Name: Sigourney Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report two weeks ago (11/20) steer calves mostly 5.00-15.00 lower, feeder heifers 500-650 lbs. 5.00-15.00 higher, all others 10.00 lower. Trade was moderate for the light offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $231.82/cwt on 296 head.

Average price

$231.82

296 head · 653 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,515

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−13.81

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	653	231.82	1,515	296

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale296 hd

231.82

—

IA average9 barns · 6,421 hd

245.63

−13.81

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

35 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 1-2	—	595	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,101	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,229	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,156	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	897	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	932	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,174	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,135	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,458	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	586	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,225	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	485	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,193	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	294.92/cwt	290.00–302.50	958	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,778	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	225.95/cwt	219.00–235.00	1,500	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	276.71/cwt	261.00–309.00	1,057	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	270.21/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,170	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	261.83/cwt	251.00–279.00	1,238	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	202.75/cwt	200.00–208.00	856	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,796	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	225.18/cwt	223.00–228.00	1,644	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	245.19/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,393	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	256.28/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,358	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	212.11/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,623	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	203.46/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,398	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	227.56/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,411	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	225.81/cwt	219.00–230.50	1,285	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	230.41/cwt	228.00–239.00	1,106	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	209.33/cwt	200.00–218.00	999	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	225.69/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,386	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	582	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,199	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	210.31/cwt	200.00–230.00	816	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,472	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	998	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	220.97/cwt	212.00–229.00	1,156	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,564	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,224	7

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 Dec 4, 2023

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

Receipts 646Last week 1,898Year ago 766

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	185.00	185.00
2	—	745	165.00	165.00
3	—	692	167.00	167.00
2	—	610	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	932	126.00	126.00
4	—	1,135	128.50	128.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	200.00–208.00	202.75
3	—	477	200.00–218.00	209.33
7	—	597	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	687	195.00–210.00	203.46
59	—	569	219.00–230.50	225.81
14	—	480	228.00–239.00	230.41
36	—	614	220.00–228.00	225.69
2	—	340	220.00	220.00
7	—	388	200.00–230.00	210.31
7	—	736	200.00	200.00
11	—	434	230.00	230.00
39	—	523	212.00–229.00	220.97
14	—	806	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	582	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	586	209.00	209.00
5	—	485	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	325	290.00–302.50	294.92
8	—	912	195.00	195.00
38	—	664	219.00–235.00	225.95
7	—	382	261.00–309.00	276.71
3	—	822	213.50	213.50
8	—	433	260.00–285.00	270.21
20	—	473	251.00–279.00	261.83
32	—	878	204.50	204.50
58	—	730	223.00–228.00	225.18
31	—	568	236.00–250.00	245.19
19	—	530	235.00–265.00	256.28
17	—	765	210.00–215.00	212.11
38	—	620	220.00–232.00	227.56

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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