Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers under 600 lbs. sold with a higher undertone on this weeks light test, while steers over 600 lbs. sold 7.00 to 9.00 lower. Heifers under 550 lbs. sold mostly 8.00 to 11.00 lower, while heifers over 550 pounds sold mostly higher, compared to this weeks light test. Demand was moderate to good today. Supply was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $243.57/cwt on 726 head.

Average price

$243.57

726 head · 689 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$405

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

$9.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.77

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	702	244.46	1,716	660
Medium and Large 1-2	559	234.70	1,311	66

One grade step is worth $9.76/cwt here — about $405 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 sale726 hd

243.57

—

IA average7 barns · 5,474 hd

252.34

−8.77

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

46 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 1-2	—	526	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,197	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,333	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,059	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,631	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,126	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,689	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	235.96/cwt	220.00–239.50	1,281	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	237.68/cwt	220.00–244.50	1,381	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	223.29/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,429	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	606	244.03/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,479	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,511	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	879	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	571	272.58/cwt	255.00–283.00	1,556	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	662	236.98/cwt	233.50–238.50	1,569	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,448	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	222.75/cwt	222.75–222.75	2,034	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	492	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,373	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	244.96/cwt	230.00–254.00	1,257	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	245.52/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,134	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	234.82/cwt	221.00–240.00	1,371	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,954	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,018	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	248.70/cwt	236.00–261.50	1,547	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	393	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,057	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	796	219.51/cwt	213.50–221.50	1,747	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,193	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	579	224.88/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,302	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,280	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	225.32/cwt	222.75–227.50	1,850	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,090	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	297.15/cwt	291.00–299.00	1,539	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	225.27/cwt	210.00–229.50	1,613	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	988	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	877	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	305.36/cwt	302.50–308.00	1,295	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	496	301.24/cwt	299.00–303.00	1,494	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	628	215.55/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,354	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	519	240.80/cwt	220.00–248.00	1,250	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,520	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	261.94/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,522	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	239.63/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,150	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	254.97/cwt	243.00–260.00	1,050	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,387	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	187.14/cwt	186.00–188.00	1,477	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	230.79/cwt	220.00–248.50	1,408	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	964	4

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 30, 2023

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

Receipts 1,367Last week 2,924Year ago 2,280

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	227.50	227.50
6	—	650	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,059	154.00	154.00
8	—	1,126	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	543	220.00–239.50	235.96
47	—	581	220.00–244.50	237.68
4	—	344	255.00	255.00
3	—	713	206.00	206.00
24	—	668	227.50	227.50
36	—	480	230.00–248.00	239.63
15	—	412	243.00–260.00	254.97
16	—	610	220.00–248.50	230.79
4	—	384	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	579	220.00–245.00	224.88
18	—	628	215.00–216.00	215.55
44	—	519	220.00–248.00	240.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	681	188.00	188.00
5	—	451	219.00	219.00
5	—	575	210.00	210.00
24	—	642	216.00	216.00
7	—	789	186.00–188.00	187.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	640	220.00–226.00	223.29
3	—	795	190.00	190.00
4	—	350	251.00	251.00
4	—	693	209.00	209.00
8	—	513	230.00–254.00	244.96
7	—	462	242.00–250.00	245.52
23	—	584	221.00–240.00	234.82
3	—	443	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	606	240.00–247.50	244.03
53	—	571	255.00–283.00	272.58
23	—	662	233.50–238.50	236.98
27	—	492	279.00	279.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	913	222.75	222.75
62	—	878	222.50	222.50
7	—	344	296.00	296.00
108	—	622	236.00–261.50	248.70
24	—	796	213.50–221.50	219.51
3	—	395	302.00	302.00
130	—	821	222.75–227.50	225.32
30	—	518	291.00–299.00	297.15
61	—	716	210.00–229.50	225.27
12	—	424	302.50–308.00	305.36
16	—	496	299.00–303.00	301.24
29	—	581	250.00–275.00	261.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	393	269.00	269.00

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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