Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers under 650 lbs. were steady to 2.50 higher and those over 650 lbs. were mostly 3.00-6.00 lower. Heifers under 550 lbs. were 2.00-3.50 lower, the 550-650 lb. heifers sold 1.00-4.50 higher. The 650-700 lb. heifers were 4.00 lower. The heifers over 700 lbs. did not have enough numbers both weeks to compare. Demand was moderate to good for the moderate offerings. Trade was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.61/cwt on 743 head.

Average price

$149.61

743 head · 632 lb average

Value per head Derived

$946

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$7.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.84

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	637	150.44	958	661
Medium and Large 1-2	592	142.89	846	82

One grade step is worth $7.55/cwt here — about $112 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 sale743 hd

149.61

—

IA average11 barns · 9,290 hd

143.76

+5.84

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	124.64/cwt	120.00–127.00	719	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	145.12/cwt	144.00–148.00	565	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	145.91/cwt	145.00–147.00	626	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	128.30/cwt	123.50–134.00	949	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	128.22/cwt	127.00–130.50	1,007	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	143.28/cwt	133.00–146.00	678	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	506	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	703	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	547	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	853	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	154.38/cwt	150.50–159.50	903	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	146.41/cwt	140.00–149.75	994	195
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	607	149.18/cwt	144.50–152.00	906	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	151.60/cwt	147.00–154.25	926	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	611	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	764	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	734	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	176.37/cwt	174.00–178.00	654	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,112	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	126.93/cwt	125.00–127.50	1,027	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	137.88/cwt	135.50–139.75	1,077	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	167.80/cwt	161.00–174.50	878	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	143.42/cwt	136.00–145.00	762	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	140.57/cwt	134.00–145.00	800	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	135.35/cwt	132.00–139.00	851	175
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	168.97/cwt	166.00–173.50	804	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	127.87/cwt	125.00–130.00	846	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	138.95/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,006	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	127.36/cwt	124.00–130.00	616	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	127.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	737	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	881	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	665	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	986	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	727	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	909	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	132.69/cwt	132.50–133.00	920	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	571	121.65/cwt	120.00–125.00	695	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	591	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	155.19/cwt	150.00–159.00	732	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	150.86/cwt	147.00–155.00	797	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	113.18/cwt	110.00–117.00	761	9

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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	577	120.00–127.00	124.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	389	144.00–148.00	145.12
23	—	429	145.00–147.00	145.91
23	—	740	123.50–134.00	128.30
26	—	785	127.00–130.50	128.22
48	—	473	133.00–146.00	143.28
76	—	531	136.00–145.00	143.42
95	—	569	134.00–145.00	140.57
175	—	629	132.00–139.00	135.35
104	—	662	125.00–130.00	127.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	506	139.00	139.00
9	—	611	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	484	124.00–130.00	127.36
25	—	578	125.00–130.00	127.59
4	—	766	115.00	115.00
7	—	532	125.00	125.00
11	—	740	120.00	120.00
9	—	672	110.00–117.00	113.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	571	120.00–125.00	121.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	547	156.00	156.00
8	—	607	144.50–152.00	149.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	585	150.50–159.50	154.38
195	—	679	140.00–149.75	146.41
71	—	611	147.00–154.25	151.60
4	—	408	180.00	180.00
7	—	371	174.00–178.00	176.37
9	—	852	130.50	130.50
18	—	809	125.00–127.50	126.93
33	—	781	135.50–139.75	137.88
71	—	523	161.00–174.50	167.80
45	—	476	166.00–173.50	168.97
93	—	724	130.00–142.00	138.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	789	125.00	125.00
18	—	693	132.50–133.00	132.69
5	—	374	158.00	158.00
12	—	472	150.00–159.00	155.19
31	—	528	147.00–155.00	150.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	727	125.00	125.00

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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