Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report two weeks ago ( 2/11) steer calves 500-900 lbs. 3.00-7.00 higher, 900-1000 lbs. steady on limited numbers. Heifer calves 500-700 lbs. 5.00-10.00 higher, 700-850 lbs. mostly firm. Trade was very active with good demand for the large offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.34/cwt on 1,555 head.

Average price

$148.34

1,555 head · 701 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,039

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$14.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.29

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	701	148.79	1,043	1,504
Large 1	739	137.50	1,016	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	674	134.51	906	44

One grade step is worth $14.28/cwt here — about $137 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 sale1,555 hd

148.34

—

IA average14 barns · 13,442 hd

144.05

+4.29

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

45 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	—	691	121.39/cwt	118.00–123.50	839	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	140.31/cwt	132.00–148.00	1,085	344
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	144.43/cwt	135.00–153.50	1,049	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	874	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	477	171.54/cwt	164.00–173.00	818	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	144.99/cwt	140.00–150.00	832	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	143.96/cwt	143.00–145.50	894	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	518	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	751	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	436	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	645	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	137.17/cwt	131.50–143.25	845	207
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	142.61/cwt	137.50–146.00	740	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	141.16/cwt	133.50–147.00	809	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	155.50/cwt	146.00–158.50	991	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	705	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	924	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	801	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	1,155	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	171.54/cwt	164.00–176.00	914	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	123.25/cwt	123.25–123.25	1,027	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	146.89/cwt	142.00–150.00	702	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	138.38/cwt	136.00–145.00	607	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	145.72/cwt	144.00–150.00	555	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	889	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,067	5
Steers	Large 1	—	739	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,016	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	543	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	668	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	131.91/cwt	126.75–137.25	892	191
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	133.07/cwt	131.75–135.25	1,156	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	126.17/cwt	124.25–129.75	1,180	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	154.10/cwt	147.00–161.00	900	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	127.16/cwt	125.00–131.00	744	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	123.01/cwt	120.00–125.00	947	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	889	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	175.65/cwt	169.00–182.50	641	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	986	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,257	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	151.87/cwt	140.00–157.00	1,025	417
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	123.79/cwt	120.00–126.50	956	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	126.08/cwt	125.50–129.00	796	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	605	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	556	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	948	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	545	165.75/cwt	165.75–165.75	903	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	911	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	134.49/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,107	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	179.74/cwt	170.00–184.25	872	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	130.86/cwt	130.00–133.00	678	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	665	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	821	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	127.18/cwt	123.25–130.00	923	196
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	857	14

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 25, 2021

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	691	118.00–123.50	121.39
21	—	585	125.00–131.00	127.16
63	—	631	125.50–129.00	126.08
8	—	484	125.00	125.00
17	—	518	130.00–133.00	130.86
14	—	714	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	518	145.00	145.00
26	—	436	148.00	148.00
22	—	665	123.50	123.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
207	—	616	131.50–143.25	137.17
95	—	519	137.50–146.00	142.61
140	—	573	133.50–147.00	141.16
39	—	833	123.25	123.25
22	—	478	142.00–150.00	146.89
21	—	439	136.00–145.00	138.38
14	—	381	144.00–150.00	145.72
5	—	889	120.00	120.00
191	—	676	126.75–137.25	131.91
58	—	772	120.00–126.50	123.79
196	—	726	123.25–130.00	127.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	543	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
344	—	773	132.00–148.00	140.31
146	—	726	135.00–153.50	144.43
79	—	637	146.00–158.50	155.50
66	—	533	164.00–176.00	171.54
38	—	869	131.75–135.25	133.07
39	—	935	124.25–129.75	126.17
58	—	584	147.00–161.00	154.10
7	—	365	169.00–182.50	175.65
20	—	986	127.50	127.50
417	—	675	140.00–157.00	151.87
107	—	823	130.00–138.00	134.49
59	—	485	170.00–184.25	179.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	620	141.00	141.00
18	—	477	164.00–173.00	171.54
13	—	705	131.00	131.00
40	—	545	165.75	165.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	574	140.00–150.00	144.99
13	—	621	143.00–145.50	143.96
9	—	770	120.00–125.00	123.01
6	—	741	120.00	120.00
10	—	675	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	801	144.25	144.25
29	—	556	170.50	170.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	739	137.50	137.50

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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