Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent price comparison. Demand was very good today. Supply was heavy and included several load lots of yearling steer cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $244.33/cwt on 1,975 head.

Average price

$244.33

1,975 head · 746 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$584

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$75.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.34

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	734	246.17	1,807	1,903
Medium and Large 1-2	619	226.34	1,401	32
Large 1	1,397	171.13	2,391	40

One grade step is worth $75.04/cwt here — about −$584 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 sale1,975 hd

244.33

—

IA average10 barns · 8,368 hd

240.99

+3.34

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,623	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	235.99/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,579	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	269.68/cwt	255.00–277.50	1,400	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	259.86/cwt	245.00–274.00	1,486	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	270.42/cwt	264.00–275.00	1,284	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	438	273.60/cwt	262.00–283.00	1,198	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	719	226.33/cwt	222.00–234.00	1,627	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	286.99/cwt	282.50–293.00	1,234	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	257.61/cwt	245.00–266.00	1,615	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	282.72/cwt	276.00–288.00	1,117	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	221.92/cwt	221.25–222.25	2,115	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	242.08/cwt	229.50–250.25	1,840	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	235.84/cwt	220.00–237.75	1,740	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,301	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	477	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,097	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	649	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,493	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,228	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,224	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	387	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,103	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	479	257.59/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,234	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	629	248.69/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,564	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	537	274.16/cwt	260.00–279.50	1,472	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	570	268.93/cwt	255.00–278.00	1,533	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	688	234.84/cwt	231.50–236.00	1,616	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	222.03/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,756	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	836	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	399	240.78/cwt	230.00–257.00	961	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	191.75/cwt	180.00–199.00	1,555	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,799	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,332	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	221.32/cwt	212.00–233.00	1,377	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,588	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	211.60/cwt	206.00–215.00	1,409	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	189.50/cwt	189.00–190.00	1,755	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	856	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	251.23/cwt	241.00–255.00	1,191	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,185	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	244.77/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,302	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	235.15/cwt	225.00–237.75	1,364	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	244.63/cwt	234.00–253.00	1,052	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	208.37/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,217	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,292	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	538	243.38/cwt	228.00–252.00	1,309	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	360	249.96/cwt	249.50–252.00	900	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	405	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,017	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	479	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,020	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	401	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	928	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,141	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	526	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,546	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	749	250.25/cwt	250.25–250.25	1,874	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	654	227.26/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,486	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	473	234.22/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,108	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	635	227.25/cwt	226.85–228.50	1,443	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	554	233.89/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,296	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	232.51/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,951	471
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	232.54/cwt	218.00–234.00	1,988	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	947	220.94/cwt	215.00–221.25	2,092	58
Steers	Large 1	—	1,428	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,428	37
Steers	Large 1	—	1,020	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,887	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	605	279.25/cwt	279.25–279.25	1,689	90

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 Nov 16, 2023

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

Receipts 2,924Last week 1,658Year ago 2,761

No recent price comparison. Demand was very good today. Supply was heavy and included several load lots of yearling steer cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	822	197.50	197.50
3	—	573	227.00	227.00
7	—	649	230.00	230.00
6	—	497	247.00	247.00
5	—	510	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	669	235.00–238.00	235.99
62	—	519	255.00–277.50	269.68
45	—	572	245.00–274.00	259.86
40	—	475	264.00–275.00	270.42
39	—	430	282.50–293.00	286.99
56	—	627	245.00–266.00	257.61
9	—	395	276.00–288.00	282.72
165	—	953	221.25–222.25	221.92
116	—	760	229.50–250.25	242.08
107	—	738	220.00–237.75	235.84
471	—	839	220.00–234.00	232.51
194	—	855	218.00–234.00	232.54
58	—	947	215.00–221.25	220.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	438	262.00–283.00	273.60
17	—	719	222.00–234.00	226.33
15	—	387	285.00	285.00
10	—	479	250.00–261.00	257.59
75	—	629	245.00–251.00	248.69
54	—	537	260.00–279.50	274.16
50	—	570	255.00–278.00	268.93
39	—	688	231.50–236.00	234.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	526	294.00	294.00
65	—	749	250.25	250.25
90	—	605	279.25	279.25
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,428	170.00	170.00
3	—	1,020	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	791	218.00–224.00	222.03
4	—	340	246.00	246.00
10	—	399	230.00–257.00	240.78
8	—	811	180.00–199.00	191.75
3	—	865	208.00	208.00
23	—	622	212.00–233.00	221.32
10	—	725	219.00	219.00
11	—	666	206.00–215.00	211.60
10	—	926	189.00–190.00	189.50
85	—	474	241.00–255.00	251.23
60	—	532	220.00–250.00	244.77
50	—	580	225.00–237.75	235.15
45	—	430	234.00–253.00	244.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	232.50	232.50
6	—	701	169.00	169.00
11	—	584	207.00–210.00	208.37
7	—	646	200.00	200.00
7	—	526	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	538	228.00–252.00	243.38
29	—	360	249.50–252.00	249.96
5	—	405	251.00	251.00
28	—	654	215.00–230.00	227.26
27	—	473	220.00–240.00	234.22
49	—	635	226.85–228.50	227.25
36	—	554	230.00–235.00	233.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	213.00	213.00
4	—	401	231.50	231.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	596	223.50	223.50

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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