Name: Sigourney Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.68/cwt on 634 head.

Average price

$142.68

634 head · 753 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,074

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$11.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.01

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	763	143.62	1,096	561
Medium and Large 1-2	660	137.24	906	48
Medium 1	695	132.04	917	25

One grade step is worth $11.58/cwt here — about $179 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 sale634 hd

142.68

—

IA average6 barns · 3,127 hd

139.68

+3.01

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

37 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,121	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	140.17/cwt	136.00–144.50	897	131
Heifers	Medium 1	—	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	141.51/cwt	137.00–144.00	751	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	932	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,146	112
Steers	Medium 1	—	564	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	750	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	1,181	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	135.72/cwt	124.50–137.50	1,192	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	911	15
Steers	Medium 1Fleshy	—	768	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,010	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	167.97/cwt	164.00–170.00	805	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,007	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,274	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	867	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	176.81/cwt	175.00–180.00	737	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	157.49/cwt	153.00–161.00	918	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	460	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	189.26/cwt	188.00–191.25	732	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	155.89/cwt	150.00–165.00	828	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	147.23/cwt	142.75–149.00	1,135	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,505	95.25/cwt	95.25–95.25	1,434	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	142.35/cwt	137.00–147.25	947	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	145.03/cwt	137.00–146.25	1,043	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	525	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	893	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	151.86/cwt	150.00–154.00	967	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	136.43/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,134	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	133.40/cwt	130.00–135.75	906	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	137.77/cwt	136.50–140.50	799	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	131.56/cwt	127.00–132.10	1,077	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	147.16/cwt	141.00–151.00	628	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	149.44/cwt	143.00–153.00	716	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	132.08/cwt	126.50–136.50	1,001	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	118.75/cwt	118.75–118.75	1,132	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,015	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	129.42/cwt	127.00–130.25	941	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	129.69/cwt	124.00–132.00	888	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	568	147.93/cwt	146.25–151.00	840	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	144.99/cwt	140.00–147.00	555	7

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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No trend. Trade active with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	883	127.00	127.00
131	—	640	136.00–144.50	140.17
19	—	531	137.00–144.00	141.51
112	—	932	123.00	123.00
16	—	580	136.50–140.50	137.77
66	—	819	127.00–132.10	131.56
10	—	427	141.00–151.00	147.16
60	—	479	143.00–153.00	149.44
9	—	758	126.50–136.50	132.08
56	—	953	118.75	118.75
8	—	727	127.00–130.25	129.42
51	—	685	124.00–132.00	129.69
7	—	383	140.00–147.00	144.99
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	725	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	839	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	568	146.25–151.00	147.93
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	564	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	914	129.25	129.25
76	—	878	124.50–137.50	135.72
6	—	479	164.00–170.00	167.97
52	—	1,007	126.50	126.50
6	—	417	175.00–180.00	176.81
49	—	583	153.00–161.00	157.49
5	—	387	188.00–191.25	189.26
36	—	531	150.00–165.00	155.89
101	—	771	142.75–149.00	147.23
4	—	1,505	95.25	95.25
25	—	665	137.00–147.25	142.35
89	—	719	137.00–146.25	145.03
13	—	637	150.00–154.00	151.86
85	—	831	134.00–140.00	136.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	646	141.00	141.00
4	—	574	151.00	151.00
29	—	679	130.00–135.75	133.40
Steers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	768	131.50	131.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	170.00	170.00

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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