Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale covered two weeks ago; 500-700 pound steers were mostly 2.00-5.00 lower, 500-700 pound heifers were mostly 5.00 or more lower. Moderate offering of cattle was met with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.62/cwt on 977 head.

Average price

$151.62

977 head · 649 lb average

Value per head Derived

$984

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$5.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.60

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	658	152.17	1,001	873
Medium and Large 1-2	571	146.98	839	104

One grade step is worth $5.18/cwt here — about $163 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 sale977 hd

151.62

—

IA average9 barns · 8,751 hd

153.21

−1.60

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

36 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	—	864	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,020	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	986	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	410	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	578	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	540	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	710	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	409	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	941	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	138.06/cwt	135.00–145.00	602	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	165.37/cwt	159.00–172.50	863	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	154.80/cwt	152.00–159.00	972	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	784	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	128.32/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,119	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	160.27/cwt	155.00–170.00	676	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	842	134.92/cwt	132.00–135.25	1,136	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	138.93/cwt	133.50–144.50	1,057	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	873	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	924	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	153.14/cwt	145.00–155.00	813	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	161.52/cwt	155.00–167.50	919	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	147.92/cwt	138.00–151.50	1,065	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	151.07/cwt	141.00–153.00	1,027	201
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	131.54/cwt	125.00–138.00	876	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	137.68/cwt	135.00–141.50	719	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	138.56/cwt	131.00–141.75	867	204
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	883	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	995	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	592	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	540	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	134.55/cwt	133.00–137.50	749	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	139.67/cwt	136.00–142.50	675	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	128.02/cwt	122.00–128.50	929	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	689	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	961	35

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 Jan 30, 2020

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

Receipts 1,967Last week 2,867Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	864	118.00	118.00
7	—	822	120.00	120.00
4	—	390	140.00	140.00
9	—	784	120.00	120.00
32	—	436	135.00–145.00	138.06
85	—	666	125.00–138.00	131.54
121	—	522	135.00–141.50	137.68
204	—	626	131.00–141.75	138.56
40	—	557	133.00–137.50	134.55
53	—	483	136.00–142.50	139.67
65	—	726	122.00–128.50	128.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	410	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	540	131.50	131.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	128.00	128.00
5	—	345	135.00	135.00
5	—	595	120.00	120.00
6	—	432	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	689	139.50	139.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	409	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	522	159.00–172.50	165.37
107	—	628	152.00–159.00	154.80
12	—	872	125.00–130.00	128.32
20	—	422	155.00–170.00	160.27
37	—	842	132.00–135.25	134.92
83	—	761	133.50–144.50	138.93
124	—	569	155.00–167.50	161.52
182	—	720	138.00–151.50	147.92
201	—	680	141.00–153.00	151.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	125.00	125.00
4	—	475	165.00	165.00
12	—	582	150.00	150.00
27	—	646	143.00	143.00
34	—	531	145.00–155.00	153.14
5	—	701	126.00	126.00
5	—	796	125.00	125.00
9	—	378	156.50	156.50

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