Sale reports / Iowa / Lamoni Livestock Auction / 2022-01-13

Lamoni Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Lamoni, Iowa · Thu, Jan 13
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2158
Receipts
2,765 head
▲ 663 vs last sale 2,102▲ 112 vs year ago 2,653 · +4.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday steer calves 4.00-6.00 higher, heifer calves 2.00-5.00 higher. Trade active with moderate demand for the large run of offerings, several load lots in the mix.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $173.05/cwt on 1,393 head.
Average price
$173.05
1,393 head · 684 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,184
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$155
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$6.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.72
vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1687173.301,1911,338
Medium and Large 1-2621166.891,03655
One grade step is worth $6.41/cwt here — about $155 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 sale1,393 hd
173.05
—
IA average12 barns · 16,286 hd
170.33
+2.72
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

50 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1378202.45/cwt200.00–210.007654
Steers—Medium and Large 1409220.40/cwt213.00–224.0090119
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned461205.00/cwt205.00–205.009457
Steers—Medium and Large 1480203.83/cwt199.00–208.0097859
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2491186.91/cwt186.00–191.0091811
Steers—Medium and Large 1533198.28/cwt193.00–201.501,057127
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned572166.43/cwt160.00–176.0095241
Steers—Medium and Large 1584184.74/cwt178.00–188.501,079162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2597167.13/cwt164.50–175.0099820
Steers—Medium and Large 1630174.82/cwt164.50–180.001,101244
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0196
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy656181.25/cwt181.25–181.251,18965
Steers—Medium and Large 1682165.95/cwt160.00–171.501,13289
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722156.36/cwt156.00–156.501,12918
Steers—Medium and Large 1724165.38/cwt160.00–170.001,197181
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned727141.99/cwt140.00–144.001,03210
Steers—Medium and Large 1772157.79/cwt152.00–160.251,21860
Steers—Medium and Large 1845151.14/cwt147.50–151.501,27744
Steers—Medium and Large 1878152.43/cwt147.00–155.251,33871
Steers—Medium and Large 1977154.75/cwt154.75–154.751,512155
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1313180.31/cwt172.50–183.005644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned387164.98/cwt163.00–166.006383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390166.00/cwt166.00–166.006478
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421152.30/cwt150.00–156.006417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435170.96/cwt169.00–172.0074414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned471160.00/cwt160.00–160.0075411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472147.46/cwt141.00–152.0069631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475161.68/cwt159.50–168.0076840
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524140.08/cwt136.00–146.0073421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530161.57/cwt158.00–166.0085640
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned548148.00/cwt148.00–148.008113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564157.98/cwt140.00–163.50891212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578143.04/cwt136.00–146.0082777
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned580140.99/cwt135.00–145.2581839
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618149.35/cwt144.75–154.0092393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2640137.26/cwt131.00–142.0087816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1674150.18/cwt140.00–158.501,012200
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677132.71/cwt130.00–135.5089820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1722144.29/cwt137.50–146.251,04248
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730130.56/cwt130.00–131.009537
Heifers—Medium and Large 1759134.86/cwt134.00–135.501,0247
Heifers—Medium and Large 1832138.99/cwt136.50–139.501,15622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1857137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,1783
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned342180.00/cwt180.00–180.006163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1355183.00/cwt183.00–183.006501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned408194.00/cwt194.00–194.007923
Bulls—Medium and Large 1538170.00/cwt170.00–170.009155
Bulls—Medium and Large 1577169.31/cwt164.00–173.009777
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613142.00/cwt142.00–142.0087012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1683149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0186

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.