Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers under 600 lbs. sold mostly 3.00 to 8.00 higher, while steers over 600 lbs. sold mostly steady to 16.00 lower. Heifers sold uneven today with 550 to 650 lb. heifers sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower and 500 to 550 lb. and 650 to 700 lb. heifers sold 12.00 to 15.00 higher. Demand was good today and included active internet bidding. Supply was heavy and included several load lots of quality yearling cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $338.44/cwt on 243 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −150.18 against this barn's trailing median of $488.63.

Average price

$338.44

243 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,903

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$28.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.18

vs IA average

−3.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	347.55	1,955	164
Medium and Large 1-2	561	319.54	1,793	79

One grade step is worth $28.01/cwt here — about $162 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 sale243 hd

338.44

—

IA average7 barns · 1,421 hd

354.63

−16.18

National average187 barns · 18,766 hd

342.38

−3.94

This barn, trailing median13 sales

488.63

−150.18

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

50 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	306	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,362	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	720	291.76/cwt	272.00–298.00	2,101	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	244.25/cwt	236.00–249.00	1,978	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	352.71/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,510	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,957	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	385.59/cwt	377.50–396.00	1,778	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	301.82/cwt	287.00–314.00	1,717	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	370.98/cwt	359.00–379.50	1,951	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	290.67/cwt	257.00–302.50	1,927	176
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	334.02/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,757	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	341.31/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,577	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	248.90/cwt	238.00–253.00	1,951	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	351.18/cwt	331.00–364.00	2,030	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	924	247.13/cwt	230.00–248.25	2,283	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	328.69/cwt	318.00–341.00	2,074	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	272.81/cwt	260.00–284.00	2,139	175
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	289.80/cwt	277.00–306.00	1,776	191
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	886	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,100	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	402	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,678	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	271.15/cwt	262.00–273.00	2,210	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	972	239.65/cwt	226.50–248.25	2,329	179
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	251.18/cwt	243.00–259.00	1,846	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	311.43/cwt	293.50–326.00	2,090	344
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	264.85/cwt	248.00–273.00	2,315	184
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	289.24/cwt	275.00–304.00	2,106	294
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	249.58/cwt	241.00–256.00	2,072	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	266.30/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,569	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	347.91/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,666	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	325.76/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,759	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	259.17/cwt	257.50–261.00	1,786	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	313.83/cwt	291.00–318.00	1,528	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	293.68/cwt	260.00–314.50	1,539	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	269.33/cwt	260.00–274.50	1,702	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	578	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,509	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	695	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,064	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,434	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	304.44/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,936	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	283.31/cwt	281.00–286.00	1,949	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	313.47/cwt	280.00–329.00	1,824	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	379	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,478	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	602	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,613	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	415	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,432	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	500	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,605	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	616	275.50/cwt	274.00–277.50	1,697	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	424	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,643	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,070	227.02/cwt	220.00–228.75	2,429	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	570	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,773	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	398	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,652	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	337	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,483	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	415	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,660	5

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.

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Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle - Lamoni, IA

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	306	445.00	445.00
52	700–750	720	272.00–298.00	291.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	428	340.00–360.00	352.71
16	450–500	462	332.50–345.00	341.31
85	500–550	526	325.00–345.00	334.02
33	550–600	569	287.00–314.00	301.82
191	600–650	613	277.00–306.00	289.80
176	650–700	663	257.00–302.50	290.67
120	700–750	735	243.00–259.00	251.18
174	750–800	784	238.00–253.00	248.90
16	800–850	810	236.00–249.00	244.25
7	850–900	886	237.00	237.00
25	900–950	932	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	450–500	487	291.00–318.00	313.83
40	500–550	524	260.00–314.50	293.68
42	550–600	589	265.00–280.00	266.30
120	600–650	632	260.00–274.50	269.33
25	650–700	689	257.50–261.00	259.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	350–400	379	390.00	390.00
5	400–450	415	345.00	345.00
40	500–550	500	321.00	321.00
5	550–600	578	261.00	261.00
13	600–650	602	268.00	268.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	402	417.50	417.50
24	450–500	461	377.50–396.00	385.59
43	500–550	526	359.00–379.50	370.98
85	550–600	578	331.00–364.00	351.18
120	600–650	631	318.00–341.00	328.69
344	650–700	671	293.50–326.00	311.43
294	700–750	728	275.00–304.00	289.24
175	750–800	784	260.00–284.00	272.81
183	800–850	815	262.00–273.00	271.15
184	850–900	874	248.00–273.00	264.85
118	900–950	924	230.00–248.25	247.13
179	950–1000	972	226.50–248.25	239.65
70	1050–1100	1,070	220.00–228.75	227.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	438	327.50	327.50
19	450–500	479	325.00–355.00	347.91
39	500–550	540	310.00–340.00	325.76
40	550–600	582	280.00–329.00	313.47
77	600–650	636	290.00–310.00	304.44
38	650–700	688	281.00–286.00	283.31
39	800–850	830	241.00–256.00	249.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	337	440.00	440.00
23	350–400	398	415.00	415.00
19	400–450	424	387.50	387.50
36	550–600	570	311.00	311.00
7	600–650	616	274.00–277.50	275.50
8	650–700	695	297.00	297.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	415	400.00	400.00

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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