Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week 500-700 lb. steers sold steady to 2.00 higher, while 700-900 lb. steers were 1.00-4.00 higher. Heifers 450-600 lbs. sold 4.00-10.00 higher and the 650-750 lb heifers were 2.00-5.00 higher. 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 $145.29/cwt on 1,330 head.

Average price

$145.29

1,330 head · 735 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,068

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$11.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.87

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	735	145.65	1,071	1,287
Medium and Large 1-2	727	134.40	977	43

One grade step is worth $11.25/cwt here — about $94 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 sale1,330 hd

145.29

—

IA average10 barns · 6,782 hd

151.16

−5.87

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

47 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	152.23/cwt	142.75–155.00	1,087	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	120.96/cwt	118.00–125.00	992	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	913	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	649	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	954	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	132.58/cwt	128.75–133.00	1,172	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	126.55/cwt	125.00–127.60	1,177	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	162.68/cwt	158.00–170.00	950	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	167.48/cwt	162.75–173.50	893	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	174.09/cwt	170.00–181.50	820	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	136.36/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,109	246
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	139.05/cwt	130.00–144.00	862	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	142.28/cwt	137.50–144.00	750	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	151.68/cwt	141.50–155.50	736	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	124.00/cwt	121.50–124.75	956	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	564	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	722	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	786	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	1,067	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	703	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	984	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	696	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,006	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	508	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	813	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	846	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,032	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	658	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	839	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	555	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	894	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	667	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	927	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	545	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	692	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	426	143.52/cwt	143.00–144.00	611	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	641	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	581	132.82/cwt	120.00–136.00	772	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	700	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	882	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	545	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	768	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	763	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,003	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	670	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	941	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	912	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,194	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,075	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	140.60/cwt	132.00–144.25	807	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	121.75/cwt	121.75–121.75	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	799	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	1,057	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	723	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	154.50/cwt	149.00–162.50	955	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	133.95/cwt	126.00–137.00	895	196
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	133.98/cwt	124.25–135.00	953	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	125.30/cwt	122.00–126.00	792	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	144.64/cwt	137.50–146.75	1,115	240
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	152.47/cwt	147.00–158.75	1,014	158

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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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
156	—	714	142.75–155.00	152.23
78	—	884	128.75–133.00	132.58
56	—	930	125.00–127.60	126.55
48	—	584	158.00–170.00	162.68
36	—	533	162.75–173.50	167.48
12	—	471	170.00–181.50	174.09
246	—	813	130.00–139.00	136.36
3	—	365	179.00	179.00
6	—	428	169.00	169.00
123	—	618	149.00–162.50	154.50
240	—	771	137.50–146.75	144.64
158	—	665	147.00–158.75	152.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	820	118.00–125.00	120.96
6	—	589	155.00	155.00
5	—	649	147.00	147.00
4	—	799	132.25	132.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	786	135.75	135.75
40	—	703	140.00	140.00
13	—	696	144.50	144.50
6	—	508	160.00	160.00
4	—	846	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	555	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	667	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	620	130.00–144.00	139.05
38	—	527	137.50–144.00	142.28
27	—	485	141.50–155.50	151.68
22	—	771	121.50–124.75	124.00
5	—	392	144.00	144.00
7	—	1,194	90.00	90.00
142	—	574	132.00–144.25	140.60
196	—	668	126.00–137.00	133.95
100	—	711	124.25–135.00	133.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	658	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	545	127.00	127.00
8	—	426	143.00–144.00	143.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	641	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	763	131.50	131.50
15	—	670	140.50	140.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	773	118.00	118.00
3	—	693	122.00	122.00
3	—	505	125.00	125.00
2	—	713	121.75	121.75
34	—	632	122.00–126.00	125.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	505	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	581	120.00–136.00	132.82
12	—	700	126.00	126.00
4	—	545	141.00	141.00

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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