Name: Sigourney Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers and heifers 400-550 lbs. firm, 550-850 lbs. 5.00-8.00 higher. Trade was moderate for the moderate offerings with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $187.54/cwt on 485 head.

Average price

$187.54

485 head · 662 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,241

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$17.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.71

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	665	189.09	1,257	442
Medium and Large 1-2	630	171.57	1,081	43

One grade step is worth $17.52/cwt here — about $176 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 sale485 hd

187.54

—

IA average12 barns · 15,162 hd

191.25

−3.71

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

34 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 1Replacement	—	726	175.13/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,271	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	675	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,242	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	822	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	201.69/cwt	192.50–205.00	722	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	196.88/cwt	185.25–201.00	1,231	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	180.22/cwt	175.00–186.50	1,058	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	171.04/cwt	168.00–174.00	1,161	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	176.18/cwt	172.00–185.00	939	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	848	164.75/cwt	164.75–164.75	1,397	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	173.05/cwt	165.00–177.00	1,066	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	178.49/cwt	177.35–179.00	1,458	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	769	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,330	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,506	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	177.02/cwt	172.00–182.00	910	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	203.33/cwt	197.00–204.00	982	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	185.17/cwt	181.00–193.25	1,265	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	199.05/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,069	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	162.43/cwt	162.00–164.00	1,155	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	204.40/cwt	188.50–211.50	1,177	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	180.76/cwt	178.25–183.75	1,311	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,236	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	177.71/cwt	168.50–179.50	1,370	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	217.41/cwt	214.00–229.00	846	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	210.51/cwt	210.00–211.00	895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	171.78/cwt	168.00–176.00	1,005	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	168.98/cwt	160.50–172.25	1,242	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	182.88/cwt	175.00–184.00	807	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,251	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	572	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	904	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	407	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	720	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 Jan 16, 2023

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

Receipts 1,049Last week 2,428Year ago 1,393

Compared to last week steers and heifers 400-550 lbs. firm, 550-850 lbs. 5.00-8.00 higher. Trade was moderate for the moderate offerings with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	726	172.00–180.00	175.13
40	—	675	184.00	184.00
13	—	769	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	164.00	164.00
3	—	465	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	188.00	188.00
5	—	462	178.00	178.00
4	—	358	192.50–205.00	201.69
54	—	679	168.00–174.00	171.04
45	—	533	172.00–185.00	176.18
129	—	616	165.00–177.00	173.05
29	—	585	168.00–176.00	171.78
23	—	735	160.50–172.25	168.98
8	—	441	175.00–184.00	182.88
6	—	792	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	625	185.25–201.00	196.88
33	—	817	177.35–179.00	178.49
1	—	335	217.00	217.00
9	—	853	176.50	176.50
29	—	483	197.00–204.00	203.33
91	—	683	181.00–193.25	185.17
56	—	537	190.00–202.00	199.05
53	—	576	188.50–211.50	204.40
43	—	725	178.25–183.75	180.76
79	—	771	168.50–179.50	177.71
6	—	389	214.00–229.00	217.41
2	—	425	210.00–211.00	210.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	587	175.00–186.50	180.22
10	—	514	172.00–182.00	177.02
13	—	711	162.00–164.00	162.43
5	—	780	158.50	158.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	848	164.75	164.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	572	158.00	158.00
5	—	407	177.00	177.00

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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