Lamoni Livestock market report — October 15, 2026

Lamoni, IA · Thursday sale · USDA report published 10/15/2026 · Sale days

Head sold

997

Last week 612 (+385)
Last year 1,362

5-wt steers (500–599 lb)

$430.61 /cwt

$2,371 per head · 79 hd
vs last week —

7-wt steers (700–799 lb)

$379.84 /cwt

$2,751 per head · 116 hd
vs last week —

Compared to the auction 2 weeks ago, only 700 lb heifers were comparable selling 7.00 to 10.00 higher. All other weight groups were not well compared. Available today were load lots of green, home -raised yearling cattle. Also smaller packages of new crop calves were in today's offering. Demand was good for today's moderate supply. Internet bidding active.
USDA Market News reporter, October 15, 2026

Feeder steers — Oct 15

Steers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. No sale last week to compare. Last year = sale of Oct 16. Unweaned = calves sold straight off the cow. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	Unweaned $/cwt
300–399 lb	4	318 lb	$523.00†	$1,663	—	—	—
400–499 lb	3	485 lb	$400.00†	$1,940	—	−25.00	$498.33 (9 hd)
500–599 lb	79	551 lb	$430.61	$2,371	—	−6.21	$431.00 (13 hd)
600–699 lb	60	642 lb	$397.30	$2,551	—	+17.30	—
700–799 lb	116	724 lb	$379.84	$2,751	—	−10.86	—
800–899 lb	145	844 lb	$338.80	$2,859	—	−42.70	—
900–999 lb	30	981 lb	$305.28	$2,995	—	−44.37	—

Feeder heifers — Oct 15

Heifers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. No sale last week to compare. Last year = sale of Oct 16. Unweaned = calves sold straight off the cow. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	Unweaned $/cwt
300–399 lb	—	—	—	—	—	—	$462.50 (22 hd)
400–499 lb	16	459 lb	$440.95	$2,024	—	+30.95	$423.00 (4 hd)†
500–599 lb	33	565 lb	$359.53	$2,032	—	−9.85	$385.00 (20 hd)
600–699 lb	59	644 lb	$399.39	$2,570	—	+39.39	$376.83 (54 hd)
700–799 lb	127	737 lb	$327.91	$2,417	—	+0.65	—
800–899 lb	39	852 lb	$317.93	$2,710	—	+26.67	—
900–999 lb	5	945 lb	$278.00	$2,627	—	−22.50	—

Slaughter cows — Oct 15

No slaughter cows reported at the latest sale.

Price trends

Steers 500–599 lb Rising

Latest (week of October 12, 2026): $430.61/cwt
4-week average: $418.64
13-week average: $410.07
4-week vs 13-week: +2.1%

52-wk low $388.25high $512.49

Sales in 4 of the last 13 weeks.

Steers 700–799 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 12, 2026): $379.84/cwt
4-week average: $354.89
13-week average: $353.01
4-week vs 13-week: +0.5%

52-wk low $323.28high $434.32

Sales in 5 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Rising

Latest (week of October 12, 2026): $359.53/cwt
4-week average: $379.14
13-week average: $374.34
4-week vs 13-week: +1.3%

52-wk low $359.53high $465.23

Sales in 4 of the last 13 weeks.

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Price history since 2019

Weekly average $/cwt

When to sell: the seasonal pattern

5-weight steers

For 500–599 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in May and Mar and lowest in Nov and Oct.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	−0.1%	57%	7
Feb	+1.6%	50%	6
Mar	+5.1%	100%	6
Apr	+4.6%	71%	7
May	+7.1%	100%	7
Jun	+5.1%	83%	6
Jul	−0.3%	20%	5
Aug	−5.0%	33%	3
Sep	+0.2%	50%	6
Oct	−5.4%	33%	6
Nov	−6.1%	0%	6
Dec	−5.3%	0%	6

7-weight steers

For 700–799 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Jul and Sep and lowest in Dec and Nov.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	−1.9%	43%	7
Feb	−1.6%	33%	6
Mar	+0.7%	50%	6
Apr	−0.4%	57%	7
May	+2.9%	71%	7
Jun	+1.4%	67%	6
Jul	+5.7%	80%	5
Aug	+0.7%	67%	3
Sep	+4.5%	83%	6
Oct	+2.7%	83%	6
Nov	−3.1%	17%	6
Dec	−5.5%	0%	6

Recent sales

Last 13 weeks. Download the weekly history as CSV.
Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599 $/cwt	Steers 700–799 $/cwt	Heifers 500–599 $/cwt
Thu Oct 15	997	$430.61	$379.84	$359.53
Thu Oct 1	612	—	$336.29	—
Thu Sep 24	752	$406.67	$348.54	$398.75
Thu Sep 3	1,540	$388.25	$345.88	$363.25
Thu Jul 30	680	$414.77	$354.50	$375.84

Nearby barns this week

Straight-line distance between towns. Barns tagged unweaned show unweaned-calf prices. Every Iowa sale this week.
Barn	Distance	Sale	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799
Clarinda Livestock, Clarinda	58 mi	Oct 22	$440.43	$355.41
Bloomfield Livestock, Bloomfield	80 mi	Oct 21	$443.00	$376.96
Tama Livestock, Tama	117 mi	Sep 14	$420.73	$335.06
Dunlap Livestock, Dunlap	122 mi	Oct 23	$458.70	$350.00
Kalona Livestock, Kalona	131 mi	Oct 22	—	—
Sheldon Livestock, Sheldon	202 mi	Aug 15	$284.69	$267.50

Sale days

Sale	Latest report	Head	Sales in 52 weeks	USDA report
Feeder Cattle	October 15, 2026	997	23	AMS_2158

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News, “Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle - Lamoni, IA” (AMS_2158). See something wrong? Report a correction. Feeder prices are Medium and Large frame No. 1 and 1–2 cattle, $/cwt, grouped into 100-lb bands by average weight and weighted by head count. Value-added, unweaned and No. 2 lots are shown in their own columns; other lot types (fancy, fleshy, thin-fleshed, spayed, replacement) are left out. $/head = $/cwt × average weight ÷ 100.