Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday steer calves 400-600 lbs. 5.00-10.00 higher, 600-900 lbs. mostly steady, 900-1050 lbs. strong market on several load lots. Heifer calves 400-600 lbs. 2.00-5.00 higher, 600-800 lbs. 5.00-8.00 higher with a number of load lots offered today. Trade active with good demand for the large offerings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.69/cwt on 1,355 head.

Average price

$144.69

1,355 head · 648 lb average

Value per head Derived

$937

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$13.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.00

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	640	146.60	939	1,137
Large 1	709	134.97	957	185
Medium and Large 1-2	559	133.34	745	33

One grade step is worth $13.26/cwt here — about $194 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 sale1,355 hd

144.69

—

IA average10 barns · 5,290 hd

142.69

+2.00

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

54 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	Medium and Large 1	—	540	185.49/cwt	174.00–189.25	1,002	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	894	136.95/cwt	136.50–137.00	1,224	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	141.77/cwt	135.50–145.00	1,097	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	214.92/cwt	205.00–220.00	808	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	129.02/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,063	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	788	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,332	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	136.17/cwt	135.75–137.00	1,234	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,018	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,308	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	185.50/cwt	184.00–187.50	890	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	153.35/cwt	147.50–157.25	1,095	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	408	198.73/cwt	195.00–202.50	811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	470	190.34/cwt	184.00–194.00	895	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	574	162.42/cwt	160.00–164.00	932	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	722	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	986	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	621	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	959	218
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	530	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	856	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	407	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	635	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	513	148.24/cwt	141.00–150.00	760	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	375	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	534	172.43/cwt	170.00–175.00	921	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	707	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	870	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	459	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,021	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	580	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	869	32
Steers	Large 1	—	989	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	1,184	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	681	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	926	107
Heifers	Large 1	—	792	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	1,051	63
Heifers	Large 1	—	557	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	763	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	633	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	165.64/cwt	164.00–168.00	883	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	377	198.55/cwt	197.00–202.00	749	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	476	148.53/cwt	148.00–151.00	707	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	609	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	804	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	139.53/cwt	137.00–150.00	950	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,094	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	989	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	913	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	131.91/cwt	130.00–140.00	700	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	938	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	737	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	167.04/cwt	167.00–168.00	762	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	152.36/cwt	148.00–156.00	667	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	143.02/cwt	135.00–144.50	978	230
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	137.85/cwt	132.00–142.75	991	178
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	157.46/cwt	155.00–163.00	986	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	889	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,107	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	173.16/cwt	169.00–177.00	1,001	176
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	134.54/cwt	126.00–137.00	1,057	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	139.54/cwt	132.00–147.00	872	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	137.56/cwt	135.00–141.00	792	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	154.52/cwt	153.50–161.00	1,058	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	150.71/cwt	144.00–152.25	782	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	447	194.12/cwt	193.50–198.00	868	29

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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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	540	174.00–189.25	185.49
62	—	894	136.50–137.00	136.95
19	—	774	135.50–145.00	141.77
19	—	376	205.00–220.00	214.92
16	—	824	125.00–133.00	129.02
168	—	906	135.75–137.00	136.17
113	—	1,018	128.50	128.50
7	—	480	184.00–187.50	185.50
58	—	714	147.50–157.25	153.35
20	—	626	155.00–163.00	157.46
176	—	578	169.00–177.00	173.16
99	—	685	153.50–161.00	154.52
29	—	447	193.50–198.00	194.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	195.00–202.50	198.73
23	—	470	184.00–194.00	190.34
22	—	574	160.00–164.00	162.42
15	—	722	136.50	136.50
15	—	534	170.00–175.00	172.43
6	—	377	197.00–202.00	198.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	459	222.50	222.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	989	119.75	119.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	533	164.00–168.00	165.64
10	—	681	137.00–150.00	139.53
7	—	927	118.00	118.00
4	—	828	119.50	119.50
4	—	613	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	788	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
218	—	621	154.50	154.50
80	—	530	161.50	161.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	407	156.00	156.00
15	—	513	141.00–150.00	148.24
1	—	375	167.50	167.50
12	—	707	123.00	123.00
11	—	476	148.00–151.00	148.53
4	—	609	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	580	149.75	149.75
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	681	136.00	136.00
63	—	792	132.75	132.75
15	—	557	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	177.50	177.50
29	—	456	167.00–168.00	167.04
23	—	438	148.00–156.00	152.36
230	—	684	135.00–144.50	143.02
178	—	719	132.00–142.75	137.85
4	—	889	124.50	124.50
85	—	786	126.00–137.00	134.54
77	—	625	132.00–147.00	139.54
50	—	576	135.00–141.00	137.56
41	—	519	144.00–152.25	150.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	531	130.00–140.00	131.91
6	—	727	129.00	129.00
4	—	580	127.00	127.00
3	—	378	160.00	160.00

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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