Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers sold uneven today with 500 to 600 lbs. and 850 to 950 lbs. steers sold mostly 5.00 to 17.00 higher while steers 600 to 700 lbs. sold 7.00 to 13.00 lower. Heifers mostly sold 3.00 to 24.00 higher. Demand was good today and included active internet bidding. Supply was heavy and included a few load lots of yearlings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $383.94/cwt on 235 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −104.69 against this barn's trailing median of $488.63.

Average price

$383.94

235 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,086

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$41.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.62

vs IA average

+19.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	386.91	2,094	218
Medium and Large 1-2	571	345.76	1,973	17thin

One grade step is worth $41.15/cwt here — about $121 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.

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 sale235 hd

383.94

—

IA average5 barns · 662 hd

370.31

+13.62

National average169 barns · 11,281 hd

364.76

+19.18

This barn, trailing median13 sales

488.63

−104.69

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 1	350–400	377	421.19/cwt	412.50–440.00	1,588	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	418	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	407.08/cwt	400.00–419.00	2,113	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	368.56/cwt	356.00–380.00	2,101	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	410	399.91/cwt	386.50–407.50	1,640	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	422.20/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,613	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	286.06/cwt	280.50–289.25	2,466	186
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	377.31/cwt	369.00–386.50	1,958	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	696	287.46/cwt	271.00–289.50	2,001	212
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	420.11/cwt	412.50–428.00	1,802	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	344	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,402	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	382.14/cwt	373.50–389.50	1,850	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	931	277.98/cwt	271.25–284.50	2,588	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	279.54/cwt	278.00–280.00	2,133	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	297.09/cwt	272.00–298.25	2,442	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	402.24/cwt	391.00–422.50	1,766	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	343.92/cwt	327.50–357.00	1,919	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	2,023	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	347.12/cwt	328.00–357.00	2,187	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	296.42/cwt	289.50–306.00	1,882	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	265.76/cwt	262.00–268.00	1,948	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	701	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,928	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	593	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,909	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	755	320.50/cwt	320.50–320.50	2,420	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	605	330.25/cwt	330.25–330.25	1,998	80
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	603	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,839	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	536	374.23/cwt	371.00–387.00	2,006	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	309	451.54/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,395	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	421.48/cwt	406.00–439.00	1,960	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	307.83/cwt	295.00–321.00	2,229	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	377	424.79/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,601	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	334	445.66/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,489	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	506	370.28/cwt	368.00–379.00	1,874	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,960	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	467	387.89/cwt	375.00–399.00	1,811	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	326.18/cwt	317.50–335.00	2,182	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,769	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	324.34/cwt	307.50–351.00	1,654	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	372.45/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,583	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	395.05/cwt	377.50–405.00	1,533	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	375	422.27/cwt	415.00–432.50	1,584	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	476	405.07/cwt	401.50–413.00	1,928	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	262.50/cwt	251.00–295.00	1,780	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,767	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	497	356.50/cwt	356.50–356.50	1,772	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	380.81/cwt	284.00–401.00	1,759	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	403.46/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,529	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,971	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	594	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,687	7

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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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	344	407.50	407.50
19	350–400	377	412.50–440.00	421.19
32	400–450	439	391.00–422.50	402.24
59	450–500	484	373.50–389.50	382.14
52	500–550	519	369.00–386.50	377.31
37	550–600	558	327.50–357.00	343.92
35	600–650	635	289.50–306.00	296.42
212	650–700	696	271.00–289.50	287.46
8	700–750	733	262.00–268.00	265.76
10	750–800	795	254.50	254.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	334	420.00–450.00	445.66
12	350–400	375	415.00–432.50	422.27
36	400–450	410	386.50–407.50	399.91
43	450–500	467	375.00–399.00	387.89
30	500–550	506	368.00–379.00	370.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
80	600–650	605	330.25	330.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	388	377.50–405.00	395.05
18	400–450	425	370.00–385.00	372.45
18	450–500	497	356.50	356.50
26	500–550	510	307.50–351.00	324.34
4	550–600	594	285.00	285.00
7	600–650	639	264.00	264.00
8	650–700	652	271.00	271.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	418	395.00	395.00
4	600–650	603	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	382	420.00–425.00	422.20
51	400–450	429	412.50–428.00	420.11
53	450–500	465	406.00–439.00	421.48
107	500–550	519	400.00–419.00	407.08
77	550–600	570	356.00–380.00	368.56
61	600–650	630	328.00–357.00	347.12
44	650–700	669	317.50–335.00	326.18
26	700–750	724	295.00–321.00	307.83
18	750–800	763	278.00–280.00	279.54
70	800–850	822	272.00–298.25	297.09
186	850–900	862	280.50–289.25	286.06
120	900–950	931	271.25–284.50	277.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	593	322.00	322.00
14	700–750	701	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
62	750–800	755	320.50	320.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	309	450.00–455.00	451.54
49	350–400	377	415.00–430.00	424.79
40	450–500	476	401.50–413.00	405.07
28	500–550	536	371.00–387.00	374.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	379	400.00–405.00	403.46
5	400–450	445	397.50	397.50
43	450–500	462	284.00–401.00	380.81
5	500–550	524	374.00	374.00
12	550–600	590	334.00	334.00
11	650–700	678	251.00–295.00	262.50

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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