Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steer and heifer calves sold steady to 3.00 higher. Yearlings sold generally strong. Demand was good for moderate offerings, which included several load lots

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.09/cwt on 1,156 head.

Average price

$145.09

1,156 head · 822 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,193

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$310

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

$3.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.59

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	845	145.54	1,230	1,019
Medium and Large 1-2	649	141.73	920	137

One grade step is worth $3.81/cwt here — about $310 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 sale1,156 hd

145.09

—

IA average7 barns · 5,234 hd

144.50

+0.59

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

35 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	—	499	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	746	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	138.83/cwt	138.00–139.00	994	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	142.21/cwt	135.00–143.25	946	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,177	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	130.61/cwt	127.50–133.00	815	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	175.30/cwt	174.50–177.00	763	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	162.45/cwt	159.00–168.75	863	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	1,353	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	984	136.51/cwt	134.75–137.10	1,343	196
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	129.66/cwt	126.00–137.00	1,001	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	137.65/cwt	135.00–140.00	836	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	992	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,185	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	150.83/cwt	149.25–151.75	790	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	126.41/cwt	126.00–128.00	991	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	146.71/cwt	146.00–147.00	616	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,070	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	148.22/cwt	148.00–148.50	926	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	155.24/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,065	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	147.16/cwt	141.25–150.00	1,074	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,098	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	131.66/cwt	130.00–132.00	939	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	139.53/cwt	138.75–145.00	950	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	636	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	135.59/cwt	135.50–136.00	757	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	132.86/cwt	132.00–138.00	846	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,086	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	127.53/cwt	127.00–129.00	914	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	136.01/cwt	132.50–141.00	722	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	163.40/cwt	162.00–165.00	918	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	149.82/cwt	148.00–150.50	1,166	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	1,296	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	146.49/cwt	140.85–150.10	1,270	418
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	154.22/cwt	152.00–156.00	748	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	154.91/cwt	150.00–158.50	891	28

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 Oct 31, 2019

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

Receipts 1,724Last week 1,462Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago steer and heifer calves sold steady to 3.00 higher. Yearlings sold generally strong. Demand was good for moderate offerings, which included several load lots

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	499	149.50	149.50
23	—	716	138.00–139.00	138.83
50	—	665	135.00–143.25	142.21
12	—	992	119.50	119.50
21	—	524	149.25–151.75	150.83
29	—	784	126.00–128.00	126.41
5	—	413	154.00	154.00
18	—	558	135.50–136.00	135.59
28	—	637	132.00–138.00	132.86
63	—	823	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	957	123.00	123.00
20	—	624	127.50–133.00	130.61
10	—	420	146.00–147.00	146.71
15	—	833	128.50	128.50
15	—	717	127.00–129.00	127.53
48	—	531	132.50–141.00	136.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	435	174.50–177.00	175.30
30	—	531	159.00–168.75	162.45
50	—	1,000	135.25	135.25
196	—	984	134.75–137.10	136.51
3	—	325	185.00	185.00
16	—	625	148.00–148.50	148.22
40	—	686	151.00–156.00	155.24
138	—	730	141.25–150.00	147.16
15	—	562	162.00–165.00	163.40
32	—	778	148.00–150.50	149.82
69	—	905	143.25	143.25
418	—	867	140.85–150.10	146.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	772	126.00–137.00	129.66
19	—	607	135.00–140.00	137.65
7	—	807	136.00	136.00
18	—	713	130.00–132.00	131.66
40	—	681	138.75–145.00	139.53
13	—	485	152.00–156.00	154.22
28	—	575	150.00–158.50	154.91

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