Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale a week ago, steers and heifers under 600 lbs. sold sharply higher, while steers and heifers over 600 lbs. sold steady to 9.00 higher. Demand was very good today and included active internet bidding. Supply was heavy and included a several load lots.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $335.34/cwt on 211 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −153.28 against this barn's trailing median of $488.63.

Average price

$335.34

211 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,915

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$27.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.51

vs IA average

−6.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	340.20	1,942	174
Medium and Large 1-2	572	312.49	1,789	37

One grade step is worth $27.70/cwt here — about $153 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $509.23, low $414.77, median $488.63 across 13 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale211 hd

335.34

—

IA average11 barns · 2,355 hd

333.83

+1.51

National average155 barns · 22,672 hd

342.08

−6.74

This barn, trailing median13 sales

488.63

−153.28

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

48 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	984	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,273	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	924	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,255	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	268.04/cwt	249.00–270.25	2,353	379
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	307.01/cwt	290.50–324.00	2,051	257
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	273.32/cwt	257.00–279.00	1,820	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	257.84/cwt	245.00–261.50	1,831	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	359.46/cwt	349.00–362.00	1,574	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	322.09/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,730	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	270.35/cwt	252.50–285.00	2,201	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	286.89/cwt	267.00–293.50	2,200	212
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	282.28/cwt	275.00–289.00	2,061	189
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	342.05/cwt	325.00–359.00	1,974	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	238.89/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,923	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	280.39/cwt	265.00–299.00	1,755	249
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	256.36/cwt	242.50–258.00	1,959	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	308.64/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,744	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	893	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,166	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	342.97/cwt	336.00–345.00	1,619	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,365	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,588	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	461	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,890	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	704	294.50/cwt	294.50–294.50	2,073	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	565	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,904	16
Steers	Large 1	600–650	618	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,718	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	402.45/cwt	390.00–407.50	1,779	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	372.04/cwt	371.00–375.00	1,819	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	333.58/cwt	324.00–351.00	1,761	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	473	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,561	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	725	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,784	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	563	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	649	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,837	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	540	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,463	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	403	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,471	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	295.50/cwt	288.00–318.00	1,865	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	312.07/cwt	310.00–321.00	1,801	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,871	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	497	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,516	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,379	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	259.30/cwt	224.00–266.00	1,615	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	316.67/cwt	300.00–324.00	1,545	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,477	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,831	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	319.89/cwt	312.00–338.00	1,996	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,691	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,947	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	784	255.80/cwt	254.00–261.00	2,005	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,630	9

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Iowa auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle - Lamoni, IA

Thu Jan 9, 2025

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

Receipts 2,824Last week 1,965Year ago 1,570

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	442	390.00–407.50	402.45
26	450–500	489	371.00–375.00	372.04
21	500–550	528	324.00–351.00	333.58
150	550–600	577	325.00–359.00	342.05
81	600–650	624	312.00–338.00	319.89
257	650–700	668	290.50–324.00	307.01
189	700–750	730	275.00–289.00	282.28
212	750–800	767	267.00–293.50	286.89
34	800–850	814	252.50–285.00	270.35
379	850–900	878	249.00–270.25	268.04
4	900–950	924	244.00	244.00
6	950–1000	984	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	461	410.00	410.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	618	278.00	278.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	563	294.00	294.00
10	600–650	649	283.00	283.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	360.00	360.00
8	400–450	403	365.00	365.00
7	450–500	497	305.00	305.00
4	500–550	535	316.00	316.00
33	550–600	577	310.00–321.00	312.07
19	600–650	631	288.00–318.00	295.50
5	650–700	678	276.00	276.00
3	700–750	718	255.00	255.00
23	750–800	784	254.00–261.00	255.80
4	800–850	808	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	361.00	361.00
36	400–450	438	349.00–362.00	359.46
46	450–500	472	336.00–345.00	342.97
102	500–550	537	305.00–335.00	322.09
77	550–600	565	295.00–325.00	308.64
249	600–650	626	265.00–299.00	280.39
112	650–700	666	257.00–279.00	273.32
88	700–750	710	245.00–261.50	257.84
152	750–800	764	242.50–258.00	256.36
14	800–850	805	236.00–246.00	238.89
56	850–900	893	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	565	337.00	337.00
21	700–750	704	294.50	294.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	540	271.00	271.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	450–500	488	300.00–324.00	316.67
9	500–550	547	298.00	298.00
4	550–600	559	287.00	287.00
23	600–650	623	224.00–266.00	259.30
3	700–750	700	211.00	211.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	504	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	473	330.00	330.00
6	700–750	725	246.00	246.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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