Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous Thursday steer calves 400-600 lbs. mostly steady, 600-800 lbs. 5.00-8.00 lower on limited offerings, 900-1025 lbs. firm. Trade active with moderate demand for the moderate offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.06/cwt on 598 head.

Average price

$161.06

598 head · 800 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,289

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$324

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

$10.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.84

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	579	170.59	987	20
Large 1	501	168.32	843	16thin
Medium and Large 1	817	160.52	1,311	562

One grade step is worth $10.08/cwt here — about −$324 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 sale598 hd

161.06

—

IA average7 barns · 3,793 hd

171.91

−10.84

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

65 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 1Thin Fleshed	—	526	187.35/cwt	187.35–187.35	985	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	576	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	163.93/cwt	161.00–168.00	785	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	174.49/cwt	165.00–181.00	558	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	216.57/cwt	212.50–221.00	847	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	138.80/cwt	137.85–139.75	1,416	215
Steers	Large 1	—	458	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	824	8
Steers	Large 1	—	585	152.02/cwt	150.00–154.00	889	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,020	2
Steers	Large 1	—	395	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	178.23/cwt	171.00–181.00	948	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	193.29/cwt	192.50–195.00	1,109	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	182.04/cwt	180.00–186.00	828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	212.79/cwt	202.00–217.00	915	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	173.09/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,092	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	148.98/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,092	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	203.09/cwt	197.00–211.00	977	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	194.40/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,034	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	166.27/cwt	163.50–168.00	1,124	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	164.29/cwt	162.50–165.50	1,189	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	145.30/cwt	145.25–145.35	1,350	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	481	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,005	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	317	226.32/cwt	222.50–227.50	717	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	400	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	898	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	156.25/cwt	155.50–160.00	1,189	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	822	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,028	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	649	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	938	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	505	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	899	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	305	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	435	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	835	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	985	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,202	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	802	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	865	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	993	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	694	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	972	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,348	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	850	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,114	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	143.09/cwt	140.00–149.00	897	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	651	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	147.19/cwt	140.00–150.00	709	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	446	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	783	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	794	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,000	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	177.39/cwt	171.00–181.00	947	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	170.89/cwt	164.00–174.00	1,037	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	164.64/cwt	160.00–169.00	966	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	180.50/cwt	178.00–184.00	771	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	146.20/cwt	145.00–150.00	636	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	134.15/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,050	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	152.03/cwt	140.00–156.00	879	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,120	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	371	175.38/cwt	167.50–185.00	651	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	143.98/cwt	143.00–149.00	986	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	722	2
Steers	Large 1	—	538	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	145.45/cwt	135.00–148.25	1,027	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	460	181.62/cwt	178.00–183.00	835	11

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 →

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	526	187.35	187.35
11	—	460	178.00–183.00	181.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	140.00	140.00
24	—	446	175.50	175.50
11	—	371	167.50–185.00	175.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	479	161.00–168.00	163.93
4	—	320	165.00–181.00	174.49
35	—	534	171.00–181.00	177.39
98	—	607	164.00–174.00	170.89
28	—	587	160.00–169.00	164.64
5	—	427	178.00–184.00	180.50
7	—	783	132.00–136.00	134.15
4	—	836	134.00	134.00
38	—	685	143.00–149.00	143.98
2	—	380	190.00	190.00
89	—	706	135.00–148.25	145.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	627	140.00–149.00	143.09
8	—	368	177.00	177.00
7	—	482	140.00–150.00	147.19
11	—	435	145.00–150.00	146.20
17	—	578	140.00–156.00	152.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	794	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	190.00	190.00
2	—	573	178.00	178.00
8	—	532	171.00–181.00	178.23
3	—	455	180.00–186.00	182.04
6	—	733	147.00–150.00	148.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	391	212.50–221.00	216.57
215	—	1,020	137.85–139.75	138.80
38	—	574	192.50–195.00	193.29
8	—	430	202.00–217.00	212.79
33	—	631	169.00–175.00	173.09
29	—	481	197.00–211.00	203.09
11	—	532	190.00–198.00	194.40
53	—	676	163.50–168.00	166.27
5	—	724	162.50–165.50	164.29
120	—	929	145.25–145.35	145.30
6	—	761	155.50–160.00	156.25
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	458	180.00	180.00
4	—	585	150.00–154.00	152.02
1	—	395	180.00	180.00
3	—	538	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	481	209.00	209.00
4	—	317	222.50–227.50	226.32
14	—	400	224.50	224.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	822	125.00	125.00
8	—	649	144.50	144.50
1	—	985	122.00	122.00
1	—	1,045	112.00	112.00
16	—	694	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,225	110.00	110.00
2	—	850	131.00	131.00
1	—	1,125	113.00	113.00
1	—	1,070	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	505	178.00	178.00
1	—	305	210.00	210.00
5	—	435	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	112.00	112.00
4	—	514	156.00	156.00
1	—	355	166.00	166.00
1	—	1,180	91.00	91.00
3	—	950	91.00	91.00
1	—	585	142.00	142.00
11	—	1,024	97.00	97.00
1	—	325	180.00	180.00

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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