Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers sold sharply lower. Heifers sold mostly steady to 19.00 lower. Demand was good today and included internet bidding. Supply was heavy and included five consignors that brought nearly 950 head. Several load lots were offered today.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $496.57/cwt on 418 head, up $3.00 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 13 comparable sales and sits +7.94 against this barn's trailing median of $488.63.

Average price

$496.57

▲ 3.00 vs prior sale

418 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$36.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.08

vs IA average

+17.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	501.27	2,708	364
Medium and Large 1-2	549	464.89	2,554	54

One grade step is worth $36.37/cwt here — about $154 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale418 hd

496.57

—

IA average5 barns · 1,207 hd

493.49

+3.08

National average158 barns · 12,009 hd

479.03

+17.54

This barn, trailing median13 sales

488.63

+7.94

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

63 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	600–650	628	416.76/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,617	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	867	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	416	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,517	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	560	512.82/cwt	507.50–515.00	2,872	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,087	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	3,120	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	729.74/cwt	720.00–735.00	2,043	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	542.03/cwt	520.00–550.00	2,531	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	789	366.58/cwt	363.00–367.50	2,892	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	341.01/cwt	336.75–342.50	3,137	282
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	388.31/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,784	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	633	434.46/cwt	410.00–441.00	2,750	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	396	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,336	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	259	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,787	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,038	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	2,094	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	507.31/cwt	492.50–516.00	2,679	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	332	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	2,175	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	522	501.15/cwt	497.50–505.50	2,616	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	485	519.15/cwt	515.00–520.00	2,518	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	481.73/cwt	460.00–507.50	2,751	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,562	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,392	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	664	413.28/cwt	411.00–416.00	2,744	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	640.83/cwt	625.00–655.00	2,384	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	443.25/cwt	431.00–455.00	2,770	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	581	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,237	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	333	555.68/cwt	550.00–565.00	1,850	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	845	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	3,152	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	574	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,296	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	297	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	1,945	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,979	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	522.77/cwt	502.50–540.00	1,966	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	349.48/cwt	310.00–380.00	1,964	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	262	623.01/cwt	610.00–630.00	1,632	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	491.56/cwt	472.50–507.50	2,301	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	424.57/cwt	423.00–425.00	2,301	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	422.35/cwt	360.00–455.00	2,023	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	447.86/cwt	437.00–470.00	2,347	173
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	548.13/cwt	535.00–557.50	2,308	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	559.83/cwt	550.00–570.00	2,066	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	480.83/cwt	478.00–485.00	2,077	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,608	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,983	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	431	515.42/cwt	515.00–516.00	2,221	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	743	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,229	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	609	383.37/cwt	370.00–401.00	2,335	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	318.84/cwt	317.00–335.00	2,662	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	338.89/cwt	324.00–339.50	2,670	211
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	347	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,839	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	569.02/cwt	545.00–592.50	2,424	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	3,081	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	410.88/cwt	400.00–421.00	2,753	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,391	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,517	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	369.64/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,451	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,291	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,289	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	806	362.60/cwt	360.50–363.00	2,923	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	545	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,180	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	483	460.17/cwt	450.00–468.00	2,223	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	412.22/cwt	399.00–430.00	2,366	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	479.79/cwt	457.50–497.50	2,572	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	439.57/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,514	20

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
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	625.00	625.00
3	350–400	398	575.00	575.00
6	400–450	443	540.00	540.00
11	450–500	495	517.50	517.50
34	500–550	536	457.50–497.50	479.79
20	550–600	572	430.00–450.00	439.57
11	600–650	628	415.00–420.00	416.76
4	650–700	650	352.50	352.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	850–900	867	316.00	316.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	416	605.00	605.00
49	550–600	560	507.50–515.00	512.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	280	720.00–735.00	729.74
3	300–350	308	680.00	680.00
38	350–400	372	625.00–655.00	640.83
96	400–450	426	545.00–592.50	569.02
112	450–500	467	520.00–550.00	542.03
160	500–550	528	492.50–516.00	507.31
78	550–600	571	460.00–507.50	481.73
37	600–650	625	431.00–455.00	443.25
51	650–700	670	400.00–421.00	410.88
32	700–750	717	380.00–400.00	388.31
50	750–800	789	363.00–367.50	366.58
82	800–850	806	360.50–363.00	362.60
282	900–950	920	336.75–342.50	341.01
74	950–1000	975	316.00	316.00
19	1050–1100	1,087	287.00	287.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	259	690.00	690.00
3	300–350	332	655.00	655.00
12	350–400	396	590.00	590.00
29	450–500	485	515.00–520.00	519.15
77	500–550	522	497.50–505.50	501.15
40	600–650	633	410.00–441.00	434.46
24	650–700	664	411.00–416.00	413.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	333	550.00–565.00	555.68
31	400–450	431	515.00–516.00	515.42
22	450–500	483	450.00–468.00	460.17
5	500–550	545	400.00	400.00
5	550–600	581	385.00	385.00
16	600–650	609	370.00–401.00	383.37
3	700–750	743	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	800–850	845	373.00	373.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	347	530.00	530.00
9	350–400	376	502.50–540.00	522.77
10	400–450	432	478.00–485.00	480.83
19	450–500	479	360.00–455.00	422.35
23	500–550	542	423.00–425.00	424.57
7	550–600	562	310.00–380.00	349.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	262	610.00–630.00	623.01
4	300–350	325	610.00	610.00
46	350–400	369	550.00–570.00	559.83
51	400–450	421	535.00–557.50	548.13
73	450–500	468	472.50–507.50	491.56
173	500–550	524	437.00–470.00	447.86
58	550–600	574	399.00–430.00	412.22
11	600–650	626	382.00	382.00
38	650–700	663	360.00–375.00	369.64
9	700–750	719	350.00	350.00
211	750–800	788	324.00–339.50	338.89
75	800–850	835	317.00–335.00	318.84
7	850–900	881	296.00	296.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	574	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	297	655.00	655.00
3	450–500	463	427.50	427.50

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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