Name: Sigourney Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend as no recent report for a comparison. Trade active with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $186.88/cwt on 855 head.

Average price

$186.88

855 head · 626 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,170

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$303

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

$58.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.99

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	429	202.39	868	15thin
Medium and Large 1	624	188.01	1,173	813
Large 1	812	144.32	1,171	27

One grade step is worth $58.07/cwt here — about −$303 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 sale855 hd

186.88

—

IA average7 barns · 3,269 hd

169.89

+16.99

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

44 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	Large 1	—	608	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	800	13
Heifers	Large 1	—	734	123.33/cwt	120.00–131.00	905	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	476	194.99/cwt	193.00–195.75	928	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	434	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	846	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	286	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	592	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	141.83/cwt	132.00–152.00	1,031	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	197.26/cwt	183.00–201.00	1,130	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	142.69/cwt	140.00–146.25	1,314	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	631	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	225.35/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,079	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	658	181.75/cwt	181.75–181.75	1,196	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	236.04/cwt	226.50–245.50	890	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	264	229.19/cwt	225.00–231.00	605	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	190.86/cwt	177.00–197.00	1,176	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	142.84/cwt	140.00–148.25	1,257	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	168.43/cwt	154.50–174.00	1,139	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	157.80/cwt	153.00–163.50	1,130	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	709	173.16/cwt	172.50–175.25	1,228	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,007	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	225.18/cwt	218.00–230.00	750	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,196	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	178.32/cwt	170.00–188.00	763	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	227.43/cwt	218.50–237.00	962	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	1,219	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	213.64/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,098	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	152.99/cwt	148.75–157.50	1,199	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	816	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,281	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	610	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,019	30
Steers	Large 1	—	968	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,239	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	193.70/cwt	192.00–195.00	998	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	143.14/cwt	133.00–145.00	1,197	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	156.62/cwt	147.00–163.75	1,046	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	571	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	151.31/cwt	145.00–161.00	937	59
Steers	Large 1	—	654	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,079	8
Steers	Large 1	—	861	137.04/cwt	130.00–139.50	1,180	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	175.79/cwt	174.00–179.75	1,027	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	174.00/cwt	166.00–182.00	830	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	134.13/cwt	130.50–136.00	1,027	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	179.95/cwt	166.00–189.00	925	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	193.47/cwt	179.00–204.00	726	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	152.19/cwt	146.00–159.00	781	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	159.55/cwt	152.00–165.00	753	21

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 1,851Last week 1,108Year ago 0

No trend as no recent report for a comparison. Trade active with very good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	608	131.50	131.50
26	—	734	120.00–131.00	123.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	476	193.00–195.75	194.99
12	—	434	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	286	207.00	207.00
42	—	727	132.00–152.00	141.83
11	—	873	137.00	137.00
24	—	428	170.00–188.00	178.32
40	—	836	133.00–145.00	143.14
90	—	668	147.00–163.75	156.62
59	—	619	145.00–161.00	151.31
100	—	584	174.00–179.75	175.79
47	—	477	166.00–182.00	174.00
51	—	766	130.50–136.00	134.13
2	—	300	198.00	198.00
56	—	514	166.00–189.00	179.95
59	—	375	179.00–204.00	193.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	816	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	610	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	405	141.00	141.00
16	—	513	146.00–159.00	152.19
21	—	472	152.00–165.00	159.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	573	183.00–201.00	197.26
39	—	921	140.00–146.25	142.69
56	—	479	219.00–230.00	225.35
24	—	377	226.50–245.50	236.04
7	—	264	225.00–231.00	229.19
111	—	616	177.00–197.00	190.86
28	—	880	140.00–148.25	142.84
38	—	676	154.50–174.00	168.43
53	—	716	153.00–163.50	157.80
10	—	333	218.00–230.00	225.18
61	—	423	218.50–237.00	227.43
5	—	814	149.75	149.75
81	—	514	200.00–221.00	213.64
82	—	784	148.75–157.50	152.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	288	219.00	219.00
2	—	550	183.00	183.00
7	—	515	192.00–195.00	193.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	658	181.75	181.75
79	—	709	172.50–175.25	173.16
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	968	128.00	128.00
8	—	654	165.00	165.00
16	—	861	130.00–139.50	137.04

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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