Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good demand today with quality cattle. Compared to a week ago, nearly all weight groups had higher prices. Steers 550 to 650 pounds were 10.60 to 12.10 higher. Heifers 450 to 550 pounds were 7.20 to 8.30 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $197.74/cwt on 1,396 head.

Average price

$197.74

1,396 head · 599 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,185

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$254

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

$32.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.13

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	600	198.68	1,193	1,355
Medium and Large 1-2	563	166.59	939	41

One grade step is worth $32.09/cwt here — about $254 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 sale1,396 hd

197.74

—

IA average13 barns · 11,297 hd

188.61

+9.13

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

60 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 1Unweaned	—	565	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	983	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	798	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	933	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	546	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	956	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	497	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	949	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,054	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,428	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	784	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,270	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	673	179.41/cwt	175.00–183.50	1,207	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	543	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	934	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	687	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,140	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	508	198.42/cwt	193.00–210.00	1,008	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	427	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,035	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	182.83/cwt	170.00–187.00	1,475	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	203.15/cwt	190.00–212.50	861	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	184.85/cwt	184.85–184.85	1,638	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	566	192.32/cwt	190.00–194.50	1,089	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	622	192.61/cwt	187.50–203.00	1,198	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	469	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,008	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	990	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	177.65/cwt	166.00–185.00	1,265	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	195.02/cwt	178.00–201.50	1,195	213
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	206.40/cwt	193.00–214.00	1,112	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	199.24/cwt	186.00–210.00	1,134	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	209.43/cwt	200.00–221.00	997	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	673	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	183.51/cwt	177.50–191.00	1,241	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	896	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	205.99/cwt	197.00–210.00	766	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	167.38/cwt	157.00–171.50	946	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,397	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	141.18/cwt	136.00–150.00	652	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	544	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	159.33/cwt	158.00–160.00	827	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	152.52/cwt	150.00–160.00	656	18
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,036	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,616	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	176.89/cwt	162.00–182.50	849	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	182.78/cwt	175.00–189.00	780	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	164.18/cwt	162.00–165.50	1,102	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	167.51/cwt	161.00–180.00	637	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,057	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	180.09/cwt	168.00–193.50	944	185
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	178.87/cwt	164.00–188.00	1,039	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	168.75/cwt	168.00–170.00	562	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	945	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,217	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,089	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	170.53/cwt	157.00–184.00	1,066	157
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	575	152.54/cwt	150.00–159.00	877	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	670	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,035	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	637	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,038	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	532	153.96/cwt	153.00–158.00	819	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	505	186.56/cwt	180.00–188.00	942	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	987	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,545	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	158.17/cwt	152.00–164.00	1,064	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	462	230.42/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,065	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	369	246.10/cwt	242.00–249.00	908	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	522	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,193	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	430	182.55/cwt	172.00–185.00	785	35

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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Receipts 2,721Last week 2,280Year ago 1,935

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	565	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	195.50	195.50
8	—	469	199.00	199.00
19	—	546	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	497	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,054	135.50	135.50
8	—	1,036	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	852	164.00	164.00
76	—	480	162.00–182.50	176.89
66	—	427	175.00–189.00	182.78
56	—	671	162.00–165.50	164.18
11	—	380	161.00–180.00	167.51
185	—	524	168.00–193.50	180.09
103	—	581	164.00–188.00	178.87
11	—	333	168.00–170.00	168.75
6	—	768	158.50	158.50
4	—	714	152.50	152.50
157	—	625	157.00–184.00	170.53
6	—	987	156.50	156.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	462	136.00–150.00	141.18
13	—	328	166.00	166.00
9	—	519	158.00–160.00	159.33
18	—	430	150.00–160.00	152.52
6	—	881	120.00	120.00
4	—	675	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	575	150.00–159.00	152.54
10	—	670	154.50	154.50
10	—	637	163.00	163.00
45	—	505	180.00–188.00	186.56
35	—	430	172.00–185.00	182.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	532	153.00–158.00	153.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	784	162.00	162.00
14	—	673	175.00–183.50	179.41
16	—	508	193.00–210.00	198.42
31	—	427	242.50	242.50
25	—	566	190.00–194.50	192.32
49	—	622	187.50–203.00	192.61
4	—	469	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	543	172.00	172.00
5	—	687	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	807	170.00–187.00	182.83
35	—	424	190.00–212.50	203.15
62	—	886	184.85	184.85
98	—	712	166.00–185.00	177.65
213	—	613	178.00–201.50	195.02
180	—	539	193.00–214.00	206.40
183	—	569	186.00–210.00	199.24
87	—	476	200.00–221.00	209.43
135	—	676	177.50–191.00	183.51
3	—	348	225.00	225.00
17	—	372	197.00–210.00	205.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	619	160.00	160.00
4	—	446	151.00	151.00
5	—	509	176.00	176.00
11	—	565	157.00–171.50	167.38
3	—	327	190.00	190.00
6	—	673	152.00–164.00	158.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	462	230.00–232.00	230.42
38	—	369	242.00–249.00	246.10
31	—	522	228.50	228.50

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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