Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent sales data for comparison. Demand was good with many load lots of heavier cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $187.30/cwt on 893 head.

Average price

$187.30

893 head · 729 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,365

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$289

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$30.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.13

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	705	191.73	1,351	752
Medium and Large 1-2	507	168.73	855	44
Large 1	1,016	161.38	1,640	97

One grade step is worth $30.35/cwt here — about −$289 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 sale893 hd

187.30

—

IA average7 barns · 3,877 hd

180.18

+7.13

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

42 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	—	798	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,053	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	453	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	747	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	998	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,098	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,170	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	554	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	837	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	455	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	905	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	227.98/cwt	222.00–229.00	1,090	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,483	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	229.04/cwt	227.50–230.00	747	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	469	197.07/cwt	191.00–205.00	924	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	506	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,116	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	544	167.87/cwt	160.00–175.00	913	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	770	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	828	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	174.83/cwt	174.00–175.00	1,156	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	226.26/cwt	217.00–231.00	808	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,542	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	176.75/cwt	162.00–179.50	1,280	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	175.15/cwt	166.50–177.25	1,533	249
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	211.29/cwt	208.00–214.00	1,097	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	197.61/cwt	187.00–202.00	1,126	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	185.01/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,450	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	233.07/cwt	229.00–234.00	949	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	170.96/cwt	168.50–172.50	1,084	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	190.93/cwt	170.00–196.00	901	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	175.70/cwt	165.00–183.00	763	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	423	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	859	10
Steers	Large 1	—	1,016	161.38/cwt	153.00–161.75	1,640	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	608	172.11/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,046	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	171.19/cwt	160.00–177.00	957	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	170.49/cwt	160.00–172.25	1,250	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	179.02/cwt	170.00–180.75	933	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	429	172.06/cwt	170.00–174.00	738	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	538	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	823	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	192.95/cwt	175.00–199.00	727	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	598	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,075	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,219	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	159.76/cwt	150.00–165.00	738	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	791	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,111	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

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No recent sales data for comparison. Demand was good with many load lots of heavier cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	798	132.00	132.00
5	—	453	165.00	165.00
5	—	998	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,170	134.50	134.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	554	151.00	151.00
8	—	455	199.00	199.00
10	—	429	170.00–174.00	172.06
11	—	538	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	634	168.50–172.50	170.96
65	—	472	170.00–196.00	190.93
23	—	434	165.00–183.00	175.70
35	—	559	160.00–177.00	171.19
44	—	733	160.00–172.25	170.49
25	—	521	170.00–180.75	179.02
70	—	377	175.00–199.00	192.95
4	—	871	140.00	140.00
5	—	669	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	352	170.00	170.00
5	—	714	150.50	150.50
9	—	462	150.00–165.00	159.76
10	—	510	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	478	222.00–229.00	227.98
4	—	933	159.00	159.00
8	—	326	227.50–230.00	229.04
17	—	661	174.00–175.00	174.83
27	—	357	217.00–231.00	226.26
68	—	831	185.50	185.50
96	—	724	162.00–179.50	176.75
249	—	875	166.50–177.25	175.15
18	—	519	208.00–214.00	211.29
19	—	570	187.00–202.00	197.61
78	—	784	170.00–186.00	185.01
55	—	407	229.00–234.00	233.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	469	191.00–205.00	197.07
14	—	506	220.50	220.50
10	—	608	170.00–173.00	172.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	544	160.00–175.00	167.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	355	197.50	197.50
4	—	414	186.00	186.00
18	—	514	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	423	203.00	203.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	1,016	153.00–161.75	161.38

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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