Name: Sigourney Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday steer calves 250-550 lbs. 5.00-10.00 higher, 550-750 lbs. 3.00-8.00 lower, 750-900 lbs. firm. Heifer calves 300-550 lbs. 15.00-20.00 higher, 550-750 lbs. 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand for the rather large offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $171.75/cwt on 1,355 head.

Average price

$171.75

1,355 head · 652 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,120

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$269

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

$35.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.38

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	420	187.55	788	12thin
Medium and Large 1	651	172.89	1,126	1,262
Medium 1	696	151.73	1,057	81

One grade step is worth $35.82/cwt here — about −$269 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 sale1,355 hd

171.75

—

IA average13 barns · 17,323 hd

170.38

+1.38

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

43 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	—	604	162.75/cwt	162.75–162.75	983	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	431	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	780	9
Heifers	Medium 1	—	665	132.59/cwt	131.00–134.50	882	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	144.55/cwt	136.00–149.00	747	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	170.39/cwt	170.00–174.00	658	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	152.98/cwt	151.00–154.00	736	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	161.72/cwt	152.25–168.00	914	188
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	168.54/cwt	161.00–178.00	716	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	166.77/cwt	160.00–177.00	795	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	146.42/cwt	137.25–153.25	990	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	798	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,045	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	469	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	732	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	249	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	405	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	174.35/cwt	165.50–182.00	1,090	168
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	144.45/cwt	134.75–151.75	1,054	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	565	195.23/cwt	192.50–198.00	1,103	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	675	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,067	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,169	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	151.13/cwt	141.00–158.25	948	216
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	208.41/cwt	199.00–213.00	994	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	169.67/cwt	160.00–189.00	570	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	183.66/cwt	181.00–189.00	880	6
Steers	Medium 1	—	620	154.88/cwt	150.00–164.00	960	22
Steers	Medium 1	—	767	141.48/cwt	136.50–145.50	1,085	19
Steers	Medium 1	—	857	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,174	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	181.35/cwt	170.00–193.00	1,045	144
Steers	Medium 1	—	683	157.43/cwt	153.00–158.75	1,075	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	153.97/cwt	153.25–154.25	1,318	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	186.90/cwt	184.00–192.50	621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	159.67/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,154	226
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	168.61/cwt	157.20–173.75	1,143	213
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	642	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	953	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	152.31/cwt	148.00–156.25	1,231	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	199.10/cwt	190.00–208.00	637	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	217.93/cwt	214.00–227.00	800	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	205.02/cwt	198.00–212.00	549	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	154.58/cwt	147.00–159.00	1,187	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	209.81/cwt	198.50–217.00	900	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	198.13/cwt	190.50–204.00	1,038	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	141.63/cwt	135.00–147.00	819	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	171.50/cwt	166.75–176.00	885	64
Heifers	Medium 1	—	632	137.75/cwt	133.50–142.00	871	20

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 →

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	604	162.75	162.75
9	—	431	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	665	131.00–134.50	132.59
20	—	632	133.50–142.00	137.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	517	136.00–149.00	144.55
6	—	481	151.00–154.00	152.98
20	—	578	135.00–147.00	141.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	386	170.00–174.00	170.39
188	—	565	152.25–168.00	161.72
42	—	425	161.00–178.00	168.54
116	—	477	160.00–177.00	166.77
119	—	676	137.25–153.25	146.42
3	—	798	131.00	131.00
7	—	249	162.50	162.50
105	—	730	134.75–151.75	144.45
5	—	882	132.50	132.50
216	—	627	141.00–158.25	151.13
24	—	336	160.00–189.00	169.67
64	—	516	166.75–176.00	171.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	469	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	675	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
168	—	625	165.50–182.00	174.35
40	—	477	199.00–213.00	208.41
144	—	576	170.00–193.00	181.35
46	—	856	153.25–154.25	153.97
226	—	723	150.00–170.00	159.67
213	—	678	157.20–173.75	168.61
35	—	808	148.00–156.25	152.31
11	—	320	190.00–208.00	199.10
12	—	367	214.00–227.00	217.93
3	—	268	198.00–212.00	205.02
182	—	768	147.00–159.00	154.58
72	—	429	198.50–217.00	209.81
61	—	524	190.50–204.00	198.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	565	192.50–198.00	195.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	479	181.00–189.00	183.66
3	—	332	184.00–192.50	186.90
3	—	390	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	620	150.00–164.00	154.88
19	—	767	136.50–145.50	141.48
5	—	857	137.00	137.00
35	—	683	153.00–158.75	157.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	642	148.50	148.50

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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