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Lamoni Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Lamoni, Iowa · Thu, Dec 7

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2158

← Nov 30Dec 7Dec 14 →

Receipts

1,930 head

▲ 563 vs last sale 1,367▼ 791 vs year ago 2,721 · −29.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, all steer weight groups sold lower, while 600 - 650 lbs. sold 2.00 lower and 700-750 lbs. sold 7.00 lower. All heifer weight groups also sharply lower, on last weeks light test. Demand was moderate today and included active internet bidding. 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 $236.40/cwt on 908 head.

Average price

$236.40

908 head · 612 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,446

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$319

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

$4.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.59

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	628	236.99	1,487	792
Medium and Large 1-2	503	232.36	1,168	116

One grade step is worth $4.63/cwt here — about $319 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 sale908 hd

236.40

—

IA average11 barns · 9,346 hd

235.80

+0.59

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

Every lot

53 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	311	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	778	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	248.63/cwt	230.00–255.00	967	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	423	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,132	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,070	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	444	268.60/cwt	263.00–270.00	1,193	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	276.56/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,294	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	483	290.81/cwt	282.50–292.50	1,405	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	240.87/cwt	220.00–247.00	1,192	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	272.45/cwt	264.00–275.00	1,403	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	229.02/cwt	221.00–236.00	1,205	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	534	245.67/cwt	230.00–259.00	1,312	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	571	236.55/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,351	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	576	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,204	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	251.88/cwt	235.00–264.50	1,461	153
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	229.51/cwt	225.00–230.50	1,331	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	608	230.52/cwt	228.00–231.50	1,402	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	247.25/cwt	228.00–258.50	1,506	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	659	189.51/cwt	180.00–199.00	1,249	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	226.37/cwt	206.00–232.50	1,548	196
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	686	211.04/cwt	205.00–221.00	1,448	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	710	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,278	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	722	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,484	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	218.59/cwt	211.00–222.00	1,580	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	200.42/cwt	198.50–206.00	1,553	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	192.23/cwt	188.00–195.00	1,578	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	945	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,625	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	347	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	781	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	813	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	395	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	861	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	220.19/cwt	213.50–236.00	931	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	842	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	435	212.60/cwt	209.00–226.00	925	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	228.79/cwt	211.00–242.00	1,080	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	491	205.93/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,011	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	521	218.69/cwt	195.00–225.00	1,139	51
Heifers	—
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	331	256.15/cwt	226.00–267.50	848	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	385	238.80/cwt	230.00–243.00	919	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	473	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,031	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	559	203.85/cwt	191.00–221.00	1,140	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	622	192.77/cwt	179.00–212.00	1,199	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	939	3

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 7, 2023

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

Receipts 1,930Last week 1,367Year ago 2,721

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	444	263.00–270.00	268.60
3	—	945	172.00	172.00
153	—	580	235.00–264.50	251.88
21	—	515	264.00–275.00	272.45
84	—	609	228.00–258.50	247.25
71	—	723	211.00–222.00	218.59
11	—	468	270.00–284.00	276.56
10	—	821	188.00–195.00	192.23
196	—	684	206.00–232.50	226.37
16	—	775	198.50–206.00	200.42

Head	Wt range
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt

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Lamoni Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Lamoni, Iowa · Thu, Dec 7

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2158

← Nov 30Dec 7Dec 14 →

Receipts

1,930 head

▲ 563 vs last sale 1,367▼ 791 vs year ago 2,721 · −29.1%

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 $236.40/cwt on 908 head.

