Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent auction sale for comparison. Demand was very good today. Supply was heavy and included several load lots of yearling cattle coming off the grass.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $292.15/cwt on 142 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −196.47 against this barn's trailing median of $488.63.

Average price

$292.15

142 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,588

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$36.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.98

vs IA average

+22.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	300.83	1,646	108
Medium and Large 1-2	532	264.59	1,409	34

One grade step is worth $36.24/cwt here — about $237 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $509.23, low $414.77, median $488.63 across 13 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale142 hd

292.15

—

IA average2 barns · 159 hd

291.18

+0.98

National average147 barns · 6,928 hd

269.40

+22.75

This barn, trailing median13 sales

488.63

−196.47

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

55 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	238.75/cwt	231.00–244.00	1,850	203
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	250.32/cwt	242.00–260.00	1,592	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	270.92/cwt	264.50–281.00	1,523	76
Bulls	Large 1	1000–1050	1,042	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,719	5
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,021	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,093	12
Steers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,182	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,080	5
Steers	Large 1	800–850	805	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,876	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	377	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,255	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	538	295.25/cwt	295.25–295.25	1,588	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	242.23/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,725	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	304.31/cwt	292.00–312.50	1,604	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	297.55/cwt	281.50–309.50	1,729	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	276.21/cwt	267.00–282.00	1,318	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	401	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,307	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	330	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,132	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	209.64/cwt	204.50–218.00	2,054	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	274.97/cwt	270.00–279.50	1,444	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	257.18/cwt	247.50–259.50	1,690	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	289.57/cwt	285.00–294.00	1,254	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	807	249.13/cwt	249.00–249.50	2,010	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	223.17/cwt	221.00–224.50	2,046	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	811	231.67/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,879	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	228.30/cwt	216.00–230.00	1,986	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,102	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	279.57/cwt	261.00–285.50	1,879	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	510	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,474	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	326.50/cwt	326.50–326.50	1,290	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	261.27/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,351	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	283.54/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,163	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	399	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,173	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	319.07/cwt	317.00–320.50	1,027	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,063	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,202	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,346	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,693	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,515	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	273.83/cwt	262.00–284.00	1,575	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	856	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,977	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	833	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	262.28/cwt	240.00–271.00	1,241	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	225.77/cwt	217.00–228.00	1,741	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	339	314.50/cwt	314.50–314.50	1,066	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	461	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,286	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	533	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,452	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,594	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,062	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	281.97/cwt	275.00–288.50	1,779	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	489	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,516	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	237.32/cwt	226.00–239.25	2,079	280
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	640	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,507	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,224	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	240.82/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,642	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	678	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,654	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	265.69/cwt	252.00–274.50	1,942	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	252.21/cwt	249.50–257.00	1,937	110

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 Sep 5, 2024

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

Receipts 2,339Last week 1,228Year ago 1,730

No recent auction sale for comparison. Demand was very good today. Supply was heavy and included several load lots of yearling cattle coming off the grass.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	322	317.00–320.50	319.07
5	350–400	399	294.00	294.00
12	400–450	433	285.00–294.00	289.57
34	450–500	477	267.00–282.00	276.21
20	500–550	525	270.00–279.50	274.97
76	550–600	562	264.50–281.00	270.92
102	600–650	636	242.00–260.00	250.32
89	650–700	657	247.50–259.50	257.18
134	700–750	712	235.00–247.00	242.23
203	750–800	775	231.00–244.00	238.75
11	800–850	811	226.00–235.00	231.67
36	850–900	870	216.00–230.00	228.30
29	900–950	917	221.00–224.50	223.17
15	950–1000	980	204.50–218.00	209.64
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	1000–1050	1,021	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	377	333.00	333.00
35	500–550	538	295.25	295.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	250.00	250.00
6	350–400	374	284.00	284.00
12	450–500	478	256.00	256.00
4	500–550	546	246.50	246.50
4	650–700	650	233.00	233.00
15	750–800	771	217.00–228.00	225.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	533	272.50	272.50
5	600–650	640	235.50	235.50
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1000–1050	1,042	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	405	262.50	262.50
6	500–550	503	239.00	239.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	800–850	805	233.00	233.00
5	1150–1200	1,182	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	395	326.50	326.50
60	500–550	527	292.00–312.50	304.31
42	550–600	581	281.50–309.50	297.55
124	600–650	631	275.00–288.50	281.97
36	650–700	672	261.00–285.50	279.57
102	700–750	731	252.00–274.50	265.69
110	750–800	768	249.50–257.00	252.21
57	800–850	807	249.00–249.50	249.13
280	850–900	876	226.00–239.25	237.32
7	900–950	918	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	330	343.00	343.00
30	400–450	401	326.00	326.00
63	450–500	489	310.00	310.00
6	500–550	510	289.00	289.00
8	650–700	678	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	410	280.00–285.00	283.54
21	450–500	473	240.00–271.00	262.28
25	500–550	517	250.00–280.00	261.27
9	550–600	575	262.00–284.00	273.83
6	600–650	613	260.00	260.00
9	650–700	682	235.00–248.00	240.82
5	700–750	736	230.00	230.00
4	850–900	856	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	339	314.50	314.50
12	450–500	461	279.00	279.00

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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