Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There was no recent market coverage for comparison. Trade was active. Demand was good for the heavy offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.95/cwt on 1,461 head.

Average price

$151.95

1,461 head · 651 lb average

Value per head Derived

$989

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$10.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.88

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	651	153.97	1,002	1,180
Medium and Large 1-2	651	143.49	934	281

One grade step is worth $10.48/cwt here — about $68 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,461 hd

151.95

—

IA average9 barns · 9,658 hd

148.07

+3.88

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 1-2Fleshy	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	564	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	688	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	575	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	129.79/cwt	127.25–130.25	1,008	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	899	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	138.76/cwt	138.00–140.00	790	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	150.02/cwt	149.00–152.50	627	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	176.40/cwt	174.00–182.00	840	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	149.79/cwt	141.10–155.00	1,096	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	157.19/cwt	150.50–161.50	901	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	180.83/cwt	180.00–182.00	700	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	163.34/cwt	162.50–164.00	781	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	145.94/cwt	143.75–147.00	972	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	150.68/cwt	147.25–155.00	943	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	891	141.96/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,265	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	184.00/cwt	179.00–188.00	780	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	166.68/cwt	160.00–174.00	877	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	157.06/cwt	155.00–161.00	825	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	141.34/cwt	140.25–141.75	1,101	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	139.08/cwt	135.00–143.00	873	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	138.71/cwt	136.00–141.00	932	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	148.17/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,138	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	130.95/cwt	125.00–135.00	936	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	138.32/cwt	134.50–144.50	853	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	136.98/cwt	130.00–139.00	670	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	384	183.57/cwt	181.00–186.00	705	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	627	146.63/cwt	143.75–151.25	919	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	682	138.55/cwt	137.50–139.50	945	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	528	157.28/cwt	154.50–160.00	830	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	748	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	972	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	519	140.27/cwt	134.00–142.50	728	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	521	166.15/cwt	160.25–170.50	866	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	426	178.23/cwt	176.00–180.00	759	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	487	173.13/cwt	170.50–177.50	843	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	564	154.50/cwt	152.00–156.00	871	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	719	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	980	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	484	145.39/cwt	144.50–147.00	704	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	352	148.81/cwt	147.00–149.50	524	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	619	133.10/cwt	132.50–133.50	824	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	625	134.36/cwt	134.25–134.50	840	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	565	130.31/cwt	125.00–132.00	736	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	123.10/cwt	122.00–123.50	894	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	849	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,040	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	131.39/cwt	125.00–133.50	699	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	131.78/cwt	129.00–134.00	756	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	138.02/cwt	137.00–140.00	578	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	137.36/cwt	129.50–138.00	993	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	136.24/cwt	130.00–138.75	1,136	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	139.08/cwt	135.00–145.50	726	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	146.66/cwt	144.25–152.50	708	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	132.33/cwt	130.00–133.50	815	36

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

Thu Dec 5, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)

Receipts 2,740Last week 1,724Year ago 0

There was no recent market coverage for comparison. Trade was active. Demand was good for the heavy offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	675	120.00	120.00
5	—	564	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	381	151.00	151.00
26	—	777	127.25–130.25	129.79
31	—	654	137.50	137.50
35	—	569	138.00–140.00	138.76
56	—	418	149.00–152.50	150.02
56	—	617	134.50–144.50	138.32
56	—	723	129.50–138.00	137.36
68	—	522	135.00–145.50	139.08
67	—	483	144.25–152.50	146.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	489	130.00–139.00	136.98
11	—	726	122.00–123.50	123.10
10	—	849	122.50	122.50
62	—	532	125.00–133.50	131.39
38	—	574	129.00–134.00	131.78
19	—	419	137.00–140.00	138.02
36	—	616	130.00–133.50	132.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	519	134.00–142.50	140.27
16	—	484	144.50–147.00	145.39
11	—	352	147.00–149.50	148.81
27	—	625	134.25–134.50	134.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
111	—	619	132.50–133.50	133.10
4	—	520	130.00	130.00
28	—	565	125.00–132.00	130.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	700	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	476	174.00–182.00	176.40
88	—	732	141.10–155.00	149.79
102	—	573	150.50–161.50	157.19
24	—	387	180.00–182.00	180.83
120	—	666	143.75–147.00	145.94
123	—	626	147.25–155.00	150.68
186	—	891	140.00–143.00	141.96
41	—	424	179.00–188.00	184.00
46	—	526	160.00–174.00	166.68
84	—	768	148.00–150.00	148.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	478	162.50–164.00	163.34
24	—	525	155.00–161.00	157.06
27	—	779	140.25–141.75	141.34
32	—	628	135.00–143.00	139.08
52	—	672	136.00–141.00	138.71
10	—	715	125.00–135.00	130.95
14	—	834	130.00–138.75	136.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	384	181.00–186.00	183.57
160	—	627	143.75–151.25	146.63
22	—	521	160.25–170.50	166.15
7	—	426	176.00–180.00	178.23
49	—	487	170.50–177.50	173.13
24	—	564	152.00–156.00	154.50
23	—	719	136.25	136.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	682	137.50–139.50	138.55
39	—	528	154.50–160.00	157.28
6	—	748	130.00	130.00

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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