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Lamoni Livestock Auction

Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-31

Feeder Cattle · Lamoni, Iowa · Thu, Mar 31

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2158

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Receipts

2,345 head

▲ 200 vs last sale 2,145▲ 1,410 vs year ago 935 · +150.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend as no recent report for a comparison. Trade active with good demand for the moderate offerings.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.61/cwt on 1,186 head.

Average price

$157.61

1,186 head · 639 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,007

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$270

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

$13.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.33

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	644	158.15	1,019	1,139
Medium and Large 1-2	518	144.56	748	47

One grade step is worth $13.59/cwt here — about $270 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 sale1,186 hd

157.61

—

IA average6 barns · 3,680 hd

155.28

+2.33

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	758	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	340	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	748	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	218.82/cwt	215.00–222.50	849	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	205.37/cwt	191.00–210.00	811	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	224.99/cwt	214.00–230.00	976	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	441	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	979	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	445	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	846	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	471	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	984	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	219.96/cwt	212.00–227.00	1,054	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	485	194.65/cwt	194.00–196.00	944	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	210.75/cwt	200.00–221.50	1,104	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	533	192.36/cwt	190.00–196.50	1,025	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	552	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	856	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	198.52/cwt	191.00–202.50	1,147	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	581	172.62/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,003	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,035	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	615	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	984	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	183.79/cwt	173.00–190.50	1,149	154
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	178.46/cwt	172.50–182.50	1,194	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,152	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	711	174.12/cwt	160.00–179.00	1,238	225
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	160.70/cwt	153.25–166.50	1,245	129
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	152.74/cwt	150.50–157.50	1,257	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	152.16/cwt	145.75–155.50	1,331	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	937	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	1,366	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,103	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,500	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	320	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	602	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	337	176.33/cwt	173.00–182.00	594	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	160.49/cwt	160.00–161.00	626	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	414	165.62/cwt	162.50–167.00	686	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	169.90/cwt	161.00–179.00	724	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	156.21/cwt	156.00–157.00	672	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	150.70/cwt	150.00–154.00	705	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	170.67/cwt	161.00–180.00	818	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	486	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	802	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	506	163.35/cwt	160.00–164.00	827	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	705	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	168.15/cwt	159.00–172.00	888	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	161.73/cwt	156.00–168.00	917	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	581	153.12/cwt	151.50–154.50	890	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	590	175.75/cwt	175.75–175.75	1,037	150
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	161.79/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,011	112
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	640	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	933	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	156.01/cwt	149.25–158.00	1,050	246
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	698	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	935	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	147.78/cwt	145.25–152.00	1,073	180
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	145.99/cwt	138.50–147.25	1,124	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	802	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,095	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	862	136.93/cwt	134.50–138.00	1,180	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	984	134.10/cwt	134.10–134.10	1,320	7

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 Mar 31, 2022

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

Receipts 2,345Last week 2,145Year ago 935

No trend as no recent report for a comparison. Trade active with good demand for the moderate offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	802	136.50	136.50
50	—	862	134.50–138.00	136.93
18	—	426	161.00–179.00	169.90
7	—	984	134.10	134.10
4	—	337	173.00–182.00	176.33
112	—	625	155.00–165.00	161.79
180	—	726	145.25–152.00	147.78
246	—	673	149.25–158.00	156.01
78	—	567	156.00–168.00	161.73
74	—	479	161.00–180.00	170.67
61	—	528	159.00–172.00	168.15
51	—	770	138.50–147.25	145.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	640	145.75	145.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	390	160.00–161.00	160.49
6	—	468	150.00–154.00	150.70
17	—	511	138.00	138.00
10	—	698	134.00	134.00
10	—	430	156.00–157.00	156.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	414	162.50–167.00	165.62
4	—	486	165.00	165.00
13	—	581	151.50–154.50	153.12
2	—	320	188.00	188.00
19	—	506	160.00–164.00	163.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
150	—	590	175.75	175.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	215.00–222.50	218.82
65	—	524	200.00–221.50	210.75
51	—	823	150.50–157.50	152.74
32	—	479	212.00–227.00	219.96
129	—	775	153.25–166.50	160.70
40	—	937	145.75	145.75
16	—	434	214.00–230.00	224.99
6	—	1,103	136.00	136.00
225	—	711	160.00–179.00	174.12
2	—	340	223.00	223.00
48	—	875	145.75–155.50	152.16
154	—	625	173.00–190.50	183.79
57	—	578	191.00–202.50	198.52
56	—	669	172.50–182.50	178.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	190.00	190.00
8	—	552	155.00	155.00
7	—	471	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	595	174.00	174.00
8	—	395	191.00–210.00	205.37
5	—	686	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	220.00	220.00
12	—	485	194.00–196.00	194.65
9	—	581	170.00–176.00	172.62
4	—	615	160.00	160.00
4	—	441	222.00	222.00
27	—	533	190.00–196.50	192.36

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.