Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers 600 to 750 lbs sold steady to 8.00 lower. Heifers sold on a light test with a lower undertone. Supply was moderate to heavy. Demand was moderate to good. Several groups of reputation yearlings steers were offered today.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $179.60/cwt on 2,099 head.

Average price

$179.60

2,099 head · 777 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,396

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$334

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

$3.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.62

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	785	179.76	1,411	2,005
Medium and Large 1-2	611	176.31	1,078	94

One grade step is worth $3.45/cwt here — about $334 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 sale2,099 hd

179.60

—

IA average13 barns · 13,112 hd

187.23

−7.62

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	—	318	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	615	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	935	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	597	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	896	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	454	173.56/cwt	167.00–191.00	788	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	707	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	884	13
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,176	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,529	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	225.33/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,016	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	535	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,102	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	664	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,129	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	670	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,052	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	636	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,113	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	209.34/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,218	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	879	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,001	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,642	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	166.45/cwt	156.00–184.50	1,054	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	212.84/cwt	207.50–221.00	1,147	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	166.67/cwt	160.00–172.25	1,458	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	203.36/cwt	191.50–216.50	1,273	206
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	863	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	179.20/cwt	174.50–183.50	1,292	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	989	165.09/cwt	158.25–166.35	1,633	239
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	188.20/cwt	179.00–192.50	1,263	284
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	927	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	547	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	848	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	167.16/cwt	155.75–170.00	1,526	293
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	171.51/cwt	165.00–179.50	1,394	299
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	178.75/cwt	166.00–179.50	1,396	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	164.40/cwt	160.50–177.00	1,143	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,108	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	161.77/cwt	155.00–167.75	1,040	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	168.90/cwt	160.00–178.00	885	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,161	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	156.22/cwt	155.00–159.50	1,201	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	169.78/cwt	165.00–172.00	788	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	165.95/cwt	162.25–168.25	1,100	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	166.76/cwt	150.00–169.75	956	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	173.51/cwt	168.00–179.00	725	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	161.84/cwt	155.00–170.00	644	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	136.56/cwt	135.00–140.00	757	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	169.52/cwt	169.00–170.00	565	10

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 Jan 19, 2023

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

Receipts 3,041Last week 2,795Year ago 2,765

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	318	193.50	193.50
6	—	645	145.00	145.00
9	—	597	150.00	150.00
11	—	454	167.00–191.00	173.56
13	—	707	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,176	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	547	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
140	—	643	155.00–167.75	161.77
148	—	524	160.00–178.00	168.90
3	—	735	158.00	158.00
11	—	769	155.00–159.50	156.22
30	—	464	165.00–172.00	169.78
109	—	663	162.25–168.25	165.95
134	—	573	150.00–169.75	166.76
10	—	418	168.00–179.00	173.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	121.00	121.00
11	—	398	155.00–170.00	161.84
16	—	554	135.00–140.00	136.56
10	—	333	169.00–170.00	169.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	451	224.00–228.00	225.33
67	—	582	200.00–217.00	209.34
53	—	1,001	164.00	164.00
75	—	539	207.50–221.00	212.84
140	—	875	160.00–172.25	166.67
206	—	626	191.50–216.50	203.36
186	—	721	174.50–183.50	179.20
239	—	989	158.25–166.35	165.09
284	—	671	179.00–192.50	188.20
4	—	410	226.00	226.00
293	—	913	155.75–170.00	167.16
299	—	813	165.00–179.50	171.51
129	—	781	166.00–179.50	178.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	535	206.00	206.00
10	—	664	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	157.00	157.00
14	—	636	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	170.00	170.00
23	—	633	156.00–184.50	166.45
3	—	323	201.00	201.00
3	—	415	208.00	208.00
17	—	695	160.50–177.00	164.40
28	—	586	189.00	189.00

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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