Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers sold sharply higher. Heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher. Some of the cattle exhibited a moderate amount of mud due to the recent thawing after the region received rain. Supply was heavy today that included several load lots of yearling cattle. Demand was very good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $208.39/cwt on 1,843 head.

Average price

$208.39

1,843 head · 687 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,433

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$637

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

$34.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.27

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	555	209.35	1,161	39
Medium and Large 1	682	209.24	1,426	1,758
Large 1	1,026	175.25	1,798	46

One grade step is worth $34.10/cwt here — about −$637 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 sale1,843 hd

208.39

—

IA average9 barns · 6,986 hd

203.13

+5.27

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

41 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	—	456	236.51/cwt	228.00–245.00	1,078	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,328	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	221.31/cwt	211.00–232.00	819	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	168.40/cwt	163.25–172.00	1,278	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	185.49/cwt	182.00–190.00	970	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	787	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	209.09/cwt	198.00–213.25	1,409	275
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	691	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,265	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	499	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,203	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	384	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,037	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	182.31/cwt	167.50–185.00	1,677	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	185.23/cwt	165.00–188.00	1,591	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	241.19/cwt	237.50–245.00	810	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	218.74/cwt	202.00–226.75	1,371	227
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	253.17/cwt	234.00–259.00	1,215	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	231.04/cwt	217.00–240.00	1,331	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,659	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	257.97/cwt	241.50–270.00	1,083	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	194.26/cwt	175.00–199.50	1,420	339
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	237.85/cwt	220.50–249.00	1,246	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	203.60/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,183	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	530	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,330	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	182.48/cwt	178.00–184.50	1,476	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	585	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,240	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	183.33/cwt	170.00–187.50	1,428	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	216.92/cwt	216.00–219.00	1,128	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,222	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	581	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,069	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	864	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	213.73/cwt	201.00–223.00	1,139	260
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	402	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	880	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	229.03/cwt	211.00–236.50	989	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	174.26/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,242	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	197.86/cwt	180.00–202.75	1,148	198
Steers	Large 1	—	1,026	175.25/cwt	175.25–175.25	1,798	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	190.18/cwt	182.50–198.00	894	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	225.22/cwt	213.00–234.00	1,061	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	176.25/cwt	170.00–184.00	1,191	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	188.67/cwt	172.00–193.25	1,191	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	483	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,104	23

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 Mar 2, 2023

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

Receipts 3,199Last week 1,638Year ago 2,145

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	456	228.00–245.00	236.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	835	159.00	159.00
31	—	370	211.00–232.00	221.31
51	—	759	163.25–172.00	168.40
260	—	533	201.00–223.00	213.73
54	—	432	211.00–236.50	229.03
104	—	713	170.00–175.00	174.26
198	—	580	180.00–202.75	197.86
55	—	471	213.00–234.00	225.22
71	—	676	170.00–184.00	176.25
151	—	631	172.00–193.25	188.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	523	182.00–190.00	185.49
4	—	409	192.50	192.50
48	—	470	182.50–198.00	190.18
3	—	377	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	581	184.00	184.00
9	—	402	219.00	219.00
23	—	483	228.50	228.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
275	—	674	198.00–213.25	209.09
125	—	920	167.50–185.00	182.31
145	—	859	165.00–188.00	185.23
10	—	336	237.50–245.00	241.19
227	—	627	202.00–226.75	218.74
59	—	480	234.00–259.00	253.17
157	—	576	217.00–240.00	231.04
12	—	970	171.00	171.00
47	—	420	241.50–270.00	257.97
339	—	731	175.00–199.50	194.26
148	—	524	220.50–249.00	237.85
92	—	809	178.00–184.50	182.48
45	—	779	170.00–187.50	183.33
3	—	363	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	691	183.00	183.00
18	—	499	241.00	241.00
6	—	384	270.00	270.00
34	—	585	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	581	200.00–207.00	203.60
25	—	520	216.00–219.00	216.92
8	—	643	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	530	251.00	251.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,026	175.25	175.25

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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