Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers under 700 lbs. were steady to 2.00 lower, while the 750-800 lbs. were 4.00 higher. The heifers 450-600 lbs were steady to 4.00 higher and the heavier weights were 2.00-4.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good for the heavy offerings. Trading was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.98/cwt on 1,663 head.

Average price

$148.98

1,663 head · 754 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,124

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$210

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

$7.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.31

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	598	155.77	931	150
Medium and Large 1	770	148.31	1,142	1,513

One grade step is worth $7.46/cwt here — about −$210 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 sale1,663 hd

148.98

—

IA average12 barns · 11,555 hd

153.29

−4.31

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

43 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 1Fleshy	—	578	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	792	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	698	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	925	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	713	128.62/cwt	127.00–131.50	917	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	570	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	866	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	160.87/cwt	157.00–162.00	598	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	149.97/cwt	145.00–151.50	780	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	134.03/cwt	128.00–136.00	957	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	136.10/cwt	135.00–140.25	908	184
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	921	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	143.48/cwt	140.00–147.00	627	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	941	130.75/cwt	130.75–130.75	1,230	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	180.88/cwt	175.00–184.00	676	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	181.03/cwt	180.00–182.00	782	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	177.85/cwt	172.00–184.00	841	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	132.20/cwt	132.00–132.25	1,068	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	174.59/cwt	169.00–182.50	908	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	136.04/cwt	131.25–138.50	1,184	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	166.45/cwt	160.00–170.50	960	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	153.66/cwt	147.50–159.50	1,048	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,082	134.15/cwt	133.75–134.35	1,452	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	925	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	159.71/cwt	152.00–164.50	989	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	143.00/cwt	134.50–145.00	991	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	141.49/cwt	135.00–146.75	1,094	195
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	145.75/cwt	142.00–155.75	1,058	222
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	969	136.89/cwt	135.85–137.60	1,326	259
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	136.11/cwt	130.00–139.50	849	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	896	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	166.38/cwt	165.00–168.00	898	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	756	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,001	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	135.48/cwt	125.50–138.00	696	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	134.97/cwt	130.00–139.50	784	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	907	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	156.52/cwt	148.00–159.50	748	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	146.27/cwt	139.50–152.50	835	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	132.85/cwt	129.75–133.00	1,015	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	381	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	568	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	625	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	941	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	329	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	559	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	504	165.21/cwt	164.50–168.00	833	15

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

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Receipts 2,867Last week 2,393Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	578	137.00	137.00
12	—	698	132.50	132.50
23	—	713	127.00–131.50	128.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	372	157.00–162.00	160.87
22	—	520	145.00–151.50	149.97
33	—	714	128.00–136.00	134.03
184	—	667	135.00–140.25	136.10
174	—	624	130.00–139.50	136.11
98	—	478	148.00–159.50	156.52
122	—	571	139.50–152.50	146.27
150	—	764	129.75–133.00	132.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	746	123.50	123.50
14	—	437	140.00–147.00	143.48
32	—	514	125.50–138.00	135.48
42	—	581	130.00–139.50	134.97
3	—	677	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	381	149.00	149.00
7	—	530	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	570	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	941	130.75	130.75
12	—	374	175.00–184.00	180.88
12	—	432	180.00–182.00	181.03
34	—	473	172.00–184.00	177.85
14	—	808	132.00–132.25	132.20
72	—	520	169.00–182.50	174.59
100	—	870	131.25–138.50	136.04
112	—	577	160.00–170.50	166.45
147	—	682	147.50–159.50	153.66
150	—	1,082	133.75–134.35	134.15
148	—	619	152.00–164.50	159.71
195	—	773	135.00–146.75	141.49
222	—	726	142.00–155.75	145.75
259	—	969	135.85–137.60	136.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	593	156.00	156.00
47	—	693	134.50–145.00	143.00
13	—	618	145.00	145.00
68	—	540	165.00–168.00	166.38
3	—	458	165.00	165.00
4	—	715	140.00	140.00
5	—	435	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	625	150.50	150.50
4	—	329	170.00	170.00
15	—	504	164.50–168.00	165.21

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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