Name: Sigourney Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the report from Jan 1 steer calves 300-650 lbs. mostly firm with a weak undertone, over 650 lbs. 7.00-15.00 lower, heifer calves firm thru the whole weight range. Active trade with moderate demand .

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $246.01/cwt on 868 head.

Average price

$246.01

868 head · 647 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$108

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$25.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.00

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	651	248.25	1,615	709
Medium and Large 1-2	531	245.21	1,302	93
Large 1	773	223.02	1,723	66

One grade step is worth $25.23/cwt here — about −$108 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 sale868 hd

246.01

—

IA average13 barns · 14,826 hd

249.01

−3.00

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

48 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	553	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,449	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	528	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,325	35
Heifers	Large 1	—	797	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,494	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	698	202.25/cwt	202.25–202.25	1,412	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	242.29/cwt	229.00–248.00	1,417	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	222.20/cwt	207.00–232.00	1,509	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,078	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	247.99/cwt	235.00–264.00	1,148	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	242.01/cwt	231.00–250.00	1,290	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	271.21/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,145	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	218.64/cwt	205.00–237.00	1,377	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	240.11/cwt	223.00–250.50	1,381	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	303.71/cwt	296.00–310.00	1,109	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,748	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	303.57/cwt	294.00–309.00	1,448	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	274.19/cwt	261.00–281.00	1,429	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	300.39/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,003	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	971	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,782	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	314.98/cwt	300.00–325.00	876	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	219.35/cwt	205.50–227.50	1,687	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	221.44/cwt	215.00–232.00	1,592	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	210.86/cwt	202.00–215.00	1,723	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	237.49/cwt	225.00–246.50	1,613	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	252.54/cwt	235.00–261.50	1,583	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	190.47/cwt	190.00–192.50	1,480	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	203.80/cwt	192.00–210.00	1,490	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	235.75/cwt	225.00–248.00	1,462	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	235.69/cwt	227.00–249.00	1,242	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	254.61/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,082	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	252.89/cwt	240.00–268.00	953	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,089	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	181.70/cwt	181.50–183.00	1,561	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	282.78/cwt	273.00–285.00	936	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	180.71/cwt	170.00–192.00	1,502	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	810	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	255.45/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,211	60
Steers	Large 1	—	730	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,533	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	605	270.25/cwt	270.25–270.25	1,635	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	525	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,523	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	656	255.25/cwt	255.25–255.25	1,674	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	210.84/cwt	205.00–217.00	1,214	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	224.17/cwt	221.00–227.50	948	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	301.77/cwt	289.00–307.50	1,301	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	199.75/cwt	199.75–199.75	1,804	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	276.37/cwt	261.00–286.25	1,561	95
Steers	Large 1	—	753	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,702	35
Steers	Large 1	—	874	205.25/cwt	205.25–205.25	1,794	18
Steers	Large 1	—	672	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,670	10

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 Jan 8, 2024

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

Receipts 1,777Last week 1,505Year ago 2,428

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	553	262.00	262.00
35	—	528	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	797	187.50	187.50
36	—	698	202.25	202.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	585	229.00–248.00	242.29
127	—	679	207.00–232.00	222.20
46	—	777	190.00–192.50	190.47
42	—	731	192.00–210.00	203.80
97	—	620	225.00–248.00	235.75
42	—	527	227.00–249.00	235.69
17	—	425	245.00–260.00	254.61
16	—	377	240.00–268.00	252.89
15	—	859	181.50–183.00	181.70
14	—	331	273.00–285.00	282.78
10	—	831	170.00–192.00	180.71
6	—	270	300.00	300.00
60	—	474	240.00–265.00	255.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	504	216.00	216.00
8	—	576	205.00–217.00	210.84
6	—	423	221.00–227.50	224.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	392	275.00	275.00
8	—	463	235.00–264.00	247.99
10	—	533	231.00–250.00	242.01
14	—	422	270.00–275.00	271.21
15	—	630	205.00–237.00	218.64
38	—	575	223.00–250.50	240.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	365	296.00–310.00	303.71
6	—	874	200.00	200.00
23	—	477	294.00–309.00	303.57
49	—	521	261.00–281.00	274.19
5	—	334	300.00–301.00	300.39
5	—	971	183.50	183.50
12	—	278	300.00–325.00	314.98
53	—	769	205.50–227.50	219.35
56	—	719	215.00–232.00	221.44
88	—	817	202.00–215.00	210.86
110	—	679	225.00–246.50	237.49
121	—	627	235.00–261.50	252.54
21	—	431	289.00–307.50	301.77
17	—	903	199.75	199.75
95	—	565	261.00–286.25	276.37
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	730	210.00	210.00
35	—	753	226.00	226.00
18	—	874	205.25	205.25
10	—	672	248.50	248.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	605	270.25	270.25
5	—	525	290.00	290.00
24	—	656	255.25	255.25

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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