Name: Sigourney Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend. Trade light with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.64/cwt on 221 head.

Average price

$129.64

221 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$817

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$25.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.91

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	628	131.26	824	203
Medium and Large 1-2	607	122.01	740	6thin
Large 1	681	106.00	722	12thin

One grade step is worth $25.26/cwt here — about $102 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 sale221 hd

129.64

—

IA average9 barns · 3,929 hd

130.55

−0.91

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

31 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	—	305	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	820	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	644	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	670	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	718	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	775	6
Steers	Large 1	—	897	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,023	5
Steers	Large 1	—	764	118.25/cwt	118.25–118.25	903	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	115.25/cwt	115.25–115.25	1,056	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	165.76/cwt	159.00–169.00	640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	114.82/cwt	113.50–116.50	884	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	130.89/cwt	128.00–133.00	887	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	180.10/cwt	178.00–185.50	708	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	123.79/cwt	122.50–125.50	894	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	152.10/cwt	142.00–157.00	931	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	718	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	132.20/cwt	127.75–139.50	699	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	113.83/cwt	113.50–114.00	935	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	733	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	171.61/cwt	170.00–173.50	841	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	122.32/cwt	115.00–130.00	769	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	138.31/cwt	138.00–140.00	671	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	923	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	159.85/cwt	152.50–166.00	814	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	122.02/cwt	120.00–126.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	143.94/cwt	142.00–144.50	626	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	126.09/cwt	120.00–131.00	745	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	151.56/cwt	150.00–161.00	574	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	850	8

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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No trend. Trade light with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	154.00	154.00
7	—	646	127.00	127.00
31	—	770	113.50–116.50	114.82
15	—	529	127.75–139.50	132.20
12	—	821	113.50–114.00	113.83
25	—	485	138.00–140.00	138.31
75	—	694	133.00	133.00
9	—	435	142.00–144.50	143.94
11	—	591	120.00–131.00	126.09
16	—	379	150.00–161.00	151.56
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	644	104.00	104.00
6	—	718	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	122.00	122.00
3	—	535	120.00–126.00	122.02
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	897	114.00	114.00
10	—	764	118.25	118.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	916	115.25	115.25
7	—	678	128.00–133.00	130.89
14	—	393	178.00–185.50	180.10
7	—	722	122.50–125.50	123.79
76	—	612	142.00–157.00	152.10
3	—	318	188.00	188.00
5	—	431	170.00	170.00
31	—	490	170.00–173.50	171.61
12	—	509	152.50–166.00	159.85
8	—	559	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	386	159.00–169.00	165.76
6	—	446	161.00	161.00
1	—	320	170.00	170.00
9	—	629	115.00–130.00	122.32
3	—	592	136.00	136.00

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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