Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Last reported sale was nearly four weeks ago, therefore a market trend is not applicable. Rain the day of the sale did not dampen interest in weaned and vaccinated reputation cattle presented today, as demand was very good today with active internet bidding. Supply was heavy and comprised of several load lots.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $466.17/cwt on 327 head. That ranks 3 of 13 comparable sales and sits −22.45 against this barn's trailing median of $488.63.

Average price

$466.17

327 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$20.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.07

vs IA average

−0.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	471.97	2,686	233
Medium and Large 1-2	546	451.79	2,466	94

One grade step is worth $20.19/cwt here — about $220 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale327 hd

466.17

—

IA average10 barns · 2,191 hd

473.24

−7.07

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

−0.16

This barn, trailing median13 sales

488.63

−22.45

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

56 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 1-2	550–600	571	449.57/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,567	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	678	464.13/cwt	440.00–480.00	3,147	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	642	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,183	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	507.60/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,188	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	361.52/cwt	345.00–366.75	2,964	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	366.50/cwt	359.50–388.00	2,851	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	744	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,388	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	410.52/cwt	404.00–418.00	2,586	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	3,248	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	926	339.82/cwt	324.50–348.00	3,147	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	356	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,691	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	637	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,357	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	386.40/cwt	370.00–399.00	2,821	279
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	466.19/cwt	455.00–481.50	2,685	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	496	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,294	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	445.66/cwt	425.00–464.50	2,759	195
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	516	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,374	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	441	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,172	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	495.15/cwt	490.00–521.00	2,669	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	515.27/cwt	500.00–521.00	2,509	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	334.52/cwt	329.00–338.00	2,877	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	529.09/cwt	520.00–555.00	1,757	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	663	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,566	71
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	693	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,356	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	757	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,566	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	532	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,155	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	800–850	806	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,499	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,167	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	410.55/cwt	395.00–423.00	2,808	299
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	958	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,960	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	434	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,996	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	449.28/cwt	440.00–467.50	2,417	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	308.65/cwt	302.00–312.00	2,506	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	446	466.00/cwt	466.00–466.00	2,078	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,659	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	388.88/cwt	365.00–394.50	2,668	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	361.60/cwt	346.00–377.00	2,448	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	432	419.09/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,810	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	335.24/cwt	331.00–347.00	2,447	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	436.07/cwt	420.00–446.00	2,058	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	553	489.26/cwt	487.50–490.00	2,706	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	946	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,989	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	409.62/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,335	168
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	385.83/cwt	375.00–407.00	2,381	273
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	366.19/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,912	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	401.14/cwt	390.00–412.50	1,917	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	579	368.05/cwt	363.00–370.00	2,131	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	673	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,120	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	352.18/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,335	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,814	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	412.99/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,821	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	384.22/cwt	375.00–389.00	2,225	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	355.68/cwt	341.00–361.00	2,251	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	442.55/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,726	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	889	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	413.10/cwt	397.00–428.00	2,144	123

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

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Receipts 3,427Last week 1,457Year ago 2,824

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	500–550	538	440.00–467.50	449.28
36	550–600	571	440.00–455.00	449.57
101	600–650	630	404.00–418.00	410.52
32	650–700	686	365.00–394.50	388.88
5	700–750	744	321.00	321.00
6	750–800	773	344.00	344.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	550–600	553	487.50–490.00	489.26
49	650–700	678	440.00–480.00	464.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	332	520.00–555.00	529.09
34	400–450	431	500.00–530.00	507.60
52	450–500	487	500.00–521.00	515.27
33	500–550	539	490.00–521.00	495.15
183	550–600	576	455.00–481.50	466.19
195	600–650	619	425.00–464.50	445.66
299	650–700	684	395.00–423.00	410.55
279	700–750	730	370.00–399.00	386.40
85	750–800	778	359.50–388.00	366.50
106	800–850	820	345.00–366.75	361.52
49	850–900	860	329.00–338.00	334.52
139	900–950	926	324.50–348.00	339.82
4	950–1000	958	309.00	309.00
156	1050–1100	1,065	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	356	475.00	475.00
20	400–450	441	492.50	492.50
21	500–550	516	460.00	460.00
7	600–650	637	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	434	460.00	460.00
4	450–500	496	462.50	462.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	900–950	946	316.00	316.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	550–600	579	363.00–370.00	368.05
10	600–650	642	340.00	340.00
9	650–700	673	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
71	650–700	663	387.00	387.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	339	535.00	535.00
12	400–450	446	466.00	466.00
68	450–500	472	420.00–446.00	436.07
123	500–550	519	397.00–428.00	413.10
168	550–600	570	390.00–425.00	409.62
273	600–650	617	375.00–407.00	385.83
152	650–700	677	346.00–377.00	361.60
34	700–750	730	331.00–347.00	335.24
9	800–850	812	302.00–312.00	308.65
4	850–900	889	308.00	308.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	400–450	432	405.00–425.00	419.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	390	435.00–450.00	442.55
8	400–450	441	400.00–435.00	412.99
6	450–500	478	390.00–412.50	401.14
15	500–550	522	345.00–380.00	366.19
34	550–600	579	375.00–389.00	384.22
52	600–650	633	341.00–361.00	355.68
13	650–700	663	340.00–360.00	352.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	532	405.00	405.00
13	650–700	693	340.00	340.00
9	750–800	757	339.00	339.00
4	800–850	806	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	584	371.00	371.00

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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