Sale reports / Iowa / Lamoni Livestock Auction / 2022-04-07

Lamoni Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Lamoni, Iowa · Thu, Apr 7
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2158
Receipts
1,208 head
▼ 1,137 vs last sale 2,345▼ 1,222 vs year ago 2,430 · −50.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous Thursday steer calves 400-600 lbs. mostly steady, 600-800 lbs. 5.00-8.00 lower on limited offerings, 900-1025 lbs. firm. Trade active with moderate demand for the moderate offerings.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $161.06/cwt on 598 head.
Average price
$161.06
598 head · 800 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,289
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$324
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$10.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.84
vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2579170.5998720
Large 1501168.3284316thin
Medium and Large 1817160.521,311562
One grade step is worth $10.08/cwt here — about −$324 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 sale598 hd
161.06
—
IA average7 barns · 3,793 hd
171.91
−10.84
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

65 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned317226.32/cwt222.50–227.507174
Steers—Medium and Large 1391216.57/cwt212.50–221.0084712
Steers—Large 1395180.00/cwt180.00–180.007111
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned400224.50/cwt224.50–224.5089814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410190.00/cwt190.00–190.007791
Steers—Medium and Large 1430212.79/cwt202.00–217.009158
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2455182.04/cwt180.00–186.008283
Steers—Large 1458180.00/cwt180.00–180.008248
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned481209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,00514
Steers—Medium and Large 1481203.09/cwt197.00–211.0097729
Steers—Medium and Large 1532194.40/cwt190.00–198.001,03411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532178.23/cwt171.00–181.009488
Steers—Large 1538155.00/cwt155.00–155.008343
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,0202
Steers—Medium and Large 1574193.29/cwt192.50–195.001,10938
Steers—Large 1585152.02/cwt150.00–154.008894
Steers—Medium and Large 1631173.09/cwt169.00–175.001,09233
Steers—Medium and Large 1676166.27/cwt163.50–168.001,12453
Steers—Medium and Large 1724164.29/cwt162.50–165.501,1895
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2733148.98/cwt147.00–150.001,0926
Steers—Medium and Large 1761156.25/cwt155.50–160.001,1896
Steers—Medium and Large 1929145.30/cwt145.25–145.351,350120
Steers—Medium and Large 11,020138.80/cwt137.85–139.751,416215
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320174.49/cwt165.00–181.005584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368177.00/cwt177.00–177.006518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned371175.38/cwt167.50–185.0065111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380190.00/cwt190.00–190.007222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427180.50/cwt178.00–184.007715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435146.20/cwt145.00–150.0063611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned446175.50/cwt175.50–175.5078324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed460181.62/cwt178.00–183.0083511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479163.93/cwt161.00–168.0078520
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482147.19/cwt140.00–150.007097
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed526187.35/cwt187.35–187.3598520
Heifers—Medium and Large 1534177.39/cwt171.00–181.0094735
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned576140.00/cwt140.00–140.008064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578152.03/cwt140.00–156.0087917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1587164.64/cwt160.00–169.0096628
Heifers—Medium and Large 1607170.89/cwt164.00–174.001,03798
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627143.09/cwt140.00–149.008979
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685143.98/cwt143.00–149.0098638
Heifers—Medium and Large 1706145.45/cwt135.00–148.251,02789
Heifers—Medium and Large 1783134.15/cwt132.00–136.001,0507
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy794126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0006
Heifers—Medium and Large 1836134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1204
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned305210.00/cwt210.00–210.006411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325180.00/cwt180.00–180.005851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2355166.00/cwt166.00–166.005891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned435192.00/cwt192.00–192.008355
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned505178.00/cwt178.00–178.008993
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2514156.00/cwt156.00–156.008024
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585142.00/cwt142.00–142.008311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1649144.50/cwt144.50–144.509388
Bulls—Medium and Large 1694140.00/cwt140.00–140.0097216
Bulls—Medium and Large 1822125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1850131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2900112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-295091.00/cwt91.00–91.008653
Bulls—Medium and Large 1985122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,2021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,02497.00/cwt97.00–97.0099311
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,045112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,1701
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,070120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2841
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,125113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,2711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,18091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,0741
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,225110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,3482

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.