Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the most recent market coverage 2 weeks ago (Feb 6) steers 550-750 lbs. sold $2.50-12.00 higher and the 750-900 lb. steers were $3.00-5.00 lower. Heifers under 650 lbs sold generally steady, while the heavier heifers ended mixed. Demand was good with active trading on the heavy offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.55/cwt on 1,629 head.

Average price

$153.55

1,629 head · 692 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,063

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$10.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.87

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	692	154.49	1,069	1,480
Medium and Large 1-2	691	144.21	997	149

One grade step is worth $10.28/cwt here — about $72 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 sale1,629 hd

153.55

—

IA average9 barns · 7,597 hd

154.42

−0.87

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

45 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	—	379	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	735	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	145.59/cwt	140.00–147.50	993	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,019	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	174.93/cwt	168.00–184.50	1,018	266
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	155.47/cwt	148.50–163.25	1,037	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	181.96/cwt	177.00–194.00	959	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	193.61/cwt	189.00–202.00	821	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	841	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,039	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	139.17/cwt	137.00–143.00	603	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	138.91/cwt	131.00–144.25	863	223
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	127.62/cwt	125.25–132.75	1,001	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	116.75/cwt	116.75–116.75	1,018	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	952	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,095	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,077	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	131.40/cwt	130.00–135.00	703	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	494	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	734	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	134.24/cwt	127.00–139.00	916	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	127.17/cwt	119.00–129.75	916	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	148.90/cwt	147.00–152.00	694	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	398	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	629	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	732	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	889	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	188.30/cwt	185.25–193.25	853	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	128.21/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,119	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	154.81/cwt	145.00–159.75	1,115	235
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	569	167.77/cwt	166.00–169.00	955	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	769	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	881	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	127.90/cwt	127.00–130.00	816	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	624	127.41/cwt	125.00–130.00	795	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	976	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	157.15/cwt	155.00–159.00	665	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	141.47/cwt	134.00–147.50	806	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	144.75/cwt	136.00–149.25	757	199
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	847	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	131.26/cwt	130.00–133.50	749	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,033	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	140.65/cwt	140.00–144.25	1,034	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	347	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	121.02/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,107	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	132.97/cwt	127.50–136.00	1,073	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	159.78/cwt	154.50–163.50	1,000	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	139.79/cwt	132.00–144.75	1,090	299
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	964	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	147.68/cwt	140.00–151.00	935	21

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
5	—	379	194.00	194.00
266	—	582	168.00–184.50	174.93
137	—	667	148.50–163.25	155.47
53	—	527	177.00–194.00	181.96
13	—	424	189.00–202.00	193.61
42	—	453	185.25–193.25	188.30
127	—	873	126.00–130.00	128.21
235	—	720	145.00–159.75	154.81
3	—	347	188.00	188.00
22	—	915	115.00–122.00	121.02
77	—	807	127.50–136.00	132.97
179	—	626	154.50–163.50	159.78
299	—	780	132.00–144.75	139.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	682	140.00–147.50	145.59
8	—	784	130.00	130.00
3	—	410	176.00	176.00
3	—	840	123.00	123.00
43	—	735	140.00–144.25	140.65
3	—	577	167.00	167.00
21	—	633	140.00–151.00	147.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	841	123.50	123.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	569	166.00–169.00	167.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	433	137.00–143.00	139.17
22	—	535	130.00–135.00	131.40
37	—	638	127.00–130.00	127.90
13	—	683	124.00	124.00
34	—	571	130.00–133.50	131.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
223	—	621	131.00–144.25	138.91
90	—	784	125.25–132.75	127.62
41	—	872	116.75	116.75
15	—	952	115.00	115.00
3	—	905	119.00	119.00
150	—	682	127.00–139.00	134.24
60	—	720	119.00–129.75	127.17
20	—	466	147.00–152.00	148.90
5	—	398	158.00	158.00
11	—	834	117.00	117.00
40	—	423	155.00–159.00	157.15
89	—	570	134.00–147.50	141.47
199	—	523	136.00–149.25	144.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	494	148.50	148.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	732	121.50	121.50
24	—	624	125.00–130.00	127.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	147.00	147.00
5	—	678	130.00	130.00

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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