Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers under 650 lbs. sold higher on this weeks light test, while steers 650 lbs. and over sold steady to 9.00 higher. Heifers under 600 lbs. sold sharply higher, while heifers 600 lbs. and over sold mostly 6.00 to 12.00 higher. Demand was very good with lighter heifers seeing the greatest demand. Supply was heavy and included several load lots.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $255.58/cwt on 2,221 head.

Average price

$255.58

2,221 head · 736 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,882

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$460

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

$65.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.01

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	601	259.86	1,562	162
Medium and Large 1	744	255.78	1,904	2,041
Large 1	1,038	194.86	2,023	18thin

One grade step is worth $65.00/cwt here — about −$460 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 sale2,221 hd

255.58

—

IA average8 barns · 8,429 hd

264.59

−9.01

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

64 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 1Fancy	—	613	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,943	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	517	338.30/cwt	337.00–339.00	1,749	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	308.87/cwt	286.00–311.00	1,659	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	345.15/cwt	326.00–354.00	1,650	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,505	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	308.78/cwt	301.00–330.00	1,325	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	257.82/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,761	207
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	228.55/cwt	216.00–230.00	1,975	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	260.48/cwt	229.00–270.00	1,493	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	244.58/cwt	225.50–254.75	1,891	386
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	496	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,401	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	416	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,560	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	218.43/cwt	210.00–225.25	1,999	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	249.15/cwt	231.00–258.00	1,801	215
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	195.54/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,723	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	560	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,585	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	453	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,484	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,700	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	260.31/cwt	252.00–264.00	1,635	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	616	295.06/cwt	280.00–299.00	1,818	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	641	257.76/cwt	255.00–261.00	1,652	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	255.52/cwt	237.00–275.00	1,341	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	309.43/cwt	303.00–317.50	1,507	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	668	260.33/cwt	259.00–262.00	1,739	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	526	310.95/cwt	288.00–314.00	1,636	33
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,086	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,977	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	510	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,571	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,582	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	716	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	578	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,485	5
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,151	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,634	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	399	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,137	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	223.19/cwt	200.00–225.25	1,714	165
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	236.83/cwt	224.00–246.00	1,696	358
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	897	192.25/cwt	192.25–192.25	1,724	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	251.55/cwt	235.00–269.50	1,577	215
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	218.12/cwt	216.00–219.00	1,780	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	250.12/cwt	230.00–262.25	1,663	157
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	256.02/cwt	217.00–265.00	1,336	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	413	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,322	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	292.01/cwt	278.00–300.00	1,387	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	236.49/cwt	227.00–245.00	1,365	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	699	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,559	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	579	256.40/cwt	245.50–270.00	1,485	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,011	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	457	290.18/cwt	282.00–300.00	1,326	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,150	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	230.12/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,901	300
Steers	Large 1	—	1,016	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,057	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	284.60/cwt	261.00–295.00	1,631	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	281.38/cwt	268.00–294.00	1,494	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	503	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,444	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	619	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,455	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	292.19/cwt	270.00–302.00	1,855	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	215.85/cwt	203.50–224.75	2,074	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	231.69/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,467	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,499	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	301.96/cwt	274.00–306.50	1,776	71
Steers	Large 1	—	1,052	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,999	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	367.70/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,537	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,502	5

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 Feb 15, 2024

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

Receipts 3,862Last week 3,613Year ago 1,638

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	613	317.00	317.00
37	—	517	337.00–339.00	338.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	537	286.00–311.00	308.87
19	—	478	326.00–354.00	345.15
207	—	683	235.00–265.00	257.82
159	—	864	216.00–230.00	228.55
386	—	773	225.50–254.75	244.58
138	—	915	210.00–225.25	218.43
215	—	723	231.00–258.00	249.15
300	—	826	220.00–236.00	230.12
144	—	635	270.00–302.00	292.19
122	—	961	203.50–224.75	215.85
71	—	588	274.00–306.50	301.96
19	—	418	360.00–377.50	367.70
5	—	385	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	734	205.00	205.00
11	—	429	301.00–330.00	308.78
33	—	573	229.00–270.00	260.48
3	—	697	225.00	225.00
6	—	881	191.00–200.00	195.54
10	—	780	218.00	218.00
47	—	628	252.00–264.00	260.31
19	—	525	237.00–275.00	255.52
11	—	487	303.00–317.50	309.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	496	282.50	282.50
13	—	641	255.00–261.00	257.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	416	375.00	375.00
12	—	560	283.00	283.00
4	—	453	327.50	327.50
52	—	616	280.00–299.00	295.06
11	—	668	259.00–262.00	260.33
33	—	526	288.00–314.00	310.95
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,016	202.50	202.50
11	—	1,052	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,086	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	510	308.00	308.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	399	285.00	285.00
3	—	968	178.00	178.00
27	—	522	217.00–265.00	256.02
17	—	577	227.00–245.00	236.49
4	—	418	275.00	275.00
12	—	633	230.00–234.00	231.69
8	—	746	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
165	—	768	200.00–225.25	223.19
358	—	716	224.00–246.00	236.83
22	—	897	192.25	192.25
215	—	627	235.00–269.50	251.55
34	—	816	216.00–219.00	218.12
157	—	665	230.00–262.25	250.12
38	—	475	278.00–300.00	292.01
3	—	953	195.00	195.00
3	—	322	314.00	314.00
128	—	573	261.00–295.00	284.60
78	—	531	268.00–294.00	281.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	413	320.00	320.00
5	—	699	223.00	223.00
61	—	579	245.50–270.00	256.40
11	—	457	282.00–300.00	290.18
18	—	503	287.00	287.00
8	—	619	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	618	256.00	256.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	716	232.00	232.00
5	—	578	257.00	257.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,151	142.00	142.00

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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