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Lamoni Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Lamoni, Iowa · Thu, Dec 1

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2158

← Nov 10Dec 1Dec 8 →

Receipts

2,280 head

▼ 481 vs last sale 2,761▼ 450 vs year ago 2,730 · −16.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good supply of quality cattle. Several freshly weaned calves. No recent sales for comparison.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $163.00/cwt on 986 head.

Average price

$163.00

986 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$938

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$15.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.60

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	578	163.42	944	959
Medium and Large 1-2	493	148.18	731	27

One grade step is worth $15.24/cwt here — about $213 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 sale986 hd

163.00

—

IA average8 barns · 6,184 hd

170.60

−7.60

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

Every lot

47 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 1Unweaned	320	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	752	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	377	199.42/cwt	190.00–218.00	752	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	433	204.79/cwt	202.00–207.00	887	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	444	196.38/cwt	193.00–201.00	872	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	765	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	477	210.36/cwt	191.00–215.50	1,003	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	204.35/cwt	190.00–215.50	983	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	528	199.21/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,052	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	206.29/cwt	194.00–210.50	1,091	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	187.15/cwt	175.00–196.00	1,082	104
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	579	186.13/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,078	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	623	182.70/cwt	165.00–186.50	1,138	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	184.47/cwt	176.00–188.00	1,168	150
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	654	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,213	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	671	180.59/cwt	179.50–181.50	1,212	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	719	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,247	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	174.39/cwt	169.00–177.25	1,259	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,301	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	808	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,172	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,295	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	171.18/cwt	153.00–174.75	1,477	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	927	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,344	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	343	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	566	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	349	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	503	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	379	176.25/cwt	175.00–177.00	668	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	397	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	691	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	413	173.48/cwt	165.00–183.00	716	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	174.45/cwt	163.00–184.00	748	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	482	163.58/cwt	156.00–173.00	788	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	168.64/cwt	157.00–176.00	816	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	502	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	816	9
Heifers	—
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	638	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	931	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	693	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	832	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 Dec 1, 2022

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

Receipts 2,280Last week 2,761Year ago 2,730

Good supply of quality cattle. Several freshly weaned calves. No recent sales for comparison.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
128	—	617	143.00–167.50	163.42
12	—	910	153.00	153.00
44	—	750	160.00	160.00
6	—	397	174.00	174.00
173	—	587	145.00–170.00	161.88
19	—	429	163.00–184.00	174.45
73	—	527	161.00–184.00	172.92
25	—	848	152.00	152.00
27	—	682	144.00–157.50	152.86
42	—	718	157.50–160.00	157.97
87	—	484	157.00–176.00	168.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt

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Lamoni Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Lamoni, Iowa · Thu, Dec 1

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2158

← Nov 10Dec 1Dec 8 →

Receipts

2,280 head

▼ 481 vs last sale 2,761▼ 450 vs year ago 2,730 · −16.5%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good supply of quality cattle. Several freshly weaned calves. No recent sales for comparison.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $163.00/cwt on 986 head.

Average price

$163.00

986 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$938

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$15.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.60

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	578	163.42	944	959
Medium and Large 1-2	493	148.18	731	27

One grade step is worth $15.24/cwt here — about $213 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 sale986 hd

163.00

—

IA average8 barns · 6,184 hd

170.60

−7.60

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

Every lot

47 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 1Unweaned	320	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	752	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	377	199.42/cwt	190.00–218.00	752	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	433	204.79/cwt	202.00–207.00	887	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	444	196.38/cwt	193.00–201.00	872	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	765	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	477	210.36/cwt	191.00–215.50	1,003	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	204.35/cwt	190.00–215.50	983	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	528	199.21/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,052	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	206.29/cwt	194.00–210.50	1,091	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	187.15/cwt	175.00–196.00	1,082	104
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	579	186.13/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,078	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	623	182.70/cwt	165.00–186.50	1,138	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	184.47/cwt	176.00–188.00	1,168	150
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	654	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,213	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	671	180.59/cwt	179.50–181.50	1,212	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	719	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,247	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	174.39/cwt	169.00–177.25	1,259	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,301	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	808	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,172	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,295	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	171.18/cwt	153.00–174.75	1,477	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	927	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,344	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	343	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	566	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	349	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	503	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	379	176.25/cwt	175.00–177.00	668	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	397	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	691	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	413	173.48/cwt	165.00–183.00	716	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	174.45/cwt	163.00–184.00	748	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	482	163.58/cwt	156.00–173.00	788	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	168.64/cwt	157.00–176.00	816	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	502	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	816	9
Heifers	—
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	638	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	931	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	693	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	832	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 Dec 1, 2022

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

Receipts 2,280Last week 2,761Year ago 2,730

Good supply of quality cattle. Several freshly weaned calves. No recent sales for comparison.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
128	—	617	143.00–167.50	163.42
12	—	910	153.00	153.00
44	—	750	160.00	160.00
6	—	397	174.00	174.00
173	—	587	145.00–170.00	161.88
19	—	429	163.00–184.00	174.45
73	—	527	161.00–184.00	172.92
25	—	848	152.00	152.00
27	—	682	144.00–157.50	152.86
42	—	718	157.50–160.00	157.97
87	—	484	157.00–176.00	168.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	343	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	482	156.00–173.00	163.58
150	—	573	140.00–165.00	160.78
47	—	413	165.00–183.00	173.48
9	—	502	162.50	162.50
8	—	379	175.00–177.00	176.25
20	—	613	145.00–160.00	153.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	507	145.00–155.00	152.68
4	—	349	144.00	144.00
4	—	588	135.00	135.00
3	—	652	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	623	165.00–186.50	182.70
57	—	579	170.00–190.00	186.13
63	—	528	180.00–205.00	199.21
15	—	719	173.50	173.50
18	—	433	202.00–207.00	204.79
24	—	671	179.50–181.50	180.59
3	—	320	235.00	235.00
52	—	477	191.00–215.50	210.36
21	—	377	190.00–218.00	199.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	444	193.00–201.00	196.38
3	—	927	145.00	145.00
150	—	633	176.00–188.00	184.47
10	—	765	170.00	170.00
86	—	722	169.00–177.25	174.39
79	—	481	190.00–215.50	204.35
74	—	863	153.00–174.75	171.18
73	—	529	194.00–210.50	206.29
15	—	654	185.50	185.50
104	—	578	175.00–196.00	187.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	808	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	855	151.50	151.50
3	—	450	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	693	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	638	146.00	146.00