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Lamoni Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Lamoni, Iowa · Thu, Nov 30

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2158

← Nov 16Nov 30Dec 7 →

Receipts

1,367 head

▼ 1,557 vs last sale 2,924▼ 913 vs year ago 2,280 · −40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers under 600 lbs. sold with a higher undertone on this weeks light test, while steers over 600 lbs. sold 7.00 to 9.00 lower. Heifers under 550 lbs. sold mostly 8.00 to 11.00 lower, while heifers over 550 pounds sold mostly higher, compared to this weeks light test. Demand was moderate to good today. Supply was moderate.

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 $243.57/cwt on 726 head.

Average price

$243.57

726 head · 689 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$405

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

$9.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.77

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	244.46	1,716	660
Medium and Large 1-2	559	234.70	1,311	66

One grade step is worth $9.76/cwt here — about $405 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 sale726 hd

243.57

—

IA average7 barns · 5,474 hd

252.34

−8.77

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

Every lot

46 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	344	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,018	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	879	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	393	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,057	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,193	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	305.36/cwt	302.50–308.00	1,295	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,090	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	245.52/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,134	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	492	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,373	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	496	301.24/cwt	299.00–303.00	1,494	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	244.96/cwt	230.00–254.00	1,257	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	297.15/cwt	291.00–299.00	1,539	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	571	272.58/cwt	255.00–283.00	1,556	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	261.94/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,522	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	234.82/cwt	221.00–240.00	1,371	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	606	244.03/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,479	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	248.70/cwt	236.00–261.50	1,547	108
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	223.29/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,429	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	662	236.98/cwt	233.50–238.50	1,569	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	693	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,448	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	225.27/cwt	210.00–229.50	1,613	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,511	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	796	219.51/cwt	213.50–221.50	1,747	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	225.32/cwt	222.75–227.50	1,850	130
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	878	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,954	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	913	222.75/cwt	222.75–222.75	2,034	62
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	344	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	877	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	964	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	254.97/cwt	243.00–260.00	1,050	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	451	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	988	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	239.63/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,150	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	519	240.80/cwt	220.00–248.00	1,250	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	543	235.96/cwt	220.00–239.50	1,281	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	579	224.88/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,302	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	237.68
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,197	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,333	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 Nov 30, 2023

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

Receipts 1,367Last week 2,924Year ago 2,280

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	227.50	227.50
6	—	650	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,059	154.00	154.00
8	—	1,126	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	543	220.00–239.50	235.96
47	—	581	220.00–244.50	237.68
4	—	344	255.00	255.00

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Lamoni Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Lamoni, Iowa · Thu, Nov 30

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2158

← Nov 16Nov 30Dec 7 →

Receipts

1,367 head

▼ 1,557 vs last sale 2,924▼ 913 vs year ago 2,280 · −40.0%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $243.57/cwt on 726 head.

Average price

$243.57

726 head · 689 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$405

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

$9.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.77

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	244.46	1,716	660
Medium and Large 1-2	559	234.70	1,311	66

One grade step is worth $9.76/cwt here — about $405 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 sale726 hd

243.57

—

IA average7 barns · 5,474 hd

252.34

−8.77

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

Every lot

46 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	344	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,018	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	879	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	393	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,057	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,193	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	305.36/cwt	302.50–308.00	1,295	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,090	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	245.52/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,134	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	492	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,373	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	496	301.24/cwt	299.00–303.00	1,494	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	244.96/cwt	230.00–254.00	1,257	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	297.15/cwt	291.00–299.00	1,539	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	571	272.58/cwt	255.00–283.00	1,556	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	261.94/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,522	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	234.82/cwt	221.00–240.00	1,371	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	606	244.03/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,479	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	248.70/cwt	236.00–261.50	1,547	108
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	223.29/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,429	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	662	236.98/cwt	233.50–238.50	1,569	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	693	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,448	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	225.27/cwt	210.00–229.50	1,613	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,511	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	796	219.51/cwt	213.50–221.50	1,747	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	225.32/cwt	222.75–227.50	1,850	130
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	878	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,954	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	913	222.75/cwt	222.75–222.75	2,034	62
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	344	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	877	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	964	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	254.97/cwt	243.00–260.00	1,050	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	451	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	988	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	239.63/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,150	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	519	240.80/cwt	220.00–248.00	1,250	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	543	235.96/cwt	220.00–239.50	1,281	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	579	224.88/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,302	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	237.68
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,197	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,333	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 Nov 30, 2023

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

Receipts 1,367Last week 2,924Year ago 2,280

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	227.50	227.50
6	—	650	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,059	154.00	154.00
8	—	1,126	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	543	220.00–239.50	235.96
47	—	581	220.00–244.50	237.68
4	—	344	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	579	220.00–245.00	224.88
18	—	628	215.00–216.00	215.55
44	—	519	220.00–248.00	240.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	681	188.00	188.00
5	—	451	219.00	219.00
5	—	575	210.00	210.00
24	—	642	216.00	216.00
7	—	789	186.00–188.00	187.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	640	220.00–226.00	223.29
3	—	795	190.00	190.00
4	—	350	251.00	251.00
4	—	693	209.00	209.00
8	—	513	230.00–254.00	244.96
7	—	462	242.00–250.00	245.52
23	—	584	221.00–240.00	234.82
3	—	443	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	606	240.00–247.50	244.03
53	—	571	255.00–283.00	272.58
23	—	662	233.50–238.50	236.98
27	—	492	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	913	222.75	222.75
62	—	878	222.50	222.50
7	—	344	296.00	296.00
108	—	622	236.00–261.50	248.70
24	—	796	213.50–221.50	219.51
3	—	395	302.00	302.00
130	—	821	222.75–227.50	225.32
30	—	518	291.00–299.00	297.15
61	—	716	210.00–229.50	225.27
12	—	424	302.50–308.00	305.36
16	—	496	299.00–303.00	301.24
29	—	581	250.00–275.00	261.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	393	269.00	269.00