Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend as there was no recent market coverage for comparison. Demand was good for the moderate offerings. Trade was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.06/cwt on 858 head.

Average price

$146.06

858 head · 844 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,233

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$313

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$21.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.11

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	846	146.27	1,238	845
Medium and Large 1-2	709	137.00	971	8thin
Large 1	740	125.00	925	5thin

One grade step is worth $21.27/cwt here — about $313 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 sale858 hd

146.06

—

IA average2 barns · 888 hd

144.96

+1.11

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

25 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	—	527	153.97/cwt	151.00–156.00	811	18
Heifers	Large 1	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	4
Steers	Large 1	—	740	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	925	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,028	132.31/cwt	124.50–133.60	1,360	178
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	820	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	129.00/cwt	128.50–129.50	1,042	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	609	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	883	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	141.60/cwt	138.75–142.75	1,260	184
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	140.11/cwt	128.75–142.50	1,269	189
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	161.92/cwt	161.50–162.50	1,027	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	177.51/cwt	172.50–180.00	937	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	148.33/cwt	140.00–154.25	905	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	156.80/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,052	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	156.03/cwt	149.50–159.00	1,112	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	138.32/cwt	132.00–141.50	1,130	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,080	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,069	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	892	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	175.72/cwt	169.00–178.50	1,017	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	514	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	792	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	160.87/cwt	153.50–165.00	775	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	187.73/cwt	187.00–188.00	910	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	932	126.39/cwt	124.75–130.00	1,178	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	597	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	967	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	709	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	971	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	151.39/cwt	146.25–154.75	1,181	100

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 Jun 24, 2021

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

Receipts 1,411Last week 2,697Year ago 1,670

No trend as there was no recent market coverage for comparison. Demand was good for the moderate offerings. Trade was active.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	527	151.00–156.00	153.97
8	—	586	140.00	140.00
24	—	808	128.50–129.50	129.00
94	—	610	140.00–154.25	148.33
26	—	482	153.50–165.00	160.87
29	—	932	124.75–130.00	126.39
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	615	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	609	145.00	145.00
13	—	514	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,080	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	676	132.00	132.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	740	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
178	—	1,028	124.50–133.60	132.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
184	—	890	138.75–142.75	141.60
189	—	906	128.75–142.50	140.11
31	—	634	161.50–162.50	161.92
21	—	528	172.50–180.00	177.51
13	—	671	145.00–159.00	156.80
16	—	713	149.50–159.00	156.03
17	—	817	132.00–141.50	138.32
53	—	579	169.00–178.50	175.72
18	—	485	187.00–188.00	187.73
100	—	780	146.25–154.75	151.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	597	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	709	137.00	137.00

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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