Sale reports / Iowa / Lamoni Livestock Auction / 2020-04-16

Lamoni Livestock Auction

Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-16

Feeder Cattle · Lamoni, Iowa · Thu, Apr 16

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2158

← Feb 20Apr 16Apr 30 →

Receipts

1,356 head

▼ 1,804 vs last sale 3,160▲ 1,356 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There was no recent market coverage for comparison. Trade was active with good demand for the moderate offerings.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $129.09/cwt on 883 head.

Average price

$129.09

883 head · 793 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,024

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$277

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

$21.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.96

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	512	149.50	766	39
Large 1	519	139.05	721	30
Medium and Large 1	817	127.74	1,043	814

One grade step is worth $21.76/cwt here — about −$277 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 sale883 hd

129.09

—

IA average3 barns · 1,753 hd

133.05

−3.96

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

38 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	556	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	622	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	173.26/cwt	168.00–177.00	662	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	401	178.25/cwt	178.25–178.25	715	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	406	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	719	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	668	5
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	159.55/cwt	159.00–160.00	742	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	171.74/cwt	170.00–174.50	814	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	486	167.75/cwt	166.00–170.00	815	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	162.08/cwt	156.00–171.00	828	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	801	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	543	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	793	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	160.82/cwt	154.00–165.50	912	46
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	571	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	768	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	152.78/cwt	147.50–157.50	940	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	138.89/cwt	133.00–146.50	944	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	130.39/cwt	124.25–135.00	936	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	871	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	124.76/cwt	121.35–128.25	964	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	839	110.99/cwt	110.00–115.00	931	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	901	114.75/cwt	114.75–114.75	1,034	172
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,029	106.17/cwt	105.35–106.85	1,092	304
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	336	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	524	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	147.56/cwt	145.00–151.00	562	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	408	144.77/cwt	144.00–145.00	591	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	145.13/cwt	139.00–146.50	631	22
Heifers	—	Large 1	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	470	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	691	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	133.97/cwt	130.00–143.00	632	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	126.63/cwt	126.00–127.00	646	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	137.71/cwt	130.50–143.50	719	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	130.98/cwt	125.00–138.50	740	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	813	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	117.28/cwt	110.00–118.50	805	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	850	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	753	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	881	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,016	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	991	4

This sale against other markets

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 Apr 16, 2020

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

Receipts 1,356Last week 3,160Year ago 0

There was no recent market coverage for comparison. Trade was active with good demand for the moderate offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	382	168.00–177.00	173.26
24	—	474	170.00–174.50	171.74
38	—	680	133.00–146.50	138.89
46	—	567	154.00–165.50	160.82
14	—	401	178.25	178.25
30	—	773	121.35–128.25	124.76
44	—	615	147.50–157.50	152.78
304	—	1,029	105.35–106.85	106.17
10	—	839	110.00–115.00	110.99
26	—	718	124.25–135.00	130.39
41	—	511	156.00–171.00	162.08
172	—	901	114.75	114.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	406	177.00	177.00
44	—	486	166.00–170.00	167.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	415	161.00	161.00
7	—	465	159.00–160.00	159.55
3	—	333	167.00	167.00
6	—	377	165.00	165.00
5	—	525	152.50	152.50
9	—	732	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	571	134.50	134.50
13	—	450	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	543	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,016	97.50	97.50
5	—	753	117.00	117.00
30	—	472	130.00–143.00	133.97
42	—	686	110.00–118.50	117.28
4	—	733	116.00	116.00
5	—	638	127.50	127.50
22	—	435	139.00–146.50	145.13
42	—	565	125.00–138.50	130.98
5	—	336	156.00	156.00
17	—	381	145.00–151.00	147.56
41	—	522	130.50–143.50	137.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	510	126.00–127.00	126.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	408	144.00–145.00	144.77
17	—	470	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	445	135.00	135.00

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.