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Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle · Thu, Dec 11

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Lamoni Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Lamoni, Iowa · Thu, Dec 11

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2158

← Dec 4Dec 11Jan 8 →

Receipts

1,457 head

▼ 1,024 vs last sale 2,481▲ 1,457 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale a week ago, steers under 600 lbs. sold sharply lower, while steers over 600 lbs. sold mostly 3.00 to 11.00 lower. Heifers sold mostly 12.00 to 17.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good today and included internet bidding. Supply was moderate and comprised of one consignor who brought nearly 300 head. Supply was mostly smaller packages and just a handful of 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 $408.61/cwt on 211 head. That ranks 4 of 14 comparable sales and sits −49.46 against this barn's trailing median of $458.07.

Average price

$408.61

211 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,367

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$13.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.69

vs IA average

−22.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	580	408.88	2,371	207
Medium and Large 1-2	554	395.00	2,188	4thin

One grade step is worth $13.88/cwt here — about $183 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 sale211 hd

408.61

—

IA average10 barns · 1,828 hd

434.30

−25.69

National average184 barns · 22,123 hd

431.18

−22.57

This barn, trailing median14 sales

458.07

−49.46

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

47 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	374	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	1,805	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,004	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	424.88/cwt	410.00–437.50	1,869	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	459	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,951	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	455.24/cwt	447.50–467.50	2,231	80
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	423.63/cwt	420.00–427.50	2,254	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	554	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,188	4
Steers

Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle - Lamoni, IA

Thu Dec 11, 2025

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

Receipts 1,457Last week 2,481Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	530	387.50	387.50
3	800–850	803	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	699	300.00	300.00
4	700–750	718	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	411	436.00–440.00	437.97
25	450–500	481	383.00–408.00	396.28

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Lamoni Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Lamoni, Iowa · Thu, Dec 11

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2158

← Dec 4Dec 11Jan 8 →

Receipts

1,457 head

▼ 1,024 vs last sale 2,481▲ 1,457 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 $408.61/cwt on 211 head. That ranks 4 of 14 comparable sales and sits −49.46 against this barn's trailing median of $458.07.

Average price

$408.61

211 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,367

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$13.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.69

vs IA average

−22.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	580	408.88	2,371	207
Medium and Large 1-2	554	395.00	2,188	4thin

One grade step is worth $13.88/cwt here — about $183 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 sale211 hd

408.61

—

IA average10 barns · 1,828 hd

434.30

−25.69

National average184 barns · 22,123 hd

431.18

−22.57

This barn, trailing median14 sales

458.07

−49.46

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

47 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	374	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	1,805	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,004	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	424.88/cwt	410.00–437.50	1,869	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	459	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,951	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	455.24/cwt	447.50–467.50	2,231	80
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	423.63/cwt	420.00–427.50	2,254	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	554	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,188	4
Steers

Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle - Lamoni, IA

Thu Dec 11, 2025

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

Receipts 1,457Last week 2,481Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	530	387.50	387.50
3	800–850	803	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	699	300.00	300.00
4	700–750	718	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	411	436.00–440.00	437.97
25	450–500	481	383.00–408.00	396.28

Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	357	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,357	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	380	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,729	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	437.97/cwt	436.00–440.00	1,800	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	431	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,845	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	396.28/cwt	383.00–408.00	1,906	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	520	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,012	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	392.58/cwt	380.00–399.50	2,092	71
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,919	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	568	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,880	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	599	333.00/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,995	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	353.44/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,152	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	617	349.84/cwt	334.00–361.00	2,159	26
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,177	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	680	334.74/cwt	330.00–349.00	2,276	32
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	333.63/cwt	333.00–334.00	2,285	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	341.25/cwt	341.25–341.25	2,525	73
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	881	293.68/cwt	292.00–296.00	2,587	31
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	929	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,555	6

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	380	455.00	455.00
8	400–450	431	428.00	428.00
8	500–550	520	387.00	387.00
3	550–600	568	331.00	331.00
26	600–650	617	334.00–361.00	349.84
32	650–700	680	330.00–349.00	334.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	357	380.00	380.00
5	500–550	542	354.00	354.00
8	550–600	599	330.00–336.00	333.00
6	650–700	674	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	409	490.00	490.00
80	450–500	490	447.50–467.50	455.24
20	500–550	532	420.00–427.50	423.63
187	550–600	585	400.00–427.00	407.30
10	600–650	611	393.00	393.00
36	650–700	665	370.00–379.00	376.61
14	700–750	712	345.00–370.00	359.50
9	750–800	770	334.00–340.00	336.60
13	850–900	893	327.50	327.50
166	900–950	931	318.00–338.75	331.91
50	1050–1100	1,078	309.50	309.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
75	750–800	752	378.25	378.25
109	900–950	931	351.25	351.25

Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	530	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,054	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	699	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,097	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,190	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	803	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,309	3

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	374	482.50	482.50
12	600–650	639	379.00–383.00	382.01
18	650–700	677	366.00	366.00
24	700–750	701	361.00–362.00	361.29
18	750–800	777	328.00–356.00	341.65
3	800–850	800	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	440	410.00–437.50	424.88
7	450–500	459	425.00	425.00
4	550–600	554	395.00	395.00
4	650–700	686	358.00	358.00
3	900–950	900	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	711	359.00	359.00

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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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