Name: Sigourney Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend as no recent report. Trade active with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $197.22/cwt on 524 head.

Average price

$197.22

524 head · 639 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,260

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$651

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$65.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.71

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	645	199.48	1,287	487
Medium and Large 1-2	594	181.58	1,078	26
Medium 2	474	134.00	635	11thin

One grade step is worth $65.48/cwt here — about $651 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 sale524 hd

197.22

—

IA average9 barns · 8,825 hd

196.51

+0.71

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

49 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 1-2	—	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	217.05/cwt	206.00–229.00	1,116	14
Steers	Medium 2	—	474	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	635	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	197.45/cwt	191.00–199.00	1,307	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	195	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	407	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,187	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	181.14/cwt	179.00–184.00	1,487	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	180.21/cwt	173.00–186.00	1,052	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	180.92/cwt	174.00–183.50	1,049	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	219.99/cwt	210.00–223.50	1,234	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	610	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,373	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	223.70/cwt	214.00–235.00	1,074	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	185.64/cwt	185.00–187.50	1,578	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	611	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,121	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	828	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,424	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	307	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	577	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	173.21/cwt	163.50–180.00	821	56
Heifers	Medium 1Fleshy	—	718	152.25/cwt	152.25–152.25	1,093	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,435	17
Heifers	Medium 1	—	582	166.41/cwt	160.00–168.50	969	18
Heifers	Medium 1	—	526	161.72/cwt	160.00–164.00	851	16
Heifers	Medium 1	—	600	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	960	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	175.73/cwt	172.00–183.00	747	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	738	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,362	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	172.30/cwt	171.50–174.00	1,320	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	177.87/cwt	176.00–179.00	1,096	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	172.45/cwt	166.00–175.00	898	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,009	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	180.08/cwt	176.00–185.00	585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	155.75/cwt	155.75–155.75	1,188	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	159.85/cwt	157.00–167.00	1,068	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	185.80/cwt	185.00–187.50	530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	166.03/cwt	160.00–168.75	1,180	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,230	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	181.39/cwt	174.25–188.50	1,313	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	181.41/cwt	160.00–191.00	688	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	206.58/cwt	195.50–211.00	1,281	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,577	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	221.36/cwt	211.00–231.00	828	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	218.28/cwt	212.50–221.00	899	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	611	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	947	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,028	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	607	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,032	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	488	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	922	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	198.99/cwt	191.00–210.00	722	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	181.04/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,410	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	674	4

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 Feb 6, 2023

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

Receipts 1,236Last week 1,049Year ago 1,393

No trend as no recent report. Trade active with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	200.00	200.00
7	—	682	174.00	174.00
15	—	584	173.00–186.00	180.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	514	206.00–229.00	217.05
30	—	662	191.00–199.00	197.45
12	—	195	208.50	208.50
40	—	821	179.00–184.00	181.14
47	—	561	210.00–223.50	219.99
70	—	480	214.00–235.00	223.70
35	—	850	185.00–187.50	185.64
108	—	724	174.25–188.50	181.39
60	—	620	195.50–211.00	206.58
10	—	922	171.00	171.00
9	—	374	211.00–231.00	221.36
8	—	412	212.50–221.00	218.28
31	—	779	180.00–182.00	181.04
4	—	309	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	474	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	610	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	580	174.00–183.50	180.92
56	—	474	163.50–180.00	173.21
17	—	883	162.50	162.50
17	—	425	172.00–183.00	175.73
29	—	766	171.50–174.00	172.30
52	—	616	176.00–179.00	177.87
42	—	521	166.00–175.00	172.45
3	—	325	176.00–185.00	180.08
24	—	668	157.00–167.00	159.85
3	—	285	185.00–187.50	185.80
46	—	711	160.00–168.75	166.03
11	—	820	150.00	150.00
11	—	379	160.00–191.00	181.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	611	183.50	183.50
20	—	828	172.00	172.00
13	—	738	184.50	184.50
Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	718	152.25	152.25
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	582	160.00–168.50	166.41
16	—	526	160.00–164.00	161.72
11	—	600	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	675	149.50	149.50
11	—	763	155.75	155.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	307	188.00	188.00
3	—	462	196.00	196.00
3	—	690	149.00	149.00
7	—	607	170.00	170.00
5	—	363	191.00–210.00	198.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	611	155.00	155.00
3	—	488	189.00	189.00
2	—	375	200.00	200.00

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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