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Lamoni Livestock Auction

Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-05

Feeder Cattle · Lamoni, Iowa · Thu, Jan 5

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2158

← Dec 8Jan 5Jan 12 →

Receipts

2,757 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 2,721▲ 655 vs year ago 2,102 · +31.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent price comparison. Demand was very good this week with several strings of yearly cattle. Supply was heavy, especially for steers and heifers in the five and six weight groups. Heavier calves and yearling cattle sold steady to higher.

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 $194.40/cwt on 1,509 head.

Average price

$194.40

1,509 head · 659 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,281

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$16.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.58

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	660	194.88	1,285	1,466
Medium and Large 1-2	634	178.02	1,129	43

One grade step is worth $16.85/cwt here — about $156 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 sale1,509 hd

194.40

—

IA average13 barns · 15,823 hd

189.81

+4.58

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

Every lot

43 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	833	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	437	204.67/cwt	201.00–211.00	894	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	441	220.97/cwt	219.00–224.00	974	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	470	238.29/cwt	232.00–241.00	1,120	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	210.03/cwt	201.00–215.00	991	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	210.60/cwt	199.00–226.00	1,110	108
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,046	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	548	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,030	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	553	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,233	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	554	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,030	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	205.03/cwt	194.00–213.00	1,165	177
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	583	175.96/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,026	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	622	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,101	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	195.28/cwt	180.00–199.50	1,246	247
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	193.88/cwt	185.50–202.75	1,305	312
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	173.14/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,189	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	694	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,305	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,175	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	181.96/cwt	169.00–186.25	1,328	107
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	176.43/cwt	162.00–179.50	1,362	161
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	833	168.40/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,403	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	182.69/cwt	160.50–184.85	1,599	135
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	349	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	593	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	652	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	430	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	727	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	176.62/cwt	172.00–180.00	768	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	691	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	493	188.21/cwt	187.00–189.00	928	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	509	163.83/cwt	155.00–167.00	834	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	181.68/cwt	162.00–187.50	961	213
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	155.08/cwt	152.00–162.00	887	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	175.33/cwt	160.00–182.00	1,024	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	172.10/cwt	155.00–180.50	1,065	209
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	628	166.81/cwt	156.00–173.00	1,048	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	156.33/cwt	150.00–158.00	997	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	640	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,184	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	170.65/cwt	155.00–178.00	1,143	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	158.28/cwt	150.00–162.50	1,152	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	161.03/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,262	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	164.25/cwt	156.00–171.00	1,340	25
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	491	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	918	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	629	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,132	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	714	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,299	6

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 Jan 5, 2023

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

Receipts 2,757Last week 2,721Year ago 2,102

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	714	182.00	182.00
7	—	491	187.00	187.00
8	—	629	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	395	165.00	165.00
11	—	784	150.00–165.00	161.03
18	—	435	172.00–180.00	176.62
75	—	670	155.00–178.00	170.65
86	—	584	160.00–182.00	175.33
29	—	728	150.00–162.50	158.28
209	—	619	155.00–180.50	172.10
213	—	529	162.00–187.50	181.68
57	—	493	187.00–189.00	188.21
25	—	816	156.00–171.00	164.25
6	—	349	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	509	155.00–167.00	163.83
3	—	430	169.00	169.00
38	—	628	156.00–173.00	166.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	640	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	638	150.00–158.00	156.33
5	—	443	156.00	156.00
10	—	572	152.00–162.00	155.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	583	174.00–180.00	175.96
15	—	694	188.00	188.00
8	—	437	201.00–211.00	204.67
20	—	622	177.00	177.00
7	—	548	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
135	—	875	160.50–184.85	182.69
30	—	472	201.00–215.00	210.03
177	—	568	194.00–213.00	205.03
17	—	441	219.00–224.00	220.97
107	—	730	169.00–186.25	181.96
161	—	772	162.00–179.50	176.43
16	—	833	165.00–175.00	168.40
247	—	638	180.00–199.50	195.28
312	—	673	185.50–202.75	193.88
108	—	527	199.00–226.00	210.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	539	194.00	194.00
3	—	422	197.50	197.50
18	—	687	170.00–174.00	173.14
10	—	712	165.00	165.00
4	—	554	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	553	223.00	223.00
35	—	470	232.00–241.00	238.29

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.