Name: Sigourney Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report two weeks ago ( 2/6) feeder steers firm, heifer calves 400-600 lbs. 10.00-15.00 higher, over 600 lbs. firm. Trade and demand moderate for the limited offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $200.57/cwt on 230 head.

Average price

$200.57

230 head · 643 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,290

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$327

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

$19.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.61

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	649	201.57	1,308	218
Medium and Large 1-2	539	182.29	982	12thin

One grade step is worth $19.28/cwt here — about $327 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 sale230 hd

200.57

—

IA average9 barns · 8,386 hd

198.96

+1.61

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

32 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,038	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,049	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	824	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,442	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	177.48/cwt	175.00–180.00	511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	225.34/cwt	215.00–236.00	859	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	204.44/cwt	196.00–209.50	1,278	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	187.53/cwt	184.75–188.50	1,367	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	165.18/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,113	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	205.79/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,157	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	212.86/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,122	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	979	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	179.81/cwt	173.75–186.50	1,395	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	173.45/cwt	159.00–176.00	1,162	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	513	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,229	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	848	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,531	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,236	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	186.05/cwt	184.00–190.00	947	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	184.42/cwt	175.00–198.00	869	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	171.25/cwt	171.25–171.25	1,546	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	226.74/cwt	215.00–239.00	1,057	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	176.57/cwt	169.00–178.50	1,102	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	164.61/cwt	160.50–168.25	1,185	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	153.24/cwt	142.00–159.00	1,162	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	185.07/cwt	184.50–186.50	1,060	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	193.26/cwt	185.00–211.00	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	768	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	802	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 20, 2023

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

Receipts 435Last week 1,236Year ago 1,108

Compared to the last report two weeks ago ( 2/6) feeder steers firm, heifer calves 400-600 lbs. 10.00-15.00 higher, over 600 lbs. firm. Trade and demand moderate for the limited offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	201.00	201.00
1	—	360	202.00	202.00
2	—	590	176.00	176.00
1	—	535	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	824	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	175.00–180.00	177.48
32	—	670	159.00–176.00	173.45
9	—	509	184.00–190.00	186.05
10	—	471	175.00–198.00	184.42
15	—	624	169.00–178.50	176.57
29	—	720	160.50–168.25	164.61
12	—	758	142.00–159.00	153.24
17	—	573	184.50–186.50	185.07
4	—	382	201.00	201.00
4	—	405	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	381	215.00–236.00	225.34
62	—	625	196.00–209.50	204.44
34	—	729	184.75–188.50	187.53
7	—	562	200.00–210.00	205.79
10	—	527	210.00–219.00	212.86
4	—	443	221.00	221.00
30	—	776	173.75–186.50	179.81
6	—	848	180.50	180.50
5	—	685	180.50	180.50
15	—	903	171.25	171.25
17	—	466	215.00–239.00	226.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	674	160.00–170.00	165.18
1	—	315	191.00	191.00
2	—	508	192.00	192.00
2	—	580	186.00	186.00
3	—	425	185.00–211.00	193.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	513	239.50	239.50

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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