Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steer calves under 700 lbs. were mostly 8.00 higher; 700-900 lbs. sold 2.00-6.00 higher. Heifers under 650 lbs. were 3.00-10.00 higher; 650-800 lbs. sold 3.00-6.00 higher. Demand was good for the heavy offerings. Several load lots were included in the offerings. Trading was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $175.13/cwt on 1,745 head.

Average price

$175.13

1,745 head · 702 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,230

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$227

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$43.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.54

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	696	177.04	1,232	1,607
Medium and Large 1-2	728	155.84	1,135	120
Large 1	1,096	133.13	1,459	18thin

One grade step is worth $43.91/cwt here — about −$227 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 sale1,745 hd

175.13

—

IA average7 barns · 5,792 hd

171.58

+3.54

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

49 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 1-2	—	513	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	918	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	161.29/cwt	161.00–161.50	1,173	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,097	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	182.72/cwt	176.50–187.50	1,213	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	209.14/cwt	201.00–216.00	1,002	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	139.10/cwt	135.00–139.75	1,352	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	169.95/cwt	165.50–175.00	1,239	525
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	943	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,273	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	187.38/cwt	178.00–194.50	1,182	259
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	208.50/cwt	197.00–217.00	1,088	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	139.25/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,120	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	150.73/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,253	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	795	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	198.51/cwt	194.00–209.25	1,147	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	149.07/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,179	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	498	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	896	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	153.81/cwt	148.00–157.50	1,332	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	667	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,007	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,017	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,271	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	649	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	948	4
Heifers	Large 1Fleshy	—	870	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	1,203	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	970	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	883	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,064	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	577	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	923	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,019	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	728	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,168	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	798	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	1,171	15
Steers	Large 1	—	1,096	133.13/cwt	131.00–135.25	1,459	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	144.28/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,254	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	717	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,004	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	164.24/cwt	155.00–166.75	1,266	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,156	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	151.98/cwt	145.00–154.25	1,084	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	148.95/cwt	143.00–151.50	1,139	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	175.34/cwt	167.00–180.00	903	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	157.91/cwt	149.00–161.25	1,064	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	443	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	784	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	153.36/cwt	145.00–162.00	790	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	166.30/cwt	157.00–169.75	1,029	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	171.44/cwt	165.50–177.00	986	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	794	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	148.00/cwt	147.00–149.00	1,029	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	184.60/cwt	180.00–190.00	790	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	972	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	131.86/cwt	131.00–132.50	1,093	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	160.45/cwt	160.00–162.00	942	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	729	5

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 Feb 17, 2022

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

Receipts 2,715Last week 2,373Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	513	179.00	179.00
16	—	727	161.00–161.50	161.29
18	—	671	163.50	163.50
8	—	804	138.00–140.00	139.25
17	—	791	148.00–150.00	149.07
6	—	645	165.00	165.00
3	—	582	175.00	175.00
17	—	869	142.00–145.00	144.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
131	—	664	176.50–187.50	182.72
21	—	479	201.00–216.00	209.14
37	—	972	135.00–139.75	139.10
525	—	729	165.50–175.00	169.95
12	—	943	135.00	135.00
259	—	631	178.00–194.50	187.38
112	—	522	197.00–217.00	208.50
49	—	831	146.00–155.00	150.73
4	—	374	212.50	212.50
181	—	578	194.00–209.25	198.51
110	—	866	148.00–157.50	153.81
153	—	771	155.00–166.75	164.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	498	180.00	180.00
8	—	667	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	728	160.50	160.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	798	146.75	146.75
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,096	131.00–135.25	133.13
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,017	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	649	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	870	138.25	138.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	577	160.00	160.00
4	—	443	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	717	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	803	144.00	144.00
49	—	713	145.00–154.25	151.98
24	—	765	143.00–151.50	148.95
64	—	515	167.00–180.00	175.34
152	—	674	149.00–161.25	157.91
143	—	619	157.00–169.75	166.30
135	—	575	165.50–177.00	171.44
5	—	459	173.00	173.00
16	—	428	180.00–190.00	184.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	515	145.00–162.00	153.36
6	—	695	147.00–149.00	148.00
17	—	627	155.00	155.00
14	—	829	131.00–132.50	131.86
30	—	587	160.00–162.00	160.45
5	—	429	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	618	157.00	157.00
4	—	524	168.50	168.50
2	—	495	168.00	168.00

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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