Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Steers 600-1000 lbs. sold mostly 3.50-5.00 higher. Heifers 550-750 lbs. were mostly 5.00-10.00 higher. The 750-800 lb. heifers were 2.00 lower and those over 800 lbs. did not have enough numbers to compare. Demand was good for the moderate offerings. Trading was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.14/cwt on 931 head.

Average price

$146.14

931 head · 772 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,128

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$15.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.70

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	772	147.55	1,139	841
Medium and Large 1-2	768	133.16	1,022	73
Large 1	810	132.50	1,073	17thin

One grade step is worth $15.05/cwt here — about $65 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 sale931 hd

146.14

—

IA average5 barns · 2,249 hd

137.44

+8.70

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

38 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	Large 1	—	632	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	822	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	727	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	971	7
Steers	Large 1	—	810	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,073	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	707	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	1,030	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	884	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	796	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	629	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	968	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	140.25/cwt	133.00–145.00	853	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	537	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	131.24/cwt	130.00–134.00	962	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	129.51/cwt	128.50–130.50	1,149	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	126.32/cwt	125.00–127.00	901	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	122.03/cwt	121.00–125.00	931	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	977	117.03/cwt	115.50–118.00	1,143	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	137.55/cwt	130.00–142.00	801	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	698	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	136.45/cwt	136.00–137.00	899	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	488	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	669	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	523	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	866	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	148.02/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,239	274
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	154.76/cwt	145.00–159.00	874	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	133.15/cwt	127.50–135.00	1,037	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	140.56/cwt	130.00–141.75	1,011	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	901	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,090	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	152.64/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,110	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	132.90/cwt	127.50–135.00	1,021	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	682	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	140.20/cwt	139.00–144.00	953	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	850	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	156.63/cwt	155.50–156.75	995	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	133.59/cwt	130.00–136.00	904	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	138.19/cwt	135.00–143.00	739	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	962	132.83/cwt	129.25–133.75	1,278	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	142.96/cwt	134.00–145.50	1,105	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	896	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	1,140	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	126.49/cwt	124.00–129.00	773	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	131.19/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,069	10

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
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	130.00	130.00
7	—	727	133.50	133.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	707	145.75	145.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	120.00	120.00
5	—	807	120.00	120.00
6	—	713	125.00–127.00	126.32
8	—	763	121.00–125.00	122.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	608	133.00–145.00	140.25
13	—	977	115.50–118.00	117.03
23	—	582	130.00–142.00	137.55
65	—	779	127.50–135.00	133.15
108	—	719	130.00–141.75	140.56
9	—	901	121.00	121.00
44	—	677	130.00–136.00	133.59
20	—	535	135.00–143.00	138.19
8	—	896	127.25	127.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	488	137.00	137.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	810	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	733	130.00–134.00	131.24
22	—	887	128.50–130.50	129.51
5	—	453	154.00	154.00
9	—	659	136.00–137.00	136.45
11	—	768	127.50–135.00	132.90
10	—	815	130.00–133.00	131.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	165.50	165.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
274	—	837	142.00–149.00	148.02
23	—	565	145.00–159.00	154.76
138	—	727	146.00–153.00	152.64
6	—	411	166.00	166.00
29	—	680	139.00–144.00	140.20
51	—	545	156.00	156.00
90	—	635	155.50–156.75	156.63
121	—	962	129.25–133.75	132.83
103	—	773	134.00–145.50	142.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	884	90.00	90.00
5	—	480	131.00	131.00
6	—	611	124.00–129.00	126.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	137.00	137.00

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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