Name: Sigourney Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago (11/8) steer calves 350-600 lbs. 12.00-19.00 higher, 600-750 lbs . 8.00-10.00 higher. Heifer calves 400-600 lbs. 6.00-15.00 higher, 600-750 lbs. firm. Trade active with good demand for many good sized lots offered.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $169.18/cwt on 881 head.

Average price

$169.18

881 head · 608 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,029

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.61

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	608	169.18	1,029	881

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale881 hd

169.18

—

IA average11 barns · 7,730 hd

161.56

+7.61

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 1Fancy	—	480	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	821	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	154.18/cwt	150.00–156.00	493	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,052	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	157.34/cwt	156.00–164.00	614	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	143.54/cwt	138.50–149.50	959	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	166.91/cwt	164.00–175.50	718	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	195.65/cwt	188.00–207.50	716	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	189.61/cwt	180.00–205.00	817	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	152.24/cwt	148.50–155.50	1,099	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	175.27/cwt	167.00–183.00	932	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	898	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,356	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	191.96/cwt	190.00–207.50	653	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	518	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	855	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	463	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	857	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	149.07/cwt	146.50–154.00	1,140	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	395	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	577	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	797	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,180	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	508	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	757	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	558	164.53/cwt	164.00–165.00	918	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	414	190.34/cwt	188.00–195.00	788	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	165.45/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,034	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	149.51/cwt	144.50–154.00	937	192
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	143.93/cwt	141.00–144.75	779	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	150.97/cwt	144.00–161.50	862	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	844	150.25/cwt	150.25–150.25	1,268	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	190.37/cwt	180.00–197.00	904	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	175.42/cwt	167.00–181.00	995	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	485	159.65/cwt	141.00–165.00	774	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	161.33/cwt	149.00–168.00	757	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	167.60/cwt	155.00–176.00	865	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	538	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	990	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	651	171.10/cwt	171.10–171.10	1,114	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	160.51/cwt	153.00–167.00	1,077	140

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 Nov 22, 2021

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

Receipts 1,819Last week 936Year ago 1,720

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	480	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	320	150.00–156.00	154.18
14	—	822	128.00	128.00
22	—	390	156.00–164.00	157.34
44	—	668	138.50–149.50	143.54
47	—	430	164.00–175.50	166.91
192	—	627	144.50–154.00	149.51
103	—	571	144.00–161.50	150.97
100	—	469	149.00–168.00	161.33
100	—	516	155.00–176.00	167.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	395	146.00	146.00
11	—	508	149.00	149.00
22	—	485	141.00–165.00	159.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	797	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	541	141.00–144.75	143.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	366	188.00–207.50	195.65
44	—	431	180.00–205.00	189.61
48	—	722	148.50–155.50	152.24
64	—	532	167.00–183.00	175.27
5	—	898	151.00	151.00
11	—	340	190.00–207.50	191.96
55	—	765	146.50–154.00	149.07
147	—	625	160.00–172.00	165.45
48	—	844	150.25	150.25
50	—	475	180.00–197.00	190.37
97	—	567	167.00–181.00	175.42
140	—	671	153.00–167.00	160.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	518	165.00	165.00
19	—	463	185.00	185.00
23	—	558	164.00–165.00	164.53
9	—	414	188.00–195.00	190.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	538	184.00	184.00
65	—	651	171.10	171.10

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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