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Lamoni Livestock Auction

Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-16

Feeder Cattle · Lamoni, Iowa · Thu, Feb 16

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2158

← Feb 2Feb 16Mar 2 →

Receipts

1,638 head

▼ 1,824 vs last sale 3,462▼ 1,077 vs year ago 2,715 · −39.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, steers under 700 lbs. sold steady to 9.00 higher while steers over 700 lbs. sold mostly 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Heifers sold steady to higher in all weights group on a light test. Demand was good with a moderate offering.

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 $192.77/cwt on 905 head.

Average price

$192.77

905 head · 699 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,347

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$286

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

$9.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.43

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	702	193.02	1,355	880
Medium and Large 1-2	581	183.75	1,068	25

One grade step is worth $9.27/cwt here — about $286 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 sale905 hd

192.77

—

IA average8 barns · 6,594 hd

193.19

−0.43

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

Every lot

34 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	391	225.20/cwt	223.00–226.00	881	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	228.15/cwt	220.00–240.00	976	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	458	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	989	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	492	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,156	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	228.29/cwt	208.00–233.00	1,224	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	182.65/cwt	170.00–200.00	983	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,087	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	218.95/cwt	214.50–220.50	1,276	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	207.32/cwt	202.50–214.50	1,298	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	194.65/cwt	182.75–202.50	1,306	216
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	181.27/cwt	174.50–183.50	1,327	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	753	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,205	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	180.75/cwt	170.00–183.50	1,383	193
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	808	174.56/cwt	170.00–179.50	1,410	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	877	169.26/cwt	160.00–171.50	1,484	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	931	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,601	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	981	150.34/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,475	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	441	206.37/cwt	205.00–210.50	910	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	198.26/cwt	188.00–205.00	916	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	216.76/cwt	207.00–222.00	1,155	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	547	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,012	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	557	219.55/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,223	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	193.81/cwt	175.00–202.50	1,118	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	154.72/cwt	150.00–161.00	911	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	179.67/cwt	170.00–183.00	1,136	94
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	179.42/cwt	176.00–181.75	1,186	110
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	173.79/cwt	162.00–177.00	1,265	183
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,177	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,285	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	787	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,102	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	837	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,394	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	161.25/cwt	161.25–161.25	1,392	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	942	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,460	13
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,033	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,550	15

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 Feb 16, 2023

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

Receipts 1,638Last week 3,462Year ago 2,715

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	557	212.00–222.00	219.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,033	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	758	169.50	169.50
9	—	837	166.50	166.50
10	—	863	161.25	161.25
13	—	942	155.00	155.00
110	—	661	176.00–181.75	179.42
32	—	441	205.00–210.50	206.37
61	—	577	175.00–202.50	193.81
183	—	728	162.00–177.00	173.79
94	—	632	170.00–183.00	179.67
17	—	462	188.00–205.00	198.26
53	—	533	207.00–222.00	216.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	787	140.00	140.00
3	—	547	185.00	185.00
7	—	589	150.00–161.00	154.72
6	—	745	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
193	—	765	170.00–183.50	180.75
7	—	428	220.00–240.00	228.15
38	—	877	160.00–171.50	169.26
90	—	732	174.50–183.50	181.27
58	—	583	214.50–220.50	218.95
216	—	671	182.75–202.50	194.65
10	—	492	235.00	235.00
13	—	981	145.00–155.00	150.34
81	—	626	202.50–214.50	207.32
38	—	808	170.00–179.50	174.56
49	—	931	172.00	172.00
11	—	391	223.00–226.00	225.20
68	—	536	208.00–233.00	228.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	572	190.00	190.00
9	—	538	170.00–200.00	182.65
3	—	753	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	458	216.00	216.00

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.