Average price

$236.40

908 head · 612 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,446

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$319

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

$4.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.59

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	628	236.99	1,487	792
Medium and Large 1-2	503	232.36	1,168	116

One grade step is worth $4.63/cwt here — about $319 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 sale908 hd

236.40

—

IA average11 barns · 9,346 hd

235.80

+0.59

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

Every lot

53 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	311	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	778	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	248.63/cwt	230.00–255.00	967	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	423	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,132	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,070	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	444	268.60/cwt	263.00–270.00	1,193	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	276.56/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,294	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	483	290.81/cwt	282.50–292.50	1,405	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	240.87/cwt	220.00–247.00	1,192	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	272.45/cwt	264.00–275.00	1,403	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	229.02/cwt	221.00–236.00	1,205	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	534	245.67/cwt	230.00–259.00	1,312	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	571	236.55/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,351	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	576	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,204	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	251.88/cwt	235.00–264.50	1,461	153
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	229.51/cwt	225.00–230.50	1,331	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	608	230.52/cwt	228.00–231.50	1,402	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	247.25/cwt	228.00–258.50	1,506	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	659	189.51/cwt	180.00–199.00	1,249	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	226.37/cwt	206.00–232.50	1,548	196
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	686	211.04/cwt	205.00–221.00	1,448	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	710	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,278	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	722	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,484	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	218.59/cwt	211.00–222.00	1,580	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	200.42/cwt	198.50–206.00	1,553	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	192.23/cwt	188.00–195.00	1,578	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	945	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,625	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	347	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	781	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	813	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	395	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	861	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	220.19/cwt	213.50–236.00	931	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	842	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	435	212.60/cwt	209.00–226.00	925	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	228.79/cwt	211.00–242.00	1,080	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	491	205.93/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,011	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	521	218.69/cwt	195.00–225.00	1,139	51
Heifers	—
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	331	256.15/cwt	226.00–267.50	848	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	385	238.80/cwt	230.00–243.00	919	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	473	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,031	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	559	203.85/cwt	191.00–221.00	1,140	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	622	192.77/cwt	179.00–212.00	1,199	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	939	3

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 7, 2023

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

Receipts 1,930Last week 1,367Year ago 2,721

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	444	263.00–270.00	268.60
3	—	945	172.00	172.00
153	—	580	235.00–264.50	251.88
21	—	515	264.00–275.00	272.45
84	—	609	228.00–258.50	247.25
71	—	723	211.00–222.00	218.59
11	—	468	270.00–284.00	276.56
10	—	821	188.00–195.00	192.23
196	—	684	206.00–232.50	226.37
16	—	775	198.50–206.00	200.42

Head	Wt range
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt

9	—	722	205.50	205.50
40	—	571	230.00–241.00	236.55
27	—	534	230.00–259.00	245.67
23	—	483	282.50–292.50	290.81
9	—	423	267.50	267.50
55	—	608	228.00–231.50	230.52
49	—	686	205.00–221.00	211.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	580	225.00–230.50	229.51
20	—	389	230.00–255.00	248.63
21	—	526	221.00–236.00	229.02
30	—	495	220.00–247.00	240.87
4	—	435	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	576	209.00	209.00
8	—	659	180.00–199.00	189.51
3	—	710	180.00	180.00
7	—	311	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	559	191.00–221.00	203.85
7	—	622	179.00–212.00	192.77
9	—	385	230.00–243.00	238.80
10	—	331	226.00–267.50	256.15
8	—	473	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	631	190.00–217.00	208.63
27	—	472	211.00–242.00	228.79
101	—	576	199.50–224.00	211.87
133	—	667	178.00–209.75	204.74
30	—	522	193.00–218.00	208.21
5	—	723	187.50	187.50
22	—	423	213.50–236.00	220.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	373	218.00	218.00
3	—	423	199.00	199.00
3	—	603	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	395	218.00	218.00
50	—	573	194.00–210.00	204.73
18	—	657	203.00	203.00
16	—	435	209.00–226.00	212.60
29	—	491	200.00–216.00	205.93
51	—	606	185.00–204.50	193.18
3	—	347	225.00	225.00
51	—	521	195.00–225.00	218.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	547	239.50	239.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	589	181.00	181.00
3	—	700	178.00	178.00