Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers 500-600 pounds were 3.00-13.00 lower, steers 650-850 pounds were 1.50 to 16.00 higher. Heifers were mixed. Demand was good and trade was active. Several load lots offered.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $176.86/cwt on 401 head.

Average price

$176.86

401 head · 797 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,409

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$366

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

$25.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.04

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	802	178.11	1,429	381
Medium and Large 1-2	695	153.05	1,063	20

One grade step is worth $25.06/cwt here — about $366 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 sale401 hd

176.86

—

IA average5 barns · 2,093 hd

164.82

+12.04

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

29 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	—	537	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	950	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	674	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	171.35/cwt	162.00–185.00	841	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	697	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,129	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,107	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	178.57/cwt	176.00–180.00	1,018	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	993	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,136	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,588	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,026	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,642	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,118	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	858	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,266	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	172.65/cwt	160.00–176.00	1,250	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	179.25/cwt	179.25–179.25	1,468	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	972	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	807	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	194.29/cwt	183.00–197.00	1,278	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	892	175.60/cwt	175.60–175.60	1,566	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	921	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	156.50/cwt	155.00–159.00	682	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	786	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	164.17/cwt	140.00–166.00	1,358	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	146.43/cwt	146.00–147.00	1,152	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,187	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,424	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	174.52/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,089	8

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	177.00	177.00
5	—	394	171.00	171.00
10	—	491	162.00–185.00	171.35
11	—	697	162.00	162.00
15	—	642	172.50	172.50
21	—	570	176.00–180.00	178.57
70	—	827	140.00–166.00	164.17
35	—	742	160.00	160.00
66	—	858	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	436	155.00–159.00	156.50
4	—	451	149.00	149.00
7	—	787	146.00–147.00	146.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	534	186.00	186.00
28	—	568	200.00	200.00
63	—	926	171.50	171.50
3	—	377	186.00	186.00
57	—	1,026	160.00	160.00
9	—	464	185.00	185.00
17	—	724	160.00–176.00	172.65
65	—	819	179.25	179.25
49	—	658	183.00–197.00	194.29
60	—	892	175.60	175.60
4	—	434	181.00	181.00
8	—	624	165.00–180.00	174.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	828	135.00	135.00
7	—	796	159.00	159.00
3	—	615	158.00	158.00
4	—	486	166.00	166.00
3	—	682	135.00	135.00

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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