Name: Sigourney Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report two weeks ago (1/8) steer calves over 400 lbs. 10.00-15.00 higher, heifer calves firm with a higher undertone noted. Trade active with moderate demand for the moderate offerings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $226.72/cwt on 735 head.

Average price

$226.72

735 head · 637 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,445

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$36.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.73

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	622	235.40	1,465	546
Large 1	624	209.20	1,306	44
Medium and Large 1-2	639	200.64	1,282	42
Medium 1	721	198.83	1,433	103

One grade step is worth $36.58/cwt here — about $32 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 sale735 hd

226.72

—

IA average12 barns · 7,575 hd

229.45

−2.73

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

51 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	—	364	271.69/cwt	268.00–274.00	989	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	613	278.97/cwt	274.50–281.50	1,710	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	669	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,786	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	730	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,584	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	220.17/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,402	9
Steers	Medium 1	—	667	216.91/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,447	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	213.37/cwt	205.00–229.50	1,769	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	288.47/cwt	272.00–300.00	1,644	35
Steers	Large 1	—	711	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,497	16
Steers	Medium 1	—	734	221.61/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,627	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	257.24/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,446	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	243.00/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,254	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	256.14/cwt	240.00–266.00	1,624	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	241.24/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,735	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	290.99/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,504	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	188.54/cwt	185.00–199.00	1,759	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	291.39/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,370	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,550	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	816	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	579	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,245	34
Heifers	Large 1	—	778	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,474	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	612	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,490	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	997	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,089	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	192.77/cwt	185.00–215.00	1,311	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	231.03/cwt	223.50–236.00	1,543	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	258.41/cwt	253.00–264.00	1,062	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	247.37/cwt	240.00–255.00	938	4
Heifers	Medium 1	—	731	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	1,400	8
Heifers	Medium 1	—	640	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,414	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	237.31/cwt	225.50–241.50	1,476	102
Heifers	Medium 1	—	759	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,442	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	260.88/cwt	249.50–271.00	1,250	62
Heifers	Medium 1	—	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	248.27/cwt	231.00–251.00	1,298	46
Steers	Large 1	—	563	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,317	14
Steers	Large 1	—	814	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,669	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	470	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,457	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	213.08/cwt	212.00–214.00	1,643	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,188	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	201.08/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,452	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	224.32/cwt	210.00–230.25	1,723	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	246.66/cwt	237.50–257.50	1,650	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	889	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,636	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	251.44/cwt	234.00–260.00	1,453	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	851	182.25/cwt	182.25–182.25	1,551	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	215.09/cwt	210.00–220.00	899	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	284.85/cwt	282.50–289.00	906	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	308.33/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,295	6

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 22, 2024

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

Receipts 1,455Last week 1,777Year ago 1,049

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	364	268.00–274.00	271.69
117	—	829	205.00–229.50	213.37
35	—	570	272.00–300.00	288.47
82	—	634	240.00–266.00	256.14
61	—	719	231.00–245.00	241.24
29	—	517	270.00–300.00	290.99
24	—	933	185.00–199.00	188.54
19	—	470	285.00–297.00	291.39
34	—	768	210.00–230.25	224.32
34	—	669	237.50–257.50	246.66
8	—	889	184.00	184.00
3	—	318	282.50–289.00	284.85
6	—	420	290.00–317.50	308.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	613	274.50–281.50	278.97
8	—	669	267.00	267.00
6	—	470	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	695	210.00	210.00
9	—	637	210.00–240.00	220.17
12	—	562	250.00–261.00	257.24
12	—	516	240.00–244.00	243.00
17	—	738	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	667	215.00–222.50	216.91
15	—	734	220.00–224.00	221.61
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	711	210.50	210.50
14	—	563	234.00	234.00
11	—	814	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	730	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	240.00	240.00
49	—	668	223.50–236.00	231.03
12	—	411	253.00–264.00	258.41
4	—	379	240.00–255.00	247.37
102	—	622	225.50–241.50	237.31
62	—	479	249.50–271.00	260.88
46	—	523	231.00–251.00	248.27
47	—	771	212.00–214.00	213.08
39	—	722	190.00–210.00	201.08
81	—	578	234.00–260.00	251.44
32	—	851	182.25	182.25
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	579	215.00	215.00
10	—	778	189.50	189.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	612	243.50	243.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	640	226.00	226.00
32	—	680	185.00–215.00	192.77
3	—	495	240.00	240.00
4	—	418	210.00–220.00	215.09
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	731	191.50	191.50
27	—	640	221.00	221.00
62	—	759	190.00	190.00
6	—	675	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	382	261.00	261.00
3	—	432	252.00	252.00

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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