Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous Thursday steer calves mostly steady, heifer calves firm with 650-850 lb. feeders haveing a weaker undertone. Trade active with good demand . Quite a few load lots offered today.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.06/cwt on 1,321 head.

Average price

$139.06

1,321 head · 733 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,020

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$12.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.02

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	737	139.28	1,027	1,260
Medium and Large 1-2	652	136.86	893	47
Large 1-2	651	127.00	827	14thin

One grade step is worth $12.28/cwt here — about $200 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 sale1,321 hd

139.06

—

IA average10 barns · 8,789 hd

144.08

−5.02

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

33 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	Large 1-2	—	790	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	924	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	596	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	781	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	713	133.35/cwt	133.35–133.35	951	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	664	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	903	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	1,078	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	120.66/cwt	119.75–122.50	974	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	153.28/cwt	150.00–158.00	815	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	133.53/cwt	127.00–137.00	558	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	140.11/cwt	133.00–142.85	1,016	494
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	129.37/cwt	127.00–133.00	675	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	147.64/cwt	145.00–149.00	859	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	129.79/cwt	125.00–132.75	1,128	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,109	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	155.16/cwt	147.00–159.00	892	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	886	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	720	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	118.85/cwt	116.00–120.50	746	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,031	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	793	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	145.56/cwt	140.50–148.75	965	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	130.23/cwt	123.45–134.00	1,086	214
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	131.75/cwt	126.00–135.00	812	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	121.96/cwt	120.50–122.10	872	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	118.76/cwt	115.00–122.00	689	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	123.84/cwt	120.00–125.25	965	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	126.99/cwt	123.10–130.25	861	255
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	981	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,094	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	149.25/cwt	143.25–152.25	919	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	121.70/cwt	120.00–127.00	887	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	985	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	135.84/cwt	128.50–139.00	785	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	137.37/cwt	129.50–139.50	1,055	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	135.17/cwt	135.00–136.00	654	12

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 Feb 4, 2021

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

Receipts 2,226Last week 1,273Year ago 2,305

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	790	117.00	117.00
10	—	596	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	532	150.00–158.00	153.28
9	—	582	145.00–149.00	147.64
13	—	477	151.00	151.00
7	—	889	116.00	116.00
4	—	729	120.00–127.00	121.70
9	—	824	119.50	119.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
494	—	725	133.00–142.85	140.11
81	—	869	125.00–132.75	129.79
25	—	940	118.00	118.00
62	—	575	147.00–159.00	155.16
7	—	509	174.00	174.00
3	—	475	167.00	167.00
133	—	663	140.50–148.75	145.56
214	—	834	123.45–134.00	130.23
8	—	981	111.50	111.50
113	—	616	143.25–152.25	149.25
120	—	768	129.50–139.50	137.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	713	133.35	133.35
19	—	664	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	900	119.75	119.75
21	—	807	119.75–122.50	120.66
69	—	616	126.00–135.00	131.75
76	—	715	120.50–122.10	121.96
103	—	779	120.00–125.25	123.84
255	—	678	123.10–130.25	126.99
91	—	578	128.50–139.00	135.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	418	127.00–137.00	133.53
30	—	522	127.00–133.00	129.37
11	—	628	116.00–120.50	118.85
5	—	580	115.00–122.00	118.76
12	—	484	135.00–136.00	135.17

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