–314.00	313.46
153	650–700	669	280.00–291.50	283.95
7	700–750	739	271.00	271.00
39	750–800	758	255.00–276.50	268.87
32	800–850	820	259.00	259.00
16	850–900	861	241.00–247.00	245.83
10	900–950	913	242.50–243.00	242.65
17	950–1000	997	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	379	385.00	385.00
5	400–450	411	362.50	362.50
5	450–500	493	349.00	349.00
30	500–550	534	339.00–340.00	339.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
33	550–600	550	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	327	390.00	390.00
9	400–450	404	360.00–420.00	379.97
27	450–500	479	377.50–400.00	390.93
5	500–550	546	367.50	367.50
10	550–600	576	340.00	340.00
13	600–650	621	322.50–330.00	325.60
5	700–750	725	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	345	447.50	447.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
55	400–450	440	417.50–420.00	419.86
67	500–550	538	352.00–371.00	367.43
30	600–650	630	312.00–331.00	325.08
14	650–700	657	300.00–309.00	307.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	337	425.00	425.00
8	350–400	379	337.50–416.00	385.35
11	400–450	417	310.00–355.00	340.81
7	450–500	499	347.50	347.50
8	500–550	511	301.00–324.00	309.48
22	550–600	585	300.00–309.00	304.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	403.00	403.00
5	550–600	569	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	499	352.50	352.50

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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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