Name: Sigourney Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend as no recent report. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.77/cwt on 681 head.

Average price

$168.77

681 head · 687 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,160

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$103

per head · Medium 1 over Small and Medium 1

$20.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.95

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	557	174.00	969	12thin
Medium and Large 1	689	170.40	1,174	600
Small and Medium 1	698	153.68	1,072	69

One grade step is worth $20.32/cwt here — about −$103 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 sale681 hd

168.77

—

IA average7 barns · 5,941 hd

171.72

−2.95

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

40 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	—	390	147.97/cwt	141.00–152.00	577	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,122	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	149.93/cwt	145.00–152.00	636	11
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	—	538	146.99/cwt	143.00–148.50	791	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	563	168.44/cwt	160.50–178.50	948	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	521	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,016	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	204.12/cwt	189.00–211.50	965	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	181.71/cwt	177.00–189.00	941	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	189.68/cwt	182.00–192.00	1,083	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	634	150.08/cwt	146.00–153.50	952	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	178.22/cwt	173.00–183.50	1,105	69
Steers	Small and Medium 1	—	605	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	968	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	715	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,008	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	521	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	854	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	202.62/cwt	202.50–203.00	553	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	988	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,383	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	666	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	866	6
Steers	Medium 1	—	557	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	969	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	204.68/cwt	201.00–206.00	806	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	153.26/cwt	149.75–157.50	1,251	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	174.80/cwt	162.50–179.50	1,175	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	154.51/cwt	144.00–158.00	1,208	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	475	144.26/cwt	142.00–147.00	685	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	522	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	731	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1	—	574	153.92/cwt	153.00–155.00	884	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	157.32/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,355	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	143.68/cwt	137.50–148.75	966	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	147.99/cwt	130.00–154.00	934	149
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	157.40/cwt	153.00–160.00	796	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	156.44/cwt	149.00–160.00	887	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	721	155.25/cwt	155.25–155.25	1,119	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	154.80/cwt	153.00–156.00	511	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1	—	730	153.16/cwt	145.00–155.50	1,118	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	170.66/cwt	164.75–176.75	1,229	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	149.96/cwt	146.00–157.00	708	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	148.54/cwt	148.50–149.00	1,233	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	137.90/cwt	135.50–144.25	994	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	646	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,043	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	300	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	602	133.32/cwt	130.00–135.00	803	33

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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Receipts 1,350Last week 747Year ago 1,400

No trend as no recent report. Trade active with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	390	141.00–152.00	147.97
9	—	782	143.50	143.50
11	—	424	145.00–152.00	149.93
81	—	672	137.50–148.75	143.68
149	—	631	130.00–154.00	147.99
24	—	506	153.00–160.00	157.40
60	—	567	149.00–160.00	156.44
5	—	330	153.00–156.00	154.80
24	—	472	146.00–157.00	149.96
65	—	830	148.50–149.00	148.54
19	—	721	135.50–144.25	137.90
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	538	143.00–148.50	146.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	666	130.00	130.00
9	—	475	142.00–147.00	144.26
2	—	522	140.00	140.00
3	—	300	142.00	142.00
33	—	602	130.00–135.00	133.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	721	155.25	155.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	646	161.50	161.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	563	160.50–178.50	168.44
20	—	634	146.00–153.50	150.08
5	—	715	141.00	141.00
7	—	521	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	521	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	473	189.00–211.50	204.12
10	—	518	177.00–189.00	181.71
53	—	571	182.00–192.00	189.68
69	—	620	173.00–183.50	178.22
4	—	273	202.50–203.00	202.62
14	—	988	140.00	140.00
11	—	394	201.00–206.00	204.68
24	—	816	149.75–157.50	153.26
103	—	672	162.50–179.50	174.80
61	—	782	144.00–158.00	154.51
79	—	861	154.00–158.00	157.32
93	—	720	164.75–176.75	170.66
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	605	160.00	160.00
11	—	574	153.00–155.00	153.92
54	—	730	145.00–155.50	153.16
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	557	174.00	174.00

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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