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Lamoni Livestock Auction

Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-25

Feeder Cattle · Lamoni, Iowa · Thu, May 25

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2158

← May 11May 25Jun 15 →

Receipts

1,784 head

▼ 756 vs last sale 2,540▼ 536 vs year ago 2,320 · −23.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the feeder auction 2 weeks ago, 400 --500 steer calves were 8.00 - 10.00 higher, 500 - 600 lb were 7.00 - 9.00 higher. 600 lb heifers 6.00 - 8.00 higher. Light test on yearling cattle. Trade was active for the long time weaned, vaccinated fall calves offered today. Supply was moderate. Demand was good to very good.

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 $279.79/cwt on 730 head.

Average price

$279.79

730 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,480

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$46.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+41.12

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	283.83	1,497	667
Medium and Large 1-2	547	237.07	1,297	63

One grade step is worth $46.75/cwt here — about $200 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 sale730 hd

279.79

—

IA average9 barns · 4,177 hd

238.67

+41.12

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

Every lot

32 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,092	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	394	316.16/cwt	302.50–319.00	1,246	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	308.99/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,285	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	244.22/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,045	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	299.66/cwt	275.00–311.00	1,417	132
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	478	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,195	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	479	308.18/cwt	301.00–318.00	1,476	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	265.43/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,290	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	274.38/cwt	261.00–293.00	1,430	179
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	222.64/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,187	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	244.81/cwt	229.00–251.00	1,388	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	572	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,693	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	278.32/cwt	260.00–291.00	1,600	100
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	263.75/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,619	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	257.50/cwt	256.00–261.00	1,748	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,469	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	336	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	907	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	931	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	275.56/cwt	252.50–280.00	1,075	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	246.97/cwt	242.00–249.00	1,052	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	269.54/cwt	257.00–283.25	1,154	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	211.70/cwt	170.00–232.00	1,008	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	252.08/cwt	242.00–268.50	1,207	144
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	488	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,274	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,158	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	243.41/cwt	227.00–254.00	1,273	83
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	531	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,375	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	238.15/cwt	220.00–252.00	1,355	99
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,361	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	601	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,196	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	223.64/cwt	221.00–228.00	1,364	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,430	23

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 May 25, 2023

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

Receipts 1,784Last week 2,540Year ago 2,320

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	388	240.00	240.00
4	—	601	199.00	199.00
36	—	476	170.00–232.00	211.70
7	—	510	227.00	227.00
18	—	426	242.00–249.00	246.97
8	—	572	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
144	—	479	242.00–268.50	252.08
83	—	523	227.00–254.00	243.41
25	—	390	252.50–280.00	275.56
23	—	665	215.00	215.00
99	—	569	220.00–252.00	238.15
85	—	428	257.00–283.25	269.54
15	—	610	221.00–228.00	223.64
5	—	336	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	488	261.00	261.00
24	—	531	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	479	301.00–318.00	308.18
22	—	572	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	285.00	285.00
11	—	567	229.00–251.00	244.81
8	—	428	234.00–250.00	244.22
10	—	486	260.00–271.00	265.43
16	—	533	200.00–230.00	222.64
15	—	685	214.50	214.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	614	260.00–272.00	263.75
23	—	394	302.50–319.00	316.16
68	—	679	256.00–261.00	257.50
179	—	521	261.00–293.00	274.38
50	—	416	300.00–315.00	308.99
132	—	473	275.00–311.00	299.66
100	—	575	260.00–291.00	278.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	478	250.00	250.00

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.