Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday steer calves 400-550 lbs. 4.00 higher, 550-700 lbs. 5.00 lower, over 700 lbs. firm. Heifer calves 450-800 lbs. 5.00 lower, over 800 lbs. firm. Trade active with good demand . A number of load lots from 650 lbs. and up in todays offerings of steers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.78/cwt on 1,508 head.

Average price

$164.78

1,508 head · 776 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,279

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$13.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.40

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	779	165.21	1,286	1,461
Medium and Large 1-2	694	151.42	1,052	47

One grade step is worth $13.80/cwt here — about $235 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 sale1,508 hd

164.78

—

IA average11 barns · 11,930 hd

170.19

−5.40

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

38 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	—	482	177.41/cwt	173.00–180.00	855	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,130	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	152.30/cwt	148.00–156.50	1,031	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	185.73/cwt	180.00–192.50	680	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	147.25/cwt	147.25–147.25	1,143	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	199.26/cwt	193.50–200.75	833	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,043	142.85/cwt	142.85–142.85	1,490	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	762	171.25/cwt	171.25–171.25	1,305	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,497	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	209.54/cwt	207.00–213.00	1,125	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	205.15/cwt	198.00–210.00	1,001	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	165.83/cwt	157.00–176.00	1,192	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	150.98/cwt	143.50–154.50	1,235	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	155.14/cwt	150.25–158.10	1,319	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,310	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	182.74/cwt	177.00–186.50	1,155	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	208.20/cwt	204.00–212.50	916	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	139.31/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,089	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	154.57/cwt	151.00–166.00	1,213	178
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	164.07/cwt	158.00–171.00	957	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	158.90/cwt	149.00–165.75	990	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	190.47/cwt	187.50–197.00	1,097	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	179.10/cwt	174.00–185.50	1,205	418
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	853	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	181.84/cwt	174.00–187.50	686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	146.70/cwt	141.00–150.00	863	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	131.97/cwt	126.00–134.00	880	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	952	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	1,383	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	172.43/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,078	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	136.87/cwt	130.00–151.00	701	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	170.31/cwt	155.00–177.00	691	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	157.00/cwt	155.00–159.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	153.23/cwt	146.00–154.60	1,094	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	174.98/cwt	167.00–178.00	929	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	130.03/cwt	128.00–131.00	819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	154.83/cwt	152.50–160.00	495	4

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 24, 2022

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

Receipts 2,145Last week 2,715Year ago 3,200

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	482	173.00–180.00	177.41
10	—	863	130.00–132.00	130.99
12	—	677	148.00–156.50	152.30
13	—	366	180.00–192.50	185.73
17	—	776	147.25	147.25
24	—	418	193.50–200.75	199.26
52	—	583	158.00–171.00	164.07
106	—	623	149.00–165.75	158.90
152	—	714	146.00–154.60	153.23
64	—	531	167.00–178.00	174.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	588	141.00–150.00	146.70
8	—	667	126.00–134.00	131.97
11	—	512	130.00–151.00	136.87
8	—	406	155.00–177.00	170.31
2	—	390	159.00	159.00
2	—	490	155.00–159.00	157.00
3	—	630	128.00–131.00	130.03
4	—	320	152.50–160.00	154.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
153	—	1,043	142.85	142.85
11	—	1,085	138.00	138.00
37	—	537	207.00–213.00	209.54
5	—	488	198.00–210.00	205.15
47	—	719	157.00–176.00	165.83
49	—	818	143.50–154.50	150.98
106	—	850	150.25–158.10	155.14
89	—	913	143.50	143.50
96	—	632	177.00–186.50	182.74
12	—	440	204.00–212.50	208.20
2	—	368	202.50	202.50
178	—	785	151.00–166.00	154.57
43	—	576	187.50–197.00	190.47
418	—	673	174.00–185.50	179.10
116	—	952	145.25	145.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	762	171.25	171.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	782	136.00–142.00	139.31
4	—	456	187.00	187.00
5	—	377	174.00–187.50	181.84
5	—	625	170.00–174.00	172.43

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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