Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to limited numbers two weeks ago. Trade was active with good demand on the offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.58/cwt on 1,474 head.

Average price

$147.58

1,474 head · 639 lb average

Value per head Derived

$943

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$10.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.21

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	642	148.51	954	1,343
Medium and Large 1-2	608	137.98	839	131

One grade step is worth $10.54/cwt here — about $114 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 sale1,474 hd

147.58

—

IA average5 barns · 4,248 hd

142.37

+5.21

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

51 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	—	682	136.88/cwt	130.00–146.50	934	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	714	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	1,023	189
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	303	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	485	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	136.47/cwt	115.00–139.00	880	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	699	126.77/cwt	124.50–127.00	886	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	113.06/cwt	110.00–117.00	815	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	159.60/cwt	157.00–165.00	685	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	170.32/cwt	158.00–177.00	879	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	152.22/cwt	145.00–155.00	938	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	124.21/cwt	120.00–129.00	973	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	174.08/cwt	166.00–178.00	841	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	183.77/cwt	175.00–191.00	794	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	156.19/cwt	152.00–168.50	893	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	110.30/cwt	105.25–110.75	1,011	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	100.25/cwt	100.25–100.25	1,018	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	119.31/cwt	112.50–120.50	964	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	185.04/cwt	175.00–195.00	679	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	106.87/cwt	105.00–107.50	946	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	176.02/cwt	170.00–187.00	574	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	125.25/cwt	124.00–126.50	898	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	147.27/cwt	147.00–151.00	776	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	846	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	787	104.28/cwt	102.00–109.00	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	157.41/cwt	153.25–168.00	597	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	158.18/cwt	155.00–162.00	509	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	851	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	142.83/cwt	134.00–150.50	603	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	118.56/cwt	115.00–120.50	798	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	101.89/cwt	101.25–102.50	953	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	126.84/cwt	120.00–134.00	727	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	111.66/cwt	107.25–114.00	874	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	115.06/cwt	112.00–116.25	825	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	143.33/cwt	133.00–151.50	682	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	136.98/cwt	131.00–141.00	707	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	121.92/cwt	118.00–126.00	757	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	127.24/cwt	120.00–138.00	463	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	117.01/cwt	115.00–118.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	125.00/cwt	120.00–127.00	658	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	128.72/cwt	125.00–130.00	619	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	127.13/cwt	123.00–130.00	536	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	115.14/cwt	106.00–116.00	715	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	107.32/cwt	105.00–109.50	766	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	109.70/cwt	108.00–110.00	749	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	141.64/cwt	136.00–147.00	823	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	117.86/cwt	117.00–119.75	936	17

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 Apr 30, 2020

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

Receipts 2,793Last week 1,356Year ago 0

No comparison due to limited numbers two weeks ago. Trade was active with good demand on the offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
190	—	682	130.00–146.50	136.88
168	—	516	158.00–177.00	170.32
112	—	616	145.00–155.00	152.22
132	—	783	120.00–129.00	124.21
154	—	483	166.00–178.00	174.08
70	—	432	175.00–191.00	183.77
88	—	572	152.00–168.50	156.19
109	—	917	105.25–110.75	110.30
23	—	1,015	100.25	100.25
33	—	808	112.50–120.50	119.31
46	—	367	175.00–195.00	185.04
4	—	885	105.00–107.50	106.87
11	—	326	170.00–187.00	176.02
14	—	717	124.00–126.50	125.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
189	—	714	143.25	143.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	645	115.00–139.00	136.47
11	—	699	124.50–127.00	126.77
3	—	468	154.00	154.00
6	—	721	110.00–117.00	113.06
9	—	429	157.00–165.00	159.60
2	—	370	161.00	161.00
14	—	527	147.00–151.00	147.27
58	—	581	136.00–147.00	141.64
17	—	794	117.00–119.75	117.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	140.00	140.00
3	—	303	160.00	160.00
3	—	505	145.50	145.50
6	—	564	150.00	150.00
3	—	787	102.00–109.00	104.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	101.50	101.50
17	—	379	153.25–168.00	157.41
17	—	322	155.00–162.00	158.18
8	—	873	97.50	97.50
38	—	422	134.00–150.50	142.83
34	—	673	115.00–120.50	118.56
21	—	935	101.25–102.50	101.89
109	—	573	120.00–134.00	126.84
73	—	783	107.25–114.00	111.66
68	—	717	112.00–116.25	115.06
142	—	476	133.00–151.50	143.33
123	—	516	131.00–141.00	136.98
122	—	621	118.00–126.00	121.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	364	120.00–138.00	127.24
3	—	558	115.00–118.00	117.01
2	—	765	104.00	104.00
12	—	526	120.00–127.00	125.00
8	—	481	125.00–130.00	128.72
5	—	422	123.00–130.00	127.13
21	—	621	106.00–116.00	115.14
19	—	714	105.00–109.50	107.32
13	—	683	108.00–110.00	109.70

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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