Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steer calves under 550 lbs. 5.00-7.00 higher; 550-750 lbs. steady to 5.00 higher. The steers over 750 lbs. 2.00 higher to sharply higher. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. 5.00 higher, the heavier heifers were generally steady. Demand was good for the heavy offerings. Several load lots were included in the offerings. Trade was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $174.07/cwt on 1,643 head.

Average price

$174.07

1,643 head · 670 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,167

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$6.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.31

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	673	174.41	1,173	1,559
Medium and Large 1-2	630	167.84	1,057	84

One grade step is worth $6.57/cwt here — about $116 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 sale1,643 hd

174.07

—

IA average12 barns · 11,811 hd

167.76

+6.31

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

41 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 1	—	683	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	963	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	733	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	990	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	823	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	170.77/cwt	170.00–171.00	811	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	616	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	151.04/cwt	143.00–157.00	867	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	187.63/cwt	186.00–189.00	1,024	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	975	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	180.47/cwt	174.00–185.00	1,113	306
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	160.59/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,322	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	153.55/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,112	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	146.10/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,129	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	210.27/cwt	204.00–219.00	894	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	209.08/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,008	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	206.48/cwt	198.50–214.00	1,074	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	160.36/cwt	154.50–168.50	1,236	361
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	171.57/cwt	162.00–176.50	1,165	230
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,115	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	183.14/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,084	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	897	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	136.24/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,243	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	167.29/cwt	158.00–172.00	883	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	164.23/cwt	161.00–170.25	1,176	229
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	166.38/cwt	160.00–171.00	785	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,151	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	163.02/cwt	154.00–168.75	947	171
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	888	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,199	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	143.02/cwt	135.00–151.00	808	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	167.65/cwt	164.00–173.00	1,051	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	137.15/cwt	136.50–138.00	1,011	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	139.68/cwt	138.00–140.00	849	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	633	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	145.61/cwt	141.50–153.00	1,053	106
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,048	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,279	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	149.05/cwt	142.00–155.00	920	166
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	149.21/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,006	344
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,207	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	741	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	149.31/cwt	143.00–152.00	799	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	137.26/cwt	135.00–140.50	929	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	987	6

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 27, 2022

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

Receipts 3,115Last week 2,765Year ago 1,273

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	683	141.00	141.00
3	—	733	135.00	135.00
7	—	619	133.00	133.00
9	—	475	170.00–171.00	170.77
12	—	574	143.00–157.00	151.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	616	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	546	186.00–189.00	187.63
5	—	551	177.00	177.00
10	—	724	150.00–157.00	153.55
13	—	773	140.00–150.00	146.10
6	—	820	136.00	136.00
15	—	485	185.00	185.00
19	—	627	164.00–173.00	167.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
306	—	617	174.00–185.00	180.47
59	—	823	155.00–162.00	160.59
31	—	425	204.00–219.00	210.27
56	—	482	200.00–220.00	209.08
149	—	520	198.50–214.00	206.48
361	—	771	154.50–168.50	160.36
230	—	679	162.00–176.50	171.57
95	—	592	180.00–188.00	183.14
35	—	912	132.00–142.00	136.24
229	—	716	161.00–170.25	164.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	888	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
102	—	528	158.00–172.00	167.29
110	—	472	160.00–171.00	166.38
3	—	805	143.00	143.00
171	—	581	154.00–168.75	163.02
7	—	370	171.00	171.00
106	—	723	141.50–153.00	145.61
166	—	617	142.00–155.00	149.05
344	—	674	140.00–152.00	149.21
8	—	921	131.00	131.00
9	—	436	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	565	135.00–151.00	143.02
21	—	737	136.50–138.00	137.15
20	—	608	138.00–140.00	139.68
29	—	535	143.00–152.00	149.31
23	—	677	135.00–140.50	137.26
6	—	759	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,048	122.00	122.00

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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