Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday steer calves 4.00-6.00 higher, heifer calves 2.00-5.00 higher. Trade active with moderate demand for the large run of offerings, several load lots in the mix.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $173.05/cwt on 1,393 head.

Average price

$173.05

1,393 head · 684 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,184

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$6.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.72

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	687	173.30	1,191	1,338
Medium and Large 1-2	621	166.89	1,036	55

One grade step is worth $6.41/cwt here — about $155 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 sale1,393 hd

173.05

—

IA average12 barns · 16,286 hd

170.33

+2.72

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

50 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 1Fancy	—	656	181.25/cwt	181.25–181.25	1,189	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	167.13/cwt	164.50–175.00	998	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	156.36/cwt	156.00–156.50	1,129	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,178	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	580	140.99/cwt	135.00–145.25	818	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	198.28/cwt	193.00–201.50	1,057	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	174.82/cwt	164.50–180.00	1,101	244
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	152.43/cwt	147.00–155.25	1,338	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	157.79/cwt	152.00–160.25	1,218	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	186.91/cwt	186.00–191.00	918	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	572	166.43/cwt	160.00–176.00	952	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	220.40/cwt	213.00–224.00	901	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	202.45/cwt	200.00–210.00	765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	461	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	945	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	165.95/cwt	160.00–171.50	1,132	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	165.38/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,197	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	184.74/cwt	178.00–188.50	1,079	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	203.83/cwt	199.00–208.00	978	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	151.14/cwt	147.50–151.50	1,277	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	342	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	408	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	169.31/cwt	164.00–173.00	977	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,018	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	915	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	161.68/cwt	159.50–168.00	768	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	870	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	647	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	140.08/cwt	136.00–146.00	734	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	152.30/cwt	150.00–156.00	641	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	161.57/cwt	158.00–166.00	856	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	147.46/cwt	141.00–152.00	696	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	130.56/cwt	130.00–131.00	953	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	150.18/cwt	140.00–158.50	1,012	200
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	144.29/cwt	137.50–146.25	1,042	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	548	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	811	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	387	164.98/cwt	163.00–166.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	149.35/cwt	144.75–154.00	923	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	137.26/cwt	131.00–142.00	878	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	180.31/cwt	172.50–183.00	564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	138.99/cwt	136.50–139.50	1,156	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	132.71/cwt	130.00–135.50	898	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	143.04/cwt	136.00–146.00	827	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	471	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	754	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	157.98/cwt	140.00–163.50	891	212
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,019	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	977	154.75/cwt	154.75–154.75	1,512	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	170.96/cwt	169.00–172.00	744	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	134.86/cwt	134.00–135.50	1,024	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	727	141.99/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,032	10

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 Jan 13, 2022

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

Receipts 2,765Last week 2,102Year ago 2,653

Compared to last Thursday steer calves 4.00-6.00 higher, heifer calves 2.00-5.00 higher. Trade active with moderate demand for the large run of offerings, several load lots in the mix.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	656	181.25	181.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	597	164.50–175.00	167.13
18	—	722	156.00–156.50	156.36
11	—	491	186.00–191.00	186.91
6	—	633	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
127	—	533	193.00–201.50	198.28
244	—	630	164.50–180.00	174.82
71	—	878	147.00–155.25	152.43
60	—	772	152.00–160.25	157.79
19	—	409	213.00–224.00	220.40
4	—	378	200.00–210.00	202.45
89	—	682	160.00–171.50	165.95
181	—	724	160.00–170.00	165.38
162	—	584	178.00–188.50	184.74
59	—	480	199.00–208.00	203.83
44	—	845	147.50–151.50	151.14
155	—	977	154.75	154.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	572	160.00–176.00	166.43
7	—	461	205.00	205.00
10	—	727	140.00–144.00	141.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	857	137.50	137.50
40	—	475	159.50–168.00	161.68
40	—	530	158.00–166.00	161.57
200	—	674	140.00–158.50	150.18
48	—	722	137.50–146.25	144.29
93	—	618	144.75–154.00	149.35
4	—	313	172.50–183.00	180.31
22	—	832	136.50–139.50	138.99
212	—	564	140.00–163.50	157.98
14	—	435	169.00–172.00	170.96
7	—	759	134.00–135.50	134.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	580	135.00–145.25	140.99
3	—	548	148.00	148.00
3	—	387	163.00–166.00	164.98
11	—	471	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	390	166.00	166.00
21	—	524	136.00–146.00	140.08
7	—	421	150.00–156.00	152.30
31	—	472	141.00–152.00	147.46
7	—	730	130.00–131.00	130.56
16	—	640	131.00–142.00	137.26
20	—	677	130.00–135.50	132.71
77	—	578	136.00–146.00	143.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	342	180.00	180.00
3	—	408	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	577	164.00–173.00	169.31
6	—	683	149.00	149.00
5	—	538	170.00	170.00
1	—	355	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	613	142.00	142.00

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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