Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend as there was no recent coverage for comparison. Supply included several load lots. 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 $146.69/cwt on 1,265 head.

Average price

$146.69

1,265 head · 713 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,045

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$12.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.03

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	714	147.50	1,054	1,182
Large 1	662	138.57	917	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	694	134.57	934	69

One grade step is worth $12.93/cwt here — about $120 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 sale1,265 hd

146.69

—

IA average11 barns · 9,627 hd

145.67

+1.03

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

52 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 1-2	—	459	141.39/cwt	141.00–141.50	649	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	121.43/cwt	115.00–126.00	746	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	148.85/cwt	148.25–150.50	947	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	587	125.95/cwt	125.00–129.00	739	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	619	126.70/cwt	125.00–128.00	784	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	167.53/cwt	161.00–173.50	871	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	963	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	147.81/cwt	145.50–149.00	644	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	659	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	857	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	148.43/cwt	145.50–149.50	926	84
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	531	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	733	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	989	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,009	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	132.37/cwt	127.50–134.25	886	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	683	142.24/cwt	141.00–143.25	971	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	434	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	634	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	180.69/cwt	174.00–183.00	820	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	816	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	713	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	984	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	701	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	771	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	154.93/cwt	150.50–160.50	895	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	145.25/cwt	145.00–145.50	670	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	3
Steers	Large 1	—	722	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	939	8
Steers	Large 1	—	582	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	873	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	133.75/cwt	130.75–136.75	1,300	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	483	172.88/cwt	166.00–174.50	835	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	542	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	881	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,240	186
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	786	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	904	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	117.30/cwt	111.00–120.00	857	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	139.74/cwt	135.00–142.00	790	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,148	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,070	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	146.92/cwt	143.00–151.50	787	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	661	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	922	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	394	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	587	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	867	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	149.80/cwt	147.25–158.50	1,007	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	145.05/cwt	133.50–147.75	1,066	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	128.32/cwt	126.00–131.00	930	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	577	151.60/cwt	147.50–155.00	875	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	491	148.45/cwt	143.00–152.25	729	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,070	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,063	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	532	144.48/cwt	142.00–146.50	769	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	134.91/cwt	131.00–138.00	917	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	130.64/cwt	125.00–135.25	840	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	968	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	525	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	719	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	884	6

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 Dec 3, 2020

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

Receipts 2,300Last week 1,920Year ago 2,740

No trend as there was no recent coverage for comparison. Supply included several load lots. Demand was good for the moderate offerings. Trading was active.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	459	141.00–141.50	141.39
12	—	614	115.00–126.00	121.43
23	—	731	111.00–120.00	117.30
4	—	754	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	587	125.00–129.00	125.95
52	—	619	125.00–128.00	126.70
13	—	659	130.00	130.00
5	—	434	146.00	146.00
27	—	491	143.00–152.25	148.45
50	—	532	142.00–146.50	144.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	752	128.00	128.00
18	—	436	145.50–149.00	147.81
11	—	989	102.00	102.00
98	—	669	127.50–134.25	132.37
6	—	461	145.00–145.50	145.25
39	—	565	135.00–142.00	139.74
84	—	536	143.00–151.50	146.92
49	—	871	122.00	122.00
63	—	643	125.00–135.25	130.64
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	590	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	786	115.00	115.00
10	—	394	149.00	149.00
5	—	525	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	636	148.25–150.50	148.85
13	—	520	161.00–173.50	167.53
12	—	454	174.00–183.00	180.69
10	—	441	185.00	185.00
85	—	578	150.50–160.50	154.93
108	—	972	130.75–136.75	133.75
186	—	858	144.50	144.50
18	—	814	141.00	141.00
41	—	756	141.50	141.50
169	—	672	147.25–158.50	149.80
181	—	735	133.50–147.75	145.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	624	145.50–149.50	148.43
42	—	683	141.00–143.25	142.24
49	—	713	138.00	138.00
32	—	483	166.00–174.50	172.88
9	—	542	162.50	162.50
95	—	577	147.50–155.00	151.60
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	722	130.00	130.00
6	—	582	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	661	139.50	139.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	725	126.00–131.00	128.32
4	—	839	127.50	127.50
18	—	680	131.00–138.00	134.91
4	—	759	127.50	127.50
6	—	597	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	531	138.00	138.00
3	—	595	125.00	125.00
4	—	701	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	140.00	140.00

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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