Name: Sigourney Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Trend, no recent report. Customer Appreciation Sale. Trade active with good demand for the moderate offering.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $173.37/cwt on 811 head.

Average price

$173.37

811 head · 653 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,133

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$150

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$42.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.35

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	646	176.50	1,139	706
Medium and Large 1-2	663	155.42	1,031	90
Large 1	964	133.80	1,290	15thin

One grade step is worth $42.70/cwt here — about −$150 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 sale811 hd

173.37

—

IA average6 barns · 3,588 hd

158.02

+15.35

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

51 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 1	—	728	169.01/cwt	160.00–171.35	1,230	115
Steers	Large 1	—	766	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,149	5
Steers	Large 1	—	1,084	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,301	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	765	170.35/cwt	170.35–170.35	1,303	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	524	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	891	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	210.62/cwt	205.00–219.00	821	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	142.75/cwt	139.50–143.25	1,292	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	166.41/cwt	164.00–171.00	1,023	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	154.26/cwt	150.00–158.00	955	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	151.45/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,010	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	139.23/cwt	136.50–144.00	1,239	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	540	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,013	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	463	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	958	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	174.28/cwt	164.00–180.00	918	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	159.01/cwt	157.50–161.50	1,248	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,066	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	206.17/cwt	202.00–212.00	911	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	176.91/cwt	171.00–189.00	1,026	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	754	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	131.73/cwt	126.00–140.00	872	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	171.58/cwt	170.00–175.00	642	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	153.79/cwt	151.00–156.00	752	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	143.49/cwt	137.00–150.00	891	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	161.62/cwt	160.00–163.50	667	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	932	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,212	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,018	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	134.01/cwt	131.50–138.50	973	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	135.45/cwt	133.00–141.50	1,109	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	167.21/cwt	161.00–169.00	858	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	134.49/cwt	134.00–135.00	787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	143.42/cwt	142.50–144.50	1,107	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	155.14/cwt	149.00–157.00	904	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	169.47/cwt	161.00–176.00	800	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	144.94/cwt	143.60–146.25	1,262	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	137.63/cwt	129.50–140.00	1,053	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	154.42/cwt	150.00–155.50	831	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	939	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,221	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	164.57/cwt	159.25–165.00	1,325	70
Steers	Large 1	—	1,049	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,358	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	148.34/cwt	144.00–155.25	991	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	143.66/cwt	139.00–150.50	1,029	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	962	136.59/cwt	136.10–137.10	1,314	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	844	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	207.84/cwt	200.00–216.00	684	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	161.64/cwt	154.00–166.25	1,099	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	518	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	839	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	415	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	747	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,021	130.11/cwt	126.50–131.00	1,328	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	198.22/cwt	198.00–199.00	922	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	190.69/cwt	184.00–196.25	1,003	181

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 Aug 30, 2021

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

Receipts 1,635Last week 473Year ago 1,345

No Trend, no recent report. Customer Appreciation Sale. Trade active with good demand for the moderate offering.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	728	160.00–171.35	169.01
17	—	390	205.00–219.00	210.62
15	—	905	139.50–143.25	142.75
37	—	615	164.00–171.00	166.41
6	—	890	136.50–144.00	139.23
35	—	785	157.50–161.50	159.01
30	—	442	202.00–212.00	206.17
25	—	580	171.00–189.00	176.91
70	—	805	159.25–165.00	164.57
6	—	329	200.00–216.00	207.84
67	—	680	154.00–166.25	161.64
14	—	465	198.00–199.00	198.22
181	—	526	184.00–196.25	190.69
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	766	150.00	150.00
4	—	1,084	120.00	120.00
6	—	1,049	129.50	129.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	765	170.35	170.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	524	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	619	150.00–158.00	154.26
9	—	667	150.00–156.00	151.45
23	—	527	164.00–180.00	174.28
5	—	784	136.00	136.00
6	—	431	175.00	175.00
22	—	939	130.00	130.00
3	—	485	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	540	187.50	187.50
5	—	463	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	662	126.00–140.00	131.73
18	—	489	151.00–156.00	153.79
9	—	621	137.00–150.00	143.49
22	—	726	131.50–138.50	134.01
4	—	585	134.00–135.00	134.49
41	—	765	129.50–140.00	137.63
26	—	538	150.00–155.50	154.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	374	170.00–175.00	171.58
11	—	413	160.00–163.50	161.62
4	—	340	170.00	170.00
29	—	932	130.00	130.00
27	—	640	159.00	159.00
24	—	819	133.00–141.50	135.45
32	—	513	161.00–169.00	167.21
12	—	772	142.50–144.50	143.42
49	—	583	149.00–157.00	155.14
68	—	472	161.00–176.00	169.47
127	—	871	143.60–146.25	144.94
45	—	668	144.00–155.25	148.34
43	—	716	139.00–150.50	143.66
113	—	962	136.10–137.10	136.59
19	—	1,021	126.50–131.00	130.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	415	180.00	180.00

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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