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Lamoni Livestock Auction

Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-04

Feeder Cattle · Lamoni, Iowa · Thu, Jan 4

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2158

← Dec 14Jan 4Jan 11 →

Receipts

1,714 head

▲ 201 vs last sale 1,513▼ 1,043 vs year ago 2,757 · −37.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent auction sale for comparison. Demand was good today. Supply was heavy.

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 $252.98/cwt on 901 head.

Average price

$252.98

901 head · 670 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$361

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

$1.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.68

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	530	254.86	1,350	38
Medium and Large 1	677	252.90	1,711	863

One grade step is worth $1.96/cwt here — about −$361 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 sale901 hd

252.98

—

IA average11 barns · 9,076 hd

249.30

+3.68

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

Every lot

44 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	395	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,225	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,113	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	444	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,310	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	261.42/cwt	253.00–277.50	1,247	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	298.41/cwt	283.00–310.00	1,438	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	488	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,459	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	492	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,264	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	506	306.57/cwt	305.00–307.00	1,551	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	269.61/cwt	269.00–271.00	1,424	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	274.23/cwt	264.50–293.00	1,580	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	594	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,420	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	595	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,505	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	602	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,580	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	261.61/cwt	242.00–269.50	1,651	208
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	658	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,599	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,439	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	252.74/cwt	243.00–254.50	1,734	93
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	714	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,664	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	246.47/cwt	226.00–254.00	1,777	201
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	228.54/cwt	219.00–232.00	1,773	141
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	217.49/cwt	208.00–222.50	1,799	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	213.31/cwt	208.00–214.50	1,856	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	358	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	922	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	239.11/cwt	235.00–243.00	997	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	425	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,020	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,029	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	257.66/cwt	251.00–267.00	1,239	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	496	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,235	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	539	229.40/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,236	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	252.83/cwt	246.00–262.00	1,365	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	212.00/cwt	204.00–220.00	1,225	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	240.77/cwt	220.00–248.00	1,406	122
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	233.33/cwt	220.00–236.50	1,437	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	623	222.25/cwt	218.00–226.00	1,385	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,273	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	655	223.60/cwt	223.00–224.00	1,465	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	227.43/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,506	159
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	201.91/cwt	191.00–217.00	1,387	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	741	206.54/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,530	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	198.83/cwt	192.00–210.00	1,529	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	684	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,573	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	694	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,457	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,385	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	939	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,681	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 4, 2024

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

Receipts 1,714Last week 1,513Year ago 2,757

No recent auction sale for comparison. Demand was good today. Supply was heavy.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
208	—	631	242.00–269.50	261.61
4	—	444	295.00	295.00
48	—	482	283.00–310.00	298.41
93	—	686	243.00–254.50	252.74
3	—	395	310.00	310.00
141	—	776	219.00–232.00	228.54
201	—	721	226.00–254.00	246.47
62	—	576	264.50–293.00	274.23
30	—	827	208.00–222.50	217.49
14	—	506	305.00–307.00	306.57
16	—	870	208.00–214.50	213.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	262.50	262.50
4	—	594	239.00	239.00
5	—	685	210.00	210.00
9	—	477	253.00–277.50	261.42
13	—	528	269.00–271.00	269.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	595	253.00	253.00
7	—	714	233.00	233.00
12	—	658	243.00	243.00
15	—	602	262.50	262.50
3	—	488	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	492	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	684	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	939	179.00	179.00
4	—	714	194.00	194.00
5	—	694	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	257.50	257.50
8	—	769	192.00–210.00	198.83
63	—	540	246.00–262.00	252.83
39	—	481	251.00–267.00	257.66
159	—	662	210.00–231.00	227.43
122	—	584	220.00–248.00	240.77
31	—	616	220.00–236.50	233.33
38	—	741	200.00–220.00	206.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	539	225.00–232.00	229.40
20	—	623	218.00–226.00	222.25
15	—	655	223.00–224.00	223.60
7	—	496	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	578	204.00–220.00	212.00
7	—	687	191.00–217.00	201.91
8	—	417	235.00–243.00	239.11
5	—	624	204.00	204.00
5	—	474	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	240.00	240.00

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.