Name: Sigourney Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report two weeks ago (3/15) steer calves 2.00-4.00 higher, heifer calves firm to 3.00 higher. Trade active with good demand for the light run of feeders.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.98/cwt on 298 head.

Average price

$155.98

298 head · 650 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,013

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$2.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.09

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	654	156.09	1,022	284
Medium and Large 1-2	548	153.80	843	14thin

One grade step is worth $2.29/cwt here — about $178 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 sale298 hd

155.98

—

IA average10 barns · 5,692 hd

148.89

+7.09

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

33 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	—	319	164.37/cwt	159.00–168.00	524	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	127.00/cwt	125.00–127.50	922	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	933	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	184.53/cwt	180.00–186.00	725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,060	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	158.48/cwt	156.00–162.50	1,011	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	161.06/cwt	156.00–165.00	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	136.89/cwt	130.00–145.00	654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	927	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	139.89/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,093	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	552	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	380	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	854	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	172.00/cwt	170.00–173.00	714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	186.50/cwt	182.00–191.00	768	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	162.93/cwt	154.00–169.00	701	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	146.55/cwt	143.00–149.00	771	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	489	175.09/cwt	170.00–180.00	856	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	492	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	179.58/cwt	170.00–183.50	927	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	133.42/cwt	127.00–138.50	902	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	153.18/cwt	145.50–163.00	1,035	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	185.06/cwt	179.00–186.25	857	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	416	149.25/cwt	149.25–149.25	621	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	132.94/cwt	128.00–138.00	842	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	143.36/cwt	141.00–145.00	809	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	163.16/cwt	161.00–167.50	950	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	145.34/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,058	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	184.20/cwt	182.50–185.00	414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	464	2

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

Mon Mar 29, 2021

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

Receipts 571Last week 1,360Year ago 0

Compared to the last report two weeks ago (3/15) steer calves 2.00-4.00 higher, heifer calves firm to 3.00 higher. Trade active with good demand for the light run of feeders.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	319	159.00–168.00	164.37
7	—	726	125.00–127.50	127.00
7	—	804	116.00	116.00
24	—	430	154.00–169.00	162.93
24	—	526	143.00–149.00	146.55
69	—	676	127.00–138.50	133.42
24	—	633	128.00–138.00	132.94
24	—	564	141.00–145.00	143.36
4	—	462	156.00	156.00
3	—	225	182.50–185.00	184.20
2	—	265	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	130.00–145.00	136.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	492	142.00	142.00
7	—	416	149.25	149.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	393	180.00–186.00	184.53
6	—	855	124.00	124.00
21	—	638	156.00–162.50	158.48
74	—	781	134.00–141.00	139.89
7	—	412	182.00–191.00	186.50
27	—	516	170.00–183.50	179.58
84	—	676	145.50–163.00	153.18
12	—	463	179.00–186.25	185.06
4	—	281	193.00	193.00
12	—	582	161.00–167.50	163.16
20	—	728	140.00–147.00	145.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	156.00–165.00	161.06
6	—	662	140.00	140.00
1	—	520	159.00	159.00
1	—	551	155.00	155.00
3	—	415	170.00–173.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	552	162.00	162.00
3	—	380	188.00	188.00
8	—	489	170.00–180.00	175.09

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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