Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers under 550 lbs. sold sharply higher, while steer cattle over 550 lbs. sold mostly 6.00 to 24.00 lower. Heifers sold mostly 8.00 to sharply higher. Demand was good today and included active internet bidding. Supply was heavy and included several load lots of reputation steer cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $407.91/cwt on 517 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −80.72 against this barn's trailing median of $488.63.

Average price

$407.91

517 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,254

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$40.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.55

vs IA average

+29.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	411.00	2,264	478
Medium and Large 1-2	571	370.07	2,114	39

One grade step is worth $40.93/cwt here — about $150 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 sale517 hd

407.91

—

IA average5 barns · 1,515 hd

399.35

+8.55

National average157 barns · 12,981 hd

378.05

+29.86

This barn, trailing median13 sales

488.63

−80.72

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

53 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 1Unweaned	450–500	470	361.39/cwt	360.00–362.00	1,699	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	359.38/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,063	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	287.03/cwt	286.00–291.00	2,357	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	288.49/cwt	288.00–292.50	2,265	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	480.85/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,789	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	439.25/cwt	425.00–466.00	1,836	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	426.96/cwt	409.00–436.50	2,271	249
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	491.56/cwt	475.00–505.00	1,686	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	329.56/cwt	307.00–333.00	2,340	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	939	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,512	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	470.02/cwt	455.00–479.00	2,162	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	343.29/cwt	320.00–349.00	2,118	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	498.71/cwt	475.00–506.00	2,025	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	311.12/cwt	310.75–312.75	2,452	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	941	286.75/cwt	286.75–286.75	2,698	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	455.34/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,762	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	961	284.32/cwt	282.50–287.75	2,732	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	394.63/cwt	384.00–415.00	1,906	163
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	514	365.23/cwt	345.00–376.00	1,877	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	394.39/cwt	381.00–406.00	2,280	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	624	346.37/cwt	340.00–354.00	2,161	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	842	279.63/cwt	279.50–282.50	2,354	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	540	389.98/cwt	377.00–395.50	2,106	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	385.52/cwt	370.00–393.50	2,051	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	673	305.43/cwt	290.00–324.00	2,056	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	332	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,577	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	694	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,151	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	372.96/cwt	361.00–393.50	2,309	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	583	333.32/cwt	333.00–334.00	1,943	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	893	292.75/cwt	292.75–292.75	2,614	124
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,655	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	421.24/cwt	400.00–436.00	2,014	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	436.91/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,887	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,079	262.38/cwt	261.75–263.00	2,831	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	312.51/cwt	307.50–321.00	2,119	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	354.11/cwt	329.00–364.50	2,362	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	399.59/cwt	394.00–405.00	1,758	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,968	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,175	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	776	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,087	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	370.73/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,787	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	611	342.85/cwt	324.00–349.50	2,095	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,006	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,923	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	349.53/cwt	340.00–377.00	1,828	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	366.35/cwt	350.00–378.00	2,169	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	391.69/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,111	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	575	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,955	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	310.15/cwt	304.00–312.00	2,090	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	747	302.34/cwt	298.00–311.00	2,258	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,635	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,127	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	380	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,843	10

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 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	470	360.00–362.00	361.39
44	500–550	514	345.00–376.00	365.23
18	550–600	583	333.00–334.00	333.32
21	600–650	611	324.00–349.50	342.85
15	650–700	673	290.00–324.00	305.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	327	500.00	500.00
37	350–400	387	445.00–465.00	455.34
46	400–450	418	425.00–466.00	439.25
163	450–500	483	384.00–415.00	394.63
99	500–550	532	370.00–393.50	385.52
129	550–600	574	340.00–370.00	359.38
84	600–650	617	320.00–349.00	343.29
13	650–700	674	304.00–312.00	310.15
12	700–750	747	298.00–311.00	302.34
27	750–800	785	288.00–292.50	288.49
68	800–850	842	279.50–282.50	279.63
47	900–950	939	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	440	394.00–405.00	399.59
43	450–500	482	350.00–380.00	370.73
20	500–550	523	340.00–377.00	349.53
7	550–600	591	333.00	333.00
9	600–650	639	301.00	301.00
3	650–700	680	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	380	485.00	485.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	343	475.00–505.00	491.56
7	350–400	372	475.00–485.00	480.85
44	400–450	406	475.00–506.00	498.71
83	450–500	460	455.00–479.00	470.02
249	500–550	532	409.00–436.50	426.96
190	550–600	578	381.00–406.00	394.39
156	600–650	619	361.00–393.50	372.96
148	650–700	667	329.00–364.50	354.11
34	700–750	710	307.00–333.00	329.56
139	750–800	788	310.75–312.75	311.12
20	800–850	821	286.00–291.00	287.03
124	850–900	893	292.75	292.75
104	900–950	941	286.75	286.75
158	950–1000	961	282.50–287.75	284.32
108	1050–1100	1,079	261.75–263.00	262.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
39	500–550	540	377.00–395.50	389.98
23	600–650	624	340.00–354.00	346.37
5	650–700	694	310.00	310.00
5	750–800	776	269.00	269.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	432	430.00–440.00	436.91
57	450–500	478	400.00–436.00	421.24
13	500–550	539	380.00–400.00	391.69
19	550–600	592	350.00–378.00	366.35
4	600–650	636	342.00	342.00
17	650–700	678	307.50–321.00	312.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	575	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	332	475.00	475.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	561	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	635	335.00	335.00

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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