Name: Sigourney Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comment as no recent report to compare to. ANNUAL COSTOMER APPRECIATION SALE. Trade active with good demand for the huge offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $201.47/cwt on 1,091 head.

Average price

$201.47

1,091 head · 639 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,288

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$272

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

$16.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.10

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	643	202.16	1,300	1,046
Medium and Large 1-2	554	185.55	1,028	45

One grade step is worth $16.61/cwt here — about $272 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 sale1,091 hd

201.47

—

IA average7 barns · 4,829 hd

180.37

+21.10

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

50 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	—	916	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,580	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	525	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,087	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	276	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	580	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	248.17/cwt	236.00–257.00	1,017	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	562	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,045	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	229.82/cwt	211.00–239.50	1,122	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	184.60/cwt	180.50–186.00	1,543	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	424	231.86/cwt	226.00–239.50	983	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	463	217.73/cwt	209.00–228.50	1,008	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	186.88/cwt	178.75–190.25	1,439	198
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,571	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	186.48/cwt	184.00–190.00	972	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	180.36/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,030	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,154	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	195.61/cwt	189.00–203.50	1,311	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	206.53/cwt	194.50–217.00	1,097	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	387	203.68/cwt	202.00–205.00	788	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	414	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	876	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	195.34/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,238	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	187.85/cwt	185.00–188.25	1,362	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	642	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,390	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,021	154.87/cwt	154.50–155.25	1,581	199
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	155.34/cwt	154.00–160.50	1,426	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	215.65/cwt	215.00–217.50	662	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	173.43/cwt	172.50–175.00	1,266	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	192.81/cwt	179.50–203.50	1,124	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	457	187.84/cwt	186.50–189.50	858	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	162.86/cwt	161.00–167.00	935	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	157.68/cwt	150.00–171.00	602	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	310	186.81/cwt	179.00–194.00	579	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	514	179.25/cwt	176.00–182.00	921	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	165.48/cwt	159.50–176.00	788	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	193.48/cwt	180.00–202.00	940	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	169.63/cwt	160.00–180.00	899	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	162.73/cwt	160.00–170.00	721	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	166.36/cwt	160.00–168.10	1,273	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	203.27/cwt	194.00–209.00	840	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	192.46/cwt	189.00–193.50	982	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	174.45/cwt	168.75–177.50	1,183	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	227.49/cwt	220.00–250.00	849	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	646	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,379	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	353	234.03/cwt	222.50–236.00	826	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	176.20/cwt	160.00–178.75	1,107	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	169.26/cwt	167.25–171.50	1,231	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	207.63/cwt	187.00–214.00	756	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	388	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	927	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	324	232.11/cwt	225.00–237.00	752	5

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 29, 2022

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

Receipts 2,303Last week 1,851Year ago 1,635

No comment as no recent report to compare to. ANNUAL COSTOMER APPRECIATION SALE. Trade active with good demand for the huge offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	916	172.50	172.50
59	—	410	236.00–257.00	248.17
80	—	488	211.00–239.50	229.82
80	—	836	180.50–186.00	184.60
198	—	770	178.75–190.25	186.88
5	—	854	184.00	184.00
20	—	563	205.00	205.00
44	—	670	189.00–203.50	195.61
73	—	531	194.50–217.00	206.53
92	—	634	180.00–205.00	195.34
183	—	725	185.00–188.25	187.85
6	—	373	220.00–250.00	227.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	525	207.00	207.00
4	—	276	210.00	210.00
11	—	562	186.00	186.00
26	—	424	226.00–239.50	231.86
27	—	463	209.00–228.50	217.73
14	—	353	222.50–236.00	234.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	521	184.00–190.00	186.48
14	—	571	180.00–182.50	180.36
1	—	200	218.00	218.00
2	—	350	206.00	206.00
4	—	307	215.00–217.50	215.65
11	—	730	172.50–175.00	173.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	642	216.50	216.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	646	213.50	213.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	387	202.00–205.00	203.68
15	—	414	211.50	211.50
34	—	457	186.50–189.50	187.84
21	—	310	179.00–194.00	186.81
24	—	514	176.00–182.00	179.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
199	—	1,021	154.50–155.25	154.87
95	—	918	154.00–160.50	155.34
148	—	583	179.50–203.50	192.81
115	—	486	180.00–202.00	193.48
41	—	765	160.00–168.10	166.36
47	—	413	194.00–209.00	203.27
47	—	510	189.00–193.50	192.46
75	—	678	168.75–177.50	174.45
41	—	628	160.00–178.75	176.20
37	—	727	167.25–171.50	169.26
24	—	364	187.00–214.00	207.63
1	—	335	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	574	161.00–167.00	162.86
11	—	382	150.00–171.00	157.68
13	—	476	159.50–176.00	165.48
12	—	530	160.00–180.00	169.63
10	—	443	160.00–170.00	162.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	388	239.00	239.00
5	—	324	225.00–237.00	232.11

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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