Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report two weeks ago (2/25) steer calves 450-600 lbs. steady to 3.00 higher, 600-850 lbs. firm to 3.00 lower. Heifer calves mostly steady. Trade active with good demand for the moderate offering of mostly larger cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.66/cwt on 1,067 head.

Average price

$140.66

1,067 head · 747 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,050

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$187

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

$7.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.63

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	587	148.21	870	41
Medium and Large 1	753	140.35	1,057	1,026

One grade step is worth $7.86/cwt here — about −$187 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 sale1,067 hd

140.66

—

IA average10 barns · 6,649 hd

140.03

+0.63

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

44 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 1Fancy	—	716	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	970	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	150.06/cwt	148.00–154.00	554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,042	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	148.38/cwt	143.00–149.00	645	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	142.64/cwt	141.00–143.00	706	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	124.73/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,012	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	168.52/cwt	160.00–178.00	799	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	508	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	848	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	517	134.88/cwt	134.00–138.50	697	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	157.83/cwt	155.00–163.00	904	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	332	147.90/cwt	146.00–150.00	491	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	577	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	375	142.89/cwt	140.50–145.00	536	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	621	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	801	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	465	157.99/cwt	157.00–164.00	735	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	123.63/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,141	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	176.79/cwt	173.50–181.25	946	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	176.80/cwt	171.00–179.00	651	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	153.51/cwt	149.00–155.00	969	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	134.60/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,040	199
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	135.63/cwt	130.25–137.00	1,100	311
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	124.38/cwt	122.50–126.50	905	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	141.43/cwt	135.50–145.25	1,038	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	147.68/cwt	141.50–156.50	992	170
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	135.06/cwt	132.00–139.00	845	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	986	119.84/cwt	119.25–125.00	1,182	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,029	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,219	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	126.95/cwt	122.00–131.75	858	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	123.98/cwt	120.00–127.50	1,080	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	126.64/cwt	117.00–128.50	973	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	123.61/cwt	120.50–125.50	1,063	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	146.22/cwt	142.00–149.00	771	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	143.06/cwt	138.00–146.00	813	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	136.29/cwt	134.00–138.00	729	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	132.03/cwt	130.00–135.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	128.35/cwt	127.00–129.00	793	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	133.21/cwt	128.00–141.50	504	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	473	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	152.99/cwt	151.00–157.00	818	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	141.00/cwt	137.00–145.00	894	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	136.44/cwt	135.00–140.00	937	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	149.79/cwt	146.50–154.00	851	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	139.50/cwt	128.00–142.00	788	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	172.63/cwt	170.00–174.00	737	5

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 — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	716	135.50	135.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	369	148.00–154.00	150.06
15	—	914	114.00	114.00
20	—	435	143.00–149.00	148.38
22	—	495	141.00–143.00	142.64
30	—	811	123.00–125.00	124.73
79	—	728	122.50–126.50	124.38
109	—	626	132.00–139.00	135.06
88	—	676	122.00–131.75	126.95
128	—	768	117.00–128.50	126.64
38	—	860	120.50–125.50	123.61
61	—	527	142.00–149.00	146.22
67	—	568	138.00–146.00	143.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	517	134.00–138.50	134.88
4	—	332	146.00–150.00	147.90
8	—	375	140.50–145.00	142.89
8	—	621	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	535	134.00–138.00	136.29
3	—	423	130.00–135.00	132.03
12	—	618	127.00–129.00	128.35
9	—	378	128.00–141.50	133.21
2	—	345	137.00	137.00
44	—	565	128.00–142.00	139.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	474	160.00–178.00	168.52
7	—	573	155.00–163.00	157.83
27	—	923	123.00–124.00	123.63
45	—	535	173.50–181.25	176.79
5	—	368	171.00–179.00	176.80
69	—	631	149.00–155.00	153.51
199	—	773	130.00–140.00	134.60
311	—	811	130.25–137.00	135.63
85	—	734	135.50–145.25	141.43
170	—	672	141.50–156.50	147.68
28	—	986	119.25–125.00	119.84
17	—	1,029	118.50	118.50
41	—	871	120.00–127.50	123.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	508	167.00	167.00
3	—	577	153.00	153.00
7	—	465	157.00–164.00	157.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	535	151.00–157.00	152.99
7	—	634	137.00–145.00	141.00
10	—	687	135.00–140.00	136.44
14	—	568	146.50–154.00	149.79
5	—	427	170.00–174.00	172.63

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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