Name: Sigourney Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend as no recent report. " CUSTOMER APPRECIATION SALE" today. Trade and demand good for the moderate offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $283.59/cwt on 959 head.

Average price

$283.59

959 head · 614 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$339

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

$23.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.37

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	617	284.78	1,758	910
Medium and Large 1-2	543	261.50	1,420	49

One grade step is worth $23.28/cwt here — about $339 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 sale959 hd

283.59

—

IA average4 barns · 1,683 hd

257.22

+26.37

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

53 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	—	506	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,553	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	270.08/cwt	269.00–271.00	1,399	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,532	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	329	343.03/cwt	337.50–347.50	1,129	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	260.86/cwt	260.50–261.25	2,105	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	334.76/cwt	322.00–369.00	1,292	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	945	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	258.33/cwt	250.00–262.75	2,007	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	280.10/cwt	271.00–284.00	1,588	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	582	290.10/cwt	286.00–296.00	1,688	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	273.61/cwt	268.00–284.00	1,852	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	374	335.85/cwt	320.00–343.00	1,256	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	333	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,016	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	258.30/cwt	248.00–267.25	1,824	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,075	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	469	312.23/cwt	285.00–340.00	1,464	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	523	302.34/cwt	280.00–310.50	1,581	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	267	327.36/cwt	325.00–330.00	874	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	616	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,725	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	427	322.22/cwt	280.00–340.00	1,376	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	297.97/cwt	292.00–317.50	1,150	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	697	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,603	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	263.55/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,247	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,251	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	318	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	970	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	381	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,191	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	301.70/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,309	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	481	280.07/cwt	240.00–295.50	1,347	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,617	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	380	307.15/cwt	295.00–312.00	1,167	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	329	310.94/cwt	300.00–321.00	1,023	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	289.07/cwt	263.00–294.75	1,766	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	306.66/cwt	291.00–319.00	1,463	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	304	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	973	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	253.37/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,416	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	563	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,469	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	518	283.84/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,470	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	216.91/cwt	207.00–218.00	1,917	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	419	294.70/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,235	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	271.39/cwt	249.50–300.00	1,433	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	633	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,734	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,123	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	246.15/cwt	237.50–248.75	1,556	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	262.01/cwt	248.00–269.50	1,664	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	989	212.65/cwt	210.25–214.50	2,103	220
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	209.44/cwt	195.00–223.00	1,506	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	288	302.77/cwt	301.00–310.00	872	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	207.90/cwt	200.00–224.50	1,732	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	248.54/cwt	226.00–263.50	1,424	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,058	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,565	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	249.85/cwt	249.50–250.00	1,312	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,286	2

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 28, 2023

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

Receipts 2,023Last week 759Year ago 2,303

No trend as no recent report. " CUSTOMER APPRECIATION SALE" today. Trade and demand good for the moderate offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	506	307.00	307.00
127	—	807	260.50–261.25	260.86
15	—	386	322.00–369.00	334.76
10	—	314	301.00	301.00
149	—	777	250.00–262.75	258.33
79	—	567	271.00–284.00	280.10
54	—	677	268.00–284.00	273.61
43	—	706	248.00–267.25	258.30
26	—	912	227.50	227.50
14	—	434	290.00–330.00	301.70
80	—	611	263.00–294.75	289.07
45	—	477	291.00–319.00	306.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	518	269.00–271.00	270.08
3	—	628	244.00	244.00
10	—	694	233.00	233.00
15	—	559	245.00–256.00	253.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	329	337.50–347.50	343.03
26	—	582	286.00–296.00	290.10
45	—	374	320.00–343.00	335.85
101	—	469	285.00–340.00	312.23
33	—	523	280.00–310.50	302.34
6	—	267	325.00–330.00	327.36
5	—	616	280.00	280.00
35	—	427	280.00–340.00	322.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	333	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	386	292.00–317.50	297.97
11	—	697	230.00	230.00
7	—	473	262.00–265.00	263.55
6	—	304	320.00	320.00
39	—	884	207.00–218.00	216.91
52	—	528	249.50–300.00	271.39
37	—	635	248.00–269.50	262.01
220	—	989	210.25–214.50	212.65
22	—	719	195.00–223.00	209.44
24	—	833	200.00–224.50	207.90
26	—	573	226.00–263.50	248.54
2	—	445	289.00	289.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	481	240.00–295.50	280.07
25	—	380	295.00–312.00	307.15
15	—	329	300.00–321.00	310.94
10	—	563	261.00	261.00
53	—	518	282.00–285.00	283.84
84	—	419	280.00–310.00	294.70
56	—	633	274.00	274.00
9	—	288	301.00–310.00	302.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	474	237.00	237.00
40	—	632	237.50–248.75	246.15
3	—	418	253.00	253.00
7	—	655	239.00	239.00
27	—	525	249.50–250.00	249.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	427	293.00	293.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	305.00	305.00
4	—	381	312.50	312.50

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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