Name: Sigourney Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report two weeks ago (11/6) steer calves 300-450 lbs. 10.00-15.00 higher, 450-850 lbs. 5.00-10.00 lower, heifer calves 300-500 lbs. firm, over 500 lbs. 10.00-20.00 lower. Trade was active with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $242.56/cwt on 1,026 head.

Average price

$242.56

1,026 head · 655 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

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

$6.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.15

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	660	242.90	1,603	974
Medium and Large 1-2	573	236.17	1,352	52

One grade step is worth $6.73/cwt here — about $250 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 sale1,026 hd

242.56

—

IA average13 barns · 9,647 hd

242.40

+0.15

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

50 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	—	886	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,958	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	536	253.23/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,357	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	258.02/cwt	251.50–263.00	1,613	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	286.12/cwt	281.00–292.50	967	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	264.39/cwt	247.00–275.50	1,393	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	285.97/cwt	270.00–297.00	1,247	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	380	281.51/cwt	250.00–289.00	1,070	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	851	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	221.38/cwt	215.00–232.00	1,705	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	222.14/cwt	214.00–224.75	1,786	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	242.65/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,279	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	402	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,230	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	569	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,462	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	454	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,249	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	267.41/cwt	263.00–287.00	1,289	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	202.04/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,845	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,520	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	244.40/cwt	240.00–246.50	1,388	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	241.39/cwt	230.00–252.00	768	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,651	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	241.07/cwt	230.00–251.50	1,128	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	204.98/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,373	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	621	229.96/cwt	226.00–231.50	1,428	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	717	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,656	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	240.78/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,016	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	1,626	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	211.73/cwt	205.00–219.00	1,524	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	225.66/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,212	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	226.11/cwt	217.00–229.00	1,501	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	220.37/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,075	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	388	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,044	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	333	228.99/cwt	210.00–235.00	763	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	659	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	1,657	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	474	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,375	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	208.80/cwt	200.00–216.50	1,288	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	221.86/cwt	210.00–230.50	1,289	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	529	222.43/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,177	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	464	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,132	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	230.22/cwt	221.00–233.50	1,646	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	997	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,820	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	872	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,395	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	257.30/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,003	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	209.38/cwt	200.00–220.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	419	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,324	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	285.97/cwt	260.00–309.50	1,092	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	232.01/cwt	228.00–236.50	1,573	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	543	278.50/cwt	278.50–278.50	1,512	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	429	247.91/cwt	238.00–254.00	1,064	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	262.10/cwt	250.00–274.50	1,512	87

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 Nov 20, 2023

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

Receipts 1,898Last week 1,174Year ago 2,053

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	886	221.00	221.00
77	—	625	251.50–263.00	258.02
3	—	338	281.00–292.50	286.12
91	—	527	247.00–275.50	264.39
25	—	436	270.00–297.00	285.97
132	—	770	215.00–232.00	221.38
116	—	804	214.00–224.75	222.14
25	—	482	263.00–287.00	267.41
22	—	913	200.00–202.50	202.04
85	—	715	221.00–233.50	230.22
5	—	997	182.50	182.50
15	—	382	260.00–309.50	285.97
194	—	678	228.00–236.50	232.01
87	—	577	250.00–274.50	262.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	536	249.00–255.00	253.23
5	—	380	250.00–289.00	281.51
10	—	402	306.00	306.00
9	—	569	257.00	257.00
9	—	454	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	640	230.00	230.00
3	—	362	235.00	235.00
6	—	527	240.00–246.00	242.65
6	—	691	220.00	220.00
23	—	568	240.00–246.50	244.40
2	—	320	200.00–220.00	209.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	659	251.50	251.50
10	—	474	290.00	290.00
4	—	419	316.00	316.00
12	—	543	278.50	278.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	318	230.00–252.00	241.39
6	—	869	190.00	190.00
51	—	468	230.00–251.50	241.07
21	—	422	230.00–251.00	240.78
10	—	769	211.50	211.50
66	—	720	205.00–219.00	211.73
57	—	537	210.00–235.00	225.66
26	—	664	217.00–229.00	226.11
64	—	617	200.00–216.50	208.80
124	—	581	210.00–230.50	221.86
14	—	390	250.00–259.00	257.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	670	190.00–210.00	204.98
17	—	488	210.00–225.00	220.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	621	226.00–231.50	229.96
23	—	717	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	388	269.00	269.00
4	—	333	210.00–235.00	228.99
34	—	529	220.00–225.00	222.43
11	—	464	244.00	244.00
11	—	429	238.00–254.00	247.91
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	872	160.00	160.00

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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