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Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle · Thu, Feb 26

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Lamoni Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Lamoni, Iowa · Thu, Feb 26

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2158

← Feb 12Feb 26Mar 12 →

Receipts

2,788 head

▼ 212 vs last sale 3,000▲ 2,788 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 mostly sold 3.00 to 18.00 higher except the 800 to 850 lb. steers which sold 4.00 lower. Heifers sold mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was good today and included internet bidding. Supply was heavy and included several load lots of steers. Five consignors provided nearly 1,000 head total.

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 $486.68/cwt on 133 head. That ranks 10 of 14 comparable sales and sits +28.61 against this barn's trailing median of $458.07.

Average price

$486.68

133 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$260

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

$25.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.34

vs IA average

−0.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	492.86	2,778	101
Medium and Large 1-2	539	467.18	2,518	32

One grade step is worth $25.68/cwt here — about $260 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale133 hd

486.68

—

IA average6 barns · 595 hd

482.33

+4.34

National average172 barns · 11,832 hd

487.02

−0.34

This barn, trailing median14 sales

458.07

+28.61

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

44 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	339	572.44/cwt	570.00–575.00	1,941	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	542.00/cwt	542.00–542.00	2,103	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	2,311	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,305	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	530.53/cwt	525.00–538.00	2,594	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	505.03/cwt	492.50–525.00	2,692	35
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,510	26
Steers	550–600

Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle - Lamoni, IA

Thu Feb 26, 2026

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

Receipts 2,788Last week 3,000Year 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
173	750–800	764	360.00–389.00	379.70
20	800–850	811	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	433	475.00	475.00
20	450–500	463	440.00–447.50	444.89
23	500–550	547	403.00–410.00	403.89
8	550–600	562	390.00	390.00
21	600–650	617	338.00–369.00	351.62
7	650–700	692	350.00	350.00
13	700–750	737	330.00–340.00	336.17

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Lamoni Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Lamoni, Iowa · Thu, Feb 26

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2158

← Feb 12Feb 26Mar 12 →

Receipts

2,788 head

▼ 212 vs last sale 3,000▲ 2,788 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 $486.68/cwt on 133 head. That ranks 10 of 14 comparable sales and sits +28.61 against this barn's trailing median of $458.07.

Average price

$486.68

133 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$260

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

$25.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.34

vs IA average

−0.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	492.86	2,778	101
Medium and Large 1-2	539	467.18	2,518	32

One grade step is worth $25.68/cwt here — about $260 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale133 hd

486.68

—

IA average6 barns · 595 hd

482.33

+4.34

National average172 barns · 11,832 hd

487.02

−0.34

This barn, trailing median14 sales

458.07

+28.61

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

44 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	339	572.44/cwt	570.00–575.00	1,941	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	542.00/cwt	542.00–542.00	2,103	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	2,311	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,305	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	530.53/cwt	525.00–538.00	2,594	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	505.03/cwt	492.50–525.00	2,692	35
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,510	26
Steers	550–600

Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle - Lamoni, IA

Thu Feb 26, 2026

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

Receipts 2,788Last week 3,000Year 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
173	750–800	764	360.00–389.00	379.70
20	800–850	811	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	433	475.00	475.00
20	450–500	463	440.00–447.50	444.89
23	500–550	547	403.00–410.00	403.89
8	550–600	562	390.00	390.00
21	600–650	617	338.00–369.00	351.62
7	650–700	692	350.00	350.00
13	700–750	737	330.00–340.00	336.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	428	515.00	515.00
24	450–500	473	462.50–505.00	476.51
10	500–550	520	428.00–443.00	436.86
111	550–600	583	390.00–419.50	405.18
52	600–650	615	378.00–393.00	387.33
137	650–700	671	369.00–381.50	374.08
110	700–750	712	350.00–369.00	358.25
84	750–800	775	327.75–348.00	336.58
36	800–850	816	312.00–330.50	319.77
8	850–900	853	311.50	311.50
39	900–950	917	294.00–309.00	304.77
5	950–1000	987	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	339	570.00–575.00	572.44
4	350–400	388	542.00	542.00
5	400–450	430	537.50	537.50
18	450–500	489	525.00–538.00	530.53
35	500–550	533	492.50–525.00	505.03
66	550–600	580	482.00–490.00	486.40
108	600–650	634	449.00–475.00	461.43
160	650–700	676	412.00–432.00	425.84
274	700–750	728	390.00–421.50	402.44
139	750–800	762	373.00–391.00	384.50
293	800–850	832	352.50–376.50	363.67
295	850–900	886	340.00–356.75	350.92
107	900–950	915	326.00–344.50	340.00
7	950–1000	954	334.50	334.50
23	1000–1050	1,010	298.00–306.50	304.62

Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,204	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,057	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	444.89/cwt	440.00–447.50	2,060	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	476.51/cwt	462.50–505.00	2,254	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	436.86/cwt	428.00–443.00	2,272	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	547	403.89/cwt	403.00–410.00	2,209	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,192	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	405.18/cwt	390.00–419.50	2,362	111
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	387.33/cwt	378.00–393.00	2,382	52
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	351.62/cwt	338.00–369.00	2,169	21
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	374.08/cwt	369.00–381.50	2,510	137
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	692	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,422	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	358.25/cwt	350.00–369.00	2,551	110
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	737	336.17/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,478	13
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	764	379.70/cwt	360.00–389.00	2,901	173
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	336.58/cwt	327.75–348.00	2,608	84
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	811	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	3,082	20
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	319.77/cwt	312.00–330.50	2,609	36
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	853	311.50/cwt	311.50–311.50	2,657	8
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	917	304.77/cwt	294.00–309.00	2,795	39
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	987	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	3,010	5

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	461	500.00	500.00
26	500–550	534	470.00	470.00
6	550–600	561	450.00–460.00	454.96
41	600–650	637	397.50–431.00	403.92
29	650–700	681	390.00–415.00	401.96
11	700–750	739	385.00	385.00
6	800–850	828	348.00–351.00	349.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	850–900	874	338.00	338.00

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Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle · Thu, Feb 26

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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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