Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend as the last sale reported was three weeks ago (3/11). Trade was active with moderate demand. Most offerings were in smaller groups today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.27/cwt on 425 head.

Average price

$135.27

425 head · 614 lb average

Value per head Derived

$830

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$17.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.04

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	607	137.91	837	360
Medium and Large 1-2	651	120.61	785	65

One grade step is worth $17.30/cwt here — about $52 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 sale425 hd

135.27

—

IA average9 barns · 4,004 hd

139.31

−4.04

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

57 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	—	478	132.42/cwt	130.00–135.00	633	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	176.86/cwt	175.00–180.00	950	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	907	119.17/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,081	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	153	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	260	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	768	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	155.12/cwt	150.50–158.50	1,021	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	191.91/cwt	189.00–196.00	827	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	327	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	385	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	112.54/cwt	110.00–119.50	1,027	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	156.79/cwt	152.50–159.50	969	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	131.64/cwt	126.00–141.00	819	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	126.26/cwt	120.00–127.50	997	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	585	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	749	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	137.60/cwt	135.50–138.75	933	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	414	153.34/cwt	146.50–156.00	635	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	149.38/cwt	142.00–153.00	780	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	466	176.39/cwt	173.00–178.00	822	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	670	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	945	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	143.05/cwt	140.00–150.00	687	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	526	133.67/cwt	132.50–140.00	703	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	554	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	936	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	138.33/cwt	136.50–140.00	1,062	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	180.63/cwt	152.50–190.00	601	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,085	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	821	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	928	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	603	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	898	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	169.40/cwt	165.00–174.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	652	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,050	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	189.17/cwt	183.00–197.00	904	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	165.33/cwt	162.00–169.00	966	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	155.93/cwt	152.00–162.00	597	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	151.20/cwt	149.50–156.75	1,104	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	802	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,155	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	543	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	923	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	128.67/cwt	120.00–132.50	923	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	135.49/cwt	131.00–140.00	776	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	123.81/cwt	115.00–127.00	721	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	998	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	113.24/cwt	111.00–117.00	934	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	423	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	829	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	376	197.90/cwt	190.00–201.00	744	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	151.43/cwt	146.00–155.00	650	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	155.56/cwt	153.00–161.00	910	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	130.70/cwt	120.00–138.00	954	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	638	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	944	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	683	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	915	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	176.52/cwt	175.00–178.00	860	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	125.52/cwt	120.00–131.00	672	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	118.54/cwt	115.00–124.00	801	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	460	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	865	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	559	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	942	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	124.19/cwt	122.00–127.00	775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	833	15

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.

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Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle - Lamoni, IA

Thu Apr 1, 2021

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

Receipts 935Last week 2,055Year ago 0

No trend as the last sale reported was three weeks ago (3/11). Trade was active with moderate demand. Most offerings were in smaller groups today.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	130.00–135.00	132.42
5	—	582	115.00–127.00	123.81
4	—	868	115.00	115.00
4	—	825	111.00–117.00	113.24
13	—	535	120.00–131.00	125.52
14	—	676	115.00–124.00	118.54
4	—	624	122.00–127.00	124.19
15	—	724	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	173.00	173.00
2	—	385	171.00	171.00
18	—	585	128.00	128.00
15	—	414	146.50–156.00	153.34
13	—	526	132.50–140.00	133.67
1	—	495	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	913	110.00–119.50	112.54
34	—	622	126.00–141.00	131.64
32	—	790	120.00–127.50	126.26
40	—	678	135.50–138.75	137.60
30	—	522	142.00–153.00	149.38
11	—	480	140.00–150.00	143.05
8	—	383	152.00–162.00	155.93
64	—	717	120.00–132.50	128.67
41	—	573	131.00–140.00	135.49
29	—	429	146.00–155.00	151.43
1	—	340	151.50	151.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	652	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	537	175.00–180.00	176.86
11	—	907	117.00–120.00	119.17
4	—	394	195.00	195.00
37	—	658	150.50–158.50	155.12
11	—	431	189.00–196.00	191.91
28	—	618	152.50–159.50	156.79
9	—	768	136.50–140.00	138.33
8	—	333	152.50–190.00	180.63
7	—	886	122.50	122.50
33	—	478	183.00–197.00	189.17
32	—	584	162.00–169.00	165.33
63	—	730	149.50–156.75	151.20
46	—	802	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	153	170.00	170.00
6	—	554	169.00	169.00
3	—	543	170.00	170.00
11	—	423	196.00	196.00
11	—	376	190.00–201.00	197.90
4	—	638	148.00	148.00
3	—	683	134.00	134.00
2	—	460	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	442	181.00	181.00
15	—	585	153.00–161.00	155.56
12	—	730	120.00–138.00	130.70
8	—	487	175.00–178.00	176.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	466	173.00–178.00	176.39
3	—	670	141.00	141.00
12	—	559	168.50	168.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	821	113.00	113.00
3	—	603	149.00	149.00
2	—	465	165.00–174.00	169.40

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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