Name: Sigourney Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale reported two weeks ago (1/20) steer calves 500-700 lbs. mostly steady 700-850 lbs. 5.00-10.00 lower. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. steady, 600-750 lbs. 8.00-12.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate on many offerings of smaller lots of feeders today.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.21/cwt on 313 head.

Average price

$151.21

313 head · 634 lb average

Value per head Derived

$958

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$1.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.92

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	635	151.24	960	305
Medium 1	591	150.00	887	8thin

One grade step is worth $1.24/cwt here — about $74 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 sale313 hd

151.21

—

IA average9 barns · 7,899 hd

153.13

−1.92

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

Every lot, as filed

44 lots · USDA AMS · Keoco Feeder Cattle Auction - Sigourney, IA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	540	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	842	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	384	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	576	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	155.64/cwt	149.00–158.25	987	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	494	162.88/cwt	157.00–164.50	805	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	127.71/cwt	127.00–128.50	1,105	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	163.79/cwt	162.00–165.50	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	475	127.75/cwt	120.00–135.25	607	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	655	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	865	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	855	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	450	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	549	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	136.63/cwt	130.00–142.00	663	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	136.16/cwt	130.00–140.00	731	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	138.58/cwt	131.00–140.00	777	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	595	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	747	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	161.60/cwt	160.00–165.00	530	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	163.40/cwt	160.00–170.00	668	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	134.84/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,027	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	160.35/cwt	155.00–166.25	831	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	142.42/cwt	135.50–144.25	1,030	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	658	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	928	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	122.48/cwt	121.00–124.00	827	2
Heifers	Medium 1Fleshy	—	542	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	650	6
Heifers	Medium 1	—	578	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	694	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	965	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	121.25/cwt	121.25–121.25	905	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	122.70/cwt	120.00–124.25	836	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	521	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	677	4
Steers	Medium 1Fleshy	—	591	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	887	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	941	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,176	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	127.84/cwt	125.00–129.25	1,042	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	167.81/cwt	159.50–169.25	950	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	152.37/cwt	145.00–158.00	1,018	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	422	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	487	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	731	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	930	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	967	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	119.33/cwt	119.00–120.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	435	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	579	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	136.97/cwt	131.00–139.00	527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	142.01/cwt	138.00–145.25	611	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	130.71/cwt	126.50–135.00	821	25

How this sale compares

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 →

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	540	156.00	156.00
4	—	384	150.00	150.00
4	—	658	141.00	141.00
4	—	422	168.00	168.00
6	—	487	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	634	149.00–158.25	155.64
15	—	494	157.00–164.50	162.88
7	—	865	127.00–128.50	127.71
4	—	384	162.00–165.50	163.79
3	—	328	160.00–165.00	161.60
6	—	409	160.00–170.00	163.40
14	—	762	134.00–138.00	134.84
32	—	518	155.00–166.25	160.35
73	—	723	135.50–144.25	142.42
4	—	941	125.00	125.00
9	—	815	125.00–129.25	127.84
28	—	566	159.50–169.25	167.81
46	—	668	145.00–158.00	152.37
Steers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	591	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	475	120.00–135.25	127.75
5	—	595	125.50	125.50
4	—	521	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	655	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	450	122.00	122.00
18	—	578	120.00	120.00
6	—	435	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	143.00	143.00
13	—	485	130.00–142.00	136.63
21	—	537	130.00–140.00	136.16
75	—	561	131.00–140.00	138.58
4	—	854	113.00	113.00
17	—	746	121.25	121.25
42	—	681	120.00–124.25	122.70
4	—	385	131.00–139.00	136.97
16	—	430	138.00–145.25	142.01
25	—	628	126.50–135.00	130.71
Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	542	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	96.00	96.00
2	—	710	110.00	110.00
1	—	785	100.00	100.00
2	—	675	121.00–124.00	122.48
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
1	—	930	104.00	104.00
3	—	568	119.00–120.00	119.33

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.

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