Name: Sigourney Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report two weeks ago (2/8) feeder steers 5.00-8.00 higher, feeder heifers 300-500 lbs. to few two weeks ago for a trend, 500-800 lbs. mostly steady. Trade active with moderate demand for moderate offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.20/cwt on 593 head.

Average price

$139.20

593 head · 750 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,044

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$109

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

$14.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.12

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	577	140.64	811	37
Medium and Large 1	762	139.35	1,062	546
Medium 1	732	125.70	920	10thin

One grade step is worth $14.94/cwt here — about −$109 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 sale593 hd

139.20

—

IA average11 barns · 9,020 hd

146.31

−7.12

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
Steers	Medium 1	—	732	125.70/cwt	124.50–127.50	920	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	838	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,140	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	151.52/cwt	151.00–152.00	488	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	153.64/cwt	149.00–155.00	570	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	143.55/cwt	140.00–145.00	669	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	136.44/cwt	133.00–140.00	714	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	126.71/cwt	125.25–127.75	1,178	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	137.33/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,011	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	168.34/cwt	166.50–172.25	870	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	128.44/cwt	120.00–133.00	813	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	150.97/cwt	141.50–155.00	948	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	144.87/cwt	142.00–148.00	974	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	125.56/cwt	124.00–126.25	1,117	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	123.21/cwt	117.50–127.00	945	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	177.30/cwt	175.00–182.00	759	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	127.01/cwt	122.00–129.00	856	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	187.21/cwt	186.50–191.00	726	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	135.84/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,035	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	168.08/cwt	161.00–176.00	780	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	131.59/cwt	129.00–136.00	636	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	124.31/cwt	120.00–126.00	920	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	124.99/cwt	124.00–126.00	694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	129.58/cwt	122.00–133.00	1,082	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	175.00/cwt	170.00–179.00	590	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	661	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	136.10/cwt	131.00–141.00	776	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	168.26/cwt	165.00–170.00	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	952	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,060	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	161.92/cwt	158.00–165.75	933	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	149.44/cwt	145.00–150.00	801	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	141.47/cwt	140.00–146.00	550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	147.45/cwt	141.00–151.00	613	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	124.90/cwt	120.00–130.00	842	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	142.15/cwt	140.00–148.50	836	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	873	5

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 →

Keoco Feeder Cattle Auction - Sigourney, IA

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	732	124.50–127.50	125.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	838	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	930	125.25–127.75	126.71
52	—	736	135.00–140.00	137.33
14	—	517	166.50–172.25	168.34
35	—	628	141.50–155.00	150.97
51	—	672	142.00–148.00	144.87
26	—	890	124.00–126.25	125.56
8	—	428	175.00–182.00	177.30
6	—	388	186.50–191.00	187.21
80	—	762	130.00–137.00	135.84
14	—	464	161.00–176.00	168.08
55	—	835	122.00–133.00	129.58
6	—	337	170.00–179.00	175.00
24	—	576	158.00–165.75	161.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	165.00	165.00
6	—	453	146.00	146.00
3	—	421	165.00–170.00	168.26
5	—	821	116.00	116.00
9	—	536	145.00–150.00	149.44
8	—	674	120.00–130.00	124.90
4	—	588	140.00–148.50	142.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	322	151.00–152.00	151.52
10	—	371	149.00–155.00	153.64
12	—	466	140.00–145.00	143.55
13	—	523	133.00–140.00	136.44
37	—	633	120.00–133.00	128.44
64	—	767	117.50–127.00	123.21
55	—	674	122.00–129.00	127.01
21	—	740	120.00–126.00	124.31
30	—	570	131.00–141.00	136.10
20	—	858	123.50	123.50
15	—	416	141.00–151.00	147.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	483	129.00–136.00	131.59
4	—	555	124.00–126.00	124.99
4	—	389	140.00–146.00	141.47
5	—	794	110.00	110.00

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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