Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend, as there was no recent market coverage for comparison. Demand was good for the moderate offerings. Offerings included several load lots. The tone of the market was firm. Trade was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.95/cwt on 954 head.

Average price

$159.95

954 head · 776 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,241

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$246

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$17.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.39

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	748	162.40	1,214	798
Medium and Large 1-2	675	154.18	1,041	41
Large 1	1,007	145.01	1,460	115

One grade step is worth $17.39/cwt here — about −$246 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 sale954 hd

159.95

—

IA average8 barns · 4,914 hd

160.34

−0.39

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

48 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	388	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	428	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	592	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	823	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	704	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,123	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	575	166.64/cwt	163.50–171.50	958	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	543	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	853	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	486	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	855	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	621	158.36/cwt	158.00–159.00	983	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	509	172.18/cwt	171.00–173.00	876	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	358	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	162.67/cwt	153.50–166.25	1,272	172
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	142.26/cwt	137.00–146.50	1,219	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	177.91/cwt	175.00–180.00	826	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	157.26/cwt	150.00–163.50	1,283	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	160.41/cwt	154.00–164.50	1,007	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	160.51/cwt	157.50–166.00	1,172	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	158.79/cwt	156.75–160.85	1,386	249
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	782	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,063	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	161.37/cwt	152.00–166.00	902	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,210	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	166.70/cwt	159.75–170.00	1,125	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	735	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	465	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	148.01/cwt	147.00–151.00	1,095	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	161.30/cwt	160.00–162.50	676	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,217	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	728	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	393	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	139.93/cwt	139.75–141.50	1,297	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	150.14/cwt	148.00–151.00	950	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	149.36/cwt	145.00–154.00	856	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	149.78/cwt	148.00–151.50	1,010	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	138.05/cwt	133.50–140.00	979	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	145.89/cwt	145.50–146.00	1,119	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	159.75/cwt	156.50–161.25	828	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,155	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	410	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	547	153.92/cwt	152.00–155.50	842	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	331	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	579	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,045	7
Steers	Large 1	—	1,022	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,487	108
Steers	Large 1	—	772	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,062	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	748	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,159	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	580	146.71/cwt	143.00–153.00	851	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	489	155.61/cwt	152.00–160.00	761	18

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 Oct 21, 2021

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

Receipts 1,612Last week 1,927Year ago 0

No trend, as there was no recent market coverage for comparison. Demand was good for the moderate offerings. Offerings included several load lots. The tone of the market was firm. Trade was active.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	168.00	168.00
2	—	428	161.00	161.00
5	—	592	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	148.00	148.00
5	—	467	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	704	159.50	159.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	529	139.00	139.00
5	—	300	155.00	155.00
24	—	709	133.50–140.00	138.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	740	147.00–151.00	148.01
6	—	419	160.00–162.50	161.30
4	—	869	140.00	140.00
4	—	464	157.00	157.00
30	—	927	139.75–141.50	139.93
25	—	633	148.00–151.00	150.14
25	—	573	145.00–154.00	149.36
43	—	674	148.00–151.50	149.78
26	—	767	145.50–146.00	145.89
25	—	518	156.50–161.25	159.75
8	—	816	141.50	141.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	393	158.00	158.00
11	—	547	152.00–155.50	153.92
5	—	331	175.00	175.00
19	—	580	143.00–153.00	146.71
18	—	489	152.00–160.00	155.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	410	156.50	156.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	575	163.50–171.50	166.64
8	—	486	176.00	176.00
14	—	621	158.00–159.00	158.36
17	—	509	171.00–173.00	172.18
3	—	358	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	543	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
172	—	782	153.50–166.25	162.67
10	—	464	175.00–180.00	177.91
32	—	816	150.00–163.50	157.26
34	—	628	154.00–164.50	160.41
41	—	730	157.50–166.00	160.51
249	—	873	156.75–160.85	158.79
30	—	559	152.00–166.00	161.37
146	—	675	159.75–170.00	166.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	857	137.00–146.50	142.26
11	—	471	166.00	166.00
4	—	723	147.00	147.00
7	—	791	153.00	153.00
7	—	674	155.00	155.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	1,022	145.50	145.50
7	—	772	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	748	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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