Name: Sigourney Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $185.80/cwt on 1,034 head.

Average price

$185.80

1,034 head · 619 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,150

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$13.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.88

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	621	186.11	1,155	1,009
Medium and Large 1-2	517	174.00	900	13thin
Large 1	590	172.50	1,018	12thin

One grade step is worth $13.61/cwt here — about $138 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 sale1,034 hd

185.80

—

IA average4 barns · 6,427 hd

191.68

−5.88

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

51 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 1-2Unweaned	—	572	165.01/cwt	164.00–166.00	944	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	220.34/cwt	203.00–230.00	866	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	552	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,101	6
Steers	Large 1	—	590	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,018	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	172.29/cwt	166.50–178.25	1,337	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	451	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	868	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	360	193.39/cwt	191.17–198.00	696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	332	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	174.38/cwt	160.00–182.00	1,167	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	219.62/cwt	209.00–226.50	931	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	171.99/cwt	170.00–176.00	839	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	538	174.23/cwt	165.50–186.00	937	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	677	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	958	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	441	196.00/cwt	192.50–199.50	864	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	158.02/cwt	153.00–164.00	830	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	166.23/cwt	160.00–170.00	796	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	635	156.92/cwt	155.00–159.00	996	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	475	166.52/cwt	162.00–170.00	791	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	164.85/cwt	156.50–173.00	1,022	172
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	525	192.02/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,008	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	189.22/cwt	187.00–190.00	528	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	206.26/cwt	199.00–216.00	1,004	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	167.70/cwt	156.50–171.00	961	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	184.92/cwt	175.00–195.00	878	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	488	154.36/cwt	154.00–154.50	753	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	183.96/cwt	172.00–193.00	1,067	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	199.31/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,046	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	177.82/cwt	173.50–180.00	1,289	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	182.24/cwt	170.50–188.00	966	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	157.98/cwt	151.00–165.00	662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	143.98/cwt	143.00–145.00	898	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	199.38/cwt	195.50–204.00	666	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	169.98/cwt	168.00–171.75	1,458	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	167.19/cwt	163.00–171.50	1,356	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	176.34/cwt	164.00–183.00	598	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	141.87/cwt	133.00–145.25	1,019	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	170.87/cwt	150.00–182.00	468	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	538	153.10/cwt	150.50–166.00	824	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	554	204.53/cwt	202.00–209.00	1,133	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	407	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	934	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	152.67/cwt	146.00–164.00	1,035	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	175.04/cwt	167.00–182.50	737	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	139.73/cwt	133.00–144.50	1,087	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	165.60/cwt	160.00–171.00	608	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	567	143.80/cwt	142.00–144.25	815	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	387	164.27/cwt	150.00–169.00	636	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	178.16/cwt	162.00–189.50	1,126	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	465	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,014	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	624	201.98/cwt	199.50–203.25	1,260	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	515	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,087	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 →

Keoco Feeder Cattle Auction - Sigourney, IA

Mon Jan 2, 2023

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

Receipts 1,990Last week 766Year ago 1,350

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	572	164.00–166.00	165.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	393	203.00–230.00	220.34
91	—	776	166.50–178.25	172.29
111	—	669	160.00–182.00	174.38
43	—	424	209.00–226.50	219.62
4	—	279	187.00–190.00	189.22
76	—	487	199.00–216.00	206.26
64	—	580	172.00–193.00	183.96
66	—	525	190.00–205.00	199.31
102	—	725	173.50–180.00	177.82
10	—	334	195.50–204.00	199.38
15	—	858	168.00–171.75	169.98
61	—	811	163.00–171.50	167.19
166	—	632	162.00–189.50	178.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	552	199.50	199.50
4	—	451	192.50	192.50
3	—	360	191.17–198.00	193.39
3	—	332	209.00	209.00
23	—	538	165.50–186.00	174.23
13	—	677	141.50	141.50
12	—	441	192.50–199.50	196.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	590	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	502	190.00	190.00
6	—	488	170.00–176.00	171.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	554	202.00–209.00	204.53
5	—	407	229.50	229.50
2	—	465	218.00	218.00
40	—	624	199.50–203.25	201.98
20	—	515	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	525	153.00–164.00	158.02
7	—	479	160.00–170.00	166.23
4	—	419	151.00–165.00	157.98
4	—	624	143.00–145.00	143.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	635	155.00–159.00	156.92
19	—	475	162.00–170.00	166.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
172	—	620	156.50–173.00	164.85
145	—	573	156.50–171.00	167.70
74	—	475	175.00–195.00	184.92
49	—	530	170.50–188.00	182.24
12	—	339	164.00–183.00	176.34
77	—	718	133.00–145.25	141.87
16	—	274	150.00–182.00	170.87
17	—	678	146.00–164.00	152.67
33	—	421	167.00–182.50	175.04
15	—	778	133.00–144.50	139.73
10	—	367	160.00–171.00	165.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	525	185.00–195.00	192.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	488	154.00–154.50	154.36
6	—	538	150.50–166.00	153.10
21	—	567	142.00–144.25	143.80
14	—	387	150.00–169.00	164.27

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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