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Lamoni Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Lamoni, Iowa · Thu, Oct 6

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2158

← Sep 8Oct 6Oct 27 →

Receipts

1,500 head

▼ 1,056 vs last sale 2,556▲ 1,500 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent sales data for comparison. Demand was good with many load lots of heavier cattle.

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 $187.30/cwt on 893 head.

Average price

$187.30

893 head · 729 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,365

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$289

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$30.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.13

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	705	191.73	1,351	752
Medium and Large 1-2	507	168.73	855	44
Large 1	1,016	161.38	1,640	97

One grade step is worth $30.35/cwt here — about −$289 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 sale893 hd

187.30

—

IA average7 barns · 3,877 hd

180.18

+7.13

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

Every lot

42 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	229.04/cwt	227.50–230.00	747	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	701	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	357	226.26/cwt	217.00–231.00	808	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	407	233.07/cwt	229.00–234.00	949	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	770	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	423	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	859	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	469	197.07/cwt	191.00–205.00	924	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	227.98/cwt	222.00–229.00	1,090	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	506	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,116	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	828	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	211.29/cwt	208.00–214.00	1,097	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	544	167.87/cwt	160.00–175.00	913	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	197.61/cwt	187.00–202.00	1,126	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	608	172.11/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,046	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	174.83/cwt	174.00–175.00	1,156	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	176.75/cwt	162.00–179.50	1,280	96
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	185.01/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,450	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	831	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,542	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	175.15/cwt	166.50–177.25	1,533	249
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	933	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,483	4
Steers	—	Large 1	1,016	161.38/cwt	153.00–161.75	1,640	97
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	352	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	598	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	192.95/cwt	175.00–199.00	727	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	429	172.06/cwt	170.00–174.00	738	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	175.70/cwt	165.00–183.00	763	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	455	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	905	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	159.76/cwt	150.00–165.00	738	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	190.93/cwt	170.00–196.00	901	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	791	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	179.02/cwt	170.00–180.75	933	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	538
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	453	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	747	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	798	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,053	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	998	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,098	5

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 Oct 6, 2022

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

Receipts 1,500Last week 2,556Year ago 0

No recent sales data for comparison. Demand was good with many load lots of heavier cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	798	132.00	132.00
5	—	453	165.00	165.00
5	—	998	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,170	134.50	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	554	151.00	151.00
8	—	455	199.00	199.00
10	—	429	170.00–174.00	172.06
11	—	538	153.00	153.00

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Lamoni Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Lamoni, Iowa · Thu, Oct 6

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2158

← Sep 8Oct 6Oct 27 →

Receipts

1,500 head

▼ 1,056 vs last sale 2,556▲ 1,500 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent sales data for comparison. Demand was good with many load lots of heavier cattle.

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 $187.30/cwt on 893 head.

Average price

$187.30

893 head · 729 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,365

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$289

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$30.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.13

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	705	191.73	1,351	752
Medium and Large 1-2	507	168.73	855	44
Large 1	1,016	161.38	1,640	97

One grade step is worth $30.35/cwt here — about −$289 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 sale893 hd

187.30

—

IA average7 barns · 3,877 hd

180.18

+7.13

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

Every lot

42 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	229.04/cwt	227.50–230.00	747	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	701	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	357	226.26/cwt	217.00–231.00	808	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	407	233.07/cwt	229.00–234.00	949	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	770	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	423	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	859	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	469	197.07/cwt	191.00–205.00	924	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	227.98/cwt	222.00–229.00	1,090	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	506	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,116	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	828	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	211.29/cwt	208.00–214.00	1,097	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	544	167.87/cwt	160.00–175.00	913	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	197.61/cwt	187.00–202.00	1,126	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	608	172.11/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,046	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	174.83/cwt	174.00–175.00	1,156	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	176.75/cwt	162.00–179.50	1,280	96
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	185.01/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,450	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	831	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,542	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	175.15/cwt	166.50–177.25	1,533	249
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	933	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,483	4
Steers	—	Large 1	1,016	161.38/cwt	153.00–161.75	1,640	97
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	352	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	598	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	192.95/cwt	175.00–199.00	727	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	429	172.06/cwt	170.00–174.00	738	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	175.70/cwt	165.00–183.00	763	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	455	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	905	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	159.76/cwt	150.00–165.00	738	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	190.93/cwt	170.00–196.00	901	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	791	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	179.02/cwt	170.00–180.75	933	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	538
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	453	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	747	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	798	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,053	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	998	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,098	5

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 Oct 6, 2022

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

Receipts 1,500Last week 2,556Year ago 0

No recent sales data for comparison. Demand was good with many load lots of heavier cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	798	132.00	132.00
5	—	453	165.00	165.00
5	—	998	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,170	134.50	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	554	151.00	151.00
8	—	455	199.00	199.00
10	—	429	170.00–174.00	172.06
11	—	538	153.00	153.00

51	—	634	168.50–172.50	170.96
65	—	472	170.00–196.00	190.93
23	—	434	165.00–183.00	175.70
35	—	559	160.00–177.00	171.19
44	—	733	160.00–172.25	170.49
25	—	521	170.00–180.75	179.02
70	—	377	175.00–199.00	192.95
4	—	871	140.00	140.00
5	—	669	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	352	170.00	170.00
5	—	714	150.50	150.50
9	—	462	150.00–165.00	159.76
10	—	510	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	478	222.00–229.00	227.98
4	—	933	159.00	159.00
8	—	326	227.50–230.00	229.04
17	—	661	174.00–175.00	174.83
27	—	357	217.00–231.00	226.26
68	—	831	185.50	185.50
96	—	724	162.00–179.50	176.75
249	—	875	166.50–177.25	175.15
18	—	519	208.00–214.00	211.29
19	—	570	187.00–202.00	197.61
78	—	784	170.00–186.00	185.01
55	—	407	229.00–234.00	233.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	469	191.00–205.00	197.07
14	—	506	220.50	220.50
10	—	608	170.00–173.00	172.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	544	160.00–175.00	167.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	355	197.50	197.50
4	—	414	186.00	186.00
18	—	514	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	423	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	1,016	153.00–161.75	161.38