Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend as the last report was three weeks ago (4/8) . Trade rather light with moderate demand for the moderate offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.36/cwt on 567 head.

Average price

$144.36

567 head · 680 lb average

Value per head Derived

$982

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$11.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.11

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	684	145.17	993	526
Medium and Large 1-2	632	133.92	846	41

One grade step is worth $11.25/cwt here — about $147 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 sale567 hd

144.36

—

IA average12 barns · 7,821 hd

143.24

+1.11

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

40 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	—	774	119.47/cwt	115.00–123.50	925	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	128.92/cwt	124.00–137.00	752	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	954	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,097	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	693	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	832	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	741	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	963	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	142.38/cwt	141.00–147.00	950	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	141.12/cwt	135.50–144.75	1,027	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	149.82/cwt	142.00–154.50	948	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	161.17/cwt	158.00–165.00	777	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	153.03/cwt	147.00–156.00	877	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	180.92/cwt	180.00–185.00	803	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	127.71/cwt	126.75–128.50	1,116	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	1,153	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	134.28/cwt	131.50–138.75	1,046	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	158.07/cwt	155.00–160.00	844	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	454	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	704	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	398	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	563	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	134.80/cwt	131.50–139.50	718	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	128.06/cwt	125.00–133.00	859	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	128.69/cwt	121.00–133.00	808	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	140.43/cwt	133.00–143.75	642	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	147.20/cwt	143.00–151.00	552	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	891	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	985	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	661	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	117.44/cwt	115.00–117.75	979	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	123.69/cwt	122.00–124.25	903	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	124.86/cwt	120.00–126.00	594	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	128.36/cwt	125.00–130.00	484	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	124.86/cwt	124.00–127.00	657	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	126.57/cwt	125.00–129.00	978	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	125.10/cwt	120.00–130.00	674	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	132.50/cwt	131.50–133.50	914	22

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 Apr 29, 2021

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

Receipts 1,125Last week 2,430Year ago 2,793

No trend as the last report was three weeks ago (4/8) . Trade rather light with moderate demand for the moderate offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	774	115.00–123.50	119.47
51	—	583	124.00–137.00	128.92
2	—	438	141.00	141.00
37	—	533	131.50–139.50	134.80
61	—	671	125.00–133.00	128.06
70	—	628	121.00–133.00	128.69
10	—	457	133.00–143.75	140.43
6	—	375	143.00–151.00	147.20
8	—	891	110.50	110.50
17	—	834	115.00–117.75	117.44
24	—	730	122.00–124.25	123.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	693	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	398	141.50	141.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	476	120.00–126.00	124.86
2	—	673	122.00	122.00
6	—	377	125.00–130.00	128.36
12	—	526	124.00–127.00	124.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	954	115.00	115.00
38	—	667	141.00–147.00	142.38
96	—	728	135.50–144.75	141.12
114	—	633	142.00–154.50	149.82
18	—	482	158.00–165.00	161.17
22	—	573	147.00–156.00	153.03
26	—	444	180.00–185.00	180.92
27	—	874	126.75–128.50	127.71
43	—	906	127.25	127.25
85	—	779	131.50–138.75	134.28
32	—	534	155.00–160.00	158.07
16	—	369	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	741	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	165.00	165.00
2	—	435	166.00	166.00
2	—	455	140.00	140.00
5	—	773	125.00–129.00	126.57
8	—	539	120.00–130.00	125.10
22	—	690	131.50–133.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	130.00	130.00
3	—	422	159.50	159.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	160.00	160.00
4	—	454	155.00	155.00

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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