Name: Sigourney Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend as last report was one month ago (2/19) however a sharply higher undertone was present. Trade and demand were good for the quality cattle offered today for the "Back To Grass Special".

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $341.49/cwt on 284 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −136.05 against this barn's trailing median of $477.54.

Average price

$341.49

284 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,851

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$22.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.72

vs IA average

+23.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	342.11	1,857	276
Medium and Large 1-2	518	320.00	1,658	8thin

One grade step is worth $22.11/cwt here — about $199 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

6 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $492.86, low $445.21, median $477.54 across 6 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale284 hd

341.49

—

IA average4 barns · 845 hd

334.76

+6.72

National average173 barns · 12,551 hd

318.29

+23.20

This barn, trailing median6 sales

477.54

−136.05

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

34 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 1Fleshy	850–900	875	188.95/cwt	186.00–193.00	1,653	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	297	324.49/cwt	320.00–327.50	964	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	323.16/cwt	300.00–352.50	1,031	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	367.31/cwt	326.00–382.00	1,407	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	257.55/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,702	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	354.96/cwt	300.00–375.00	1,509	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,789	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	203.69/cwt	203.00–204.00	1,742	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	320.34/cwt	301.50–340.25	1,836	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	223.02/cwt	205.00–237.00	1,802	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	266.71/cwt	253.00–270.00	2,035	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	240.25/cwt	226.00–245.00	1,749	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	227.01/cwt	221.00–233.50	2,111	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	961	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	2,148	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	384.28/cwt	367.50–404.00	1,656	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	319.34/cwt	293.00–350.00	1,523	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	228.32/cwt	220.00–232.00	2,014	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	302.83/cwt	277.00–330.00	1,590	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	397.72/cwt	372.50–408.00	1,535	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	557	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,016	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	271.70/cwt	268.50–276.00	1,636	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	299.27/cwt	261.00–312.00	1,700	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	286.31/cwt	266.00–292.25	1,930	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	380.75/cwt	361.00–399.75	1,786	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	269.13/cwt	261.00–284.00	1,303	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,658	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	255.30/cwt	254.00–258.00	2,086	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	347.52/cwt	338.00–370.50	1,849	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	254.97/cwt	254.00–258.00	1,744	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	291.25/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,220	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	270.63/cwt	260.00–275.50	1,957	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	307.55/cwt	282.50–314.00	1,904	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	550	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,788	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	656	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,581	5

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 Mar 18, 2024

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

Receipts 1,963Last week 1,241Year ago 435

No trend as last report was one month ago (2/19) however a sharply higher undertone was present. Trade and demand were good for the quality cattle offered today for the "Back To Grass Special".

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	850–900	875	186.00–193.00	188.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	297	320.00–327.50	324.49
5	300–350	319	300.00–352.50	323.16
44	350–400	383	326.00–382.00	367.31
95	400–450	425	300.00–375.00	354.96
130	450–500	477	293.00–350.00	319.34
73	500–550	525	277.00–330.00	302.83
157	550–600	568	261.00–312.00	299.27
26	600–650	602	268.50–276.00	271.70
60	650–700	661	250.00–265.00	257.55
76	700–750	728	226.00–245.00	240.25
6	750–800	758	236.00	236.00
23	800–850	808	205.00–237.00	223.02
13	850–900	855	203.00–204.00	203.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	419	280.00–310.00	291.25
11	450–500	484	261.00–284.00	269.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	656	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	350–400	386	372.50–408.00	397.72
45	400–450	431	367.50–404.00	384.28
84	450–500	469	361.00–399.75	380.75
194	500–550	532	338.00–370.50	347.52
59	550–600	573	301.50–340.25	320.34
126	600–650	619	282.50–314.00	307.55
80	650–700	674	266.00–292.25	286.31
98	700–750	723	260.00–275.50	270.63
75	750–800	763	253.00–270.00	266.71
38	800–850	817	254.00–258.00	255.30
25	850–900	882	220.00–232.00	228.32
25	900–950	930	221.00–233.50	227.01
56	950–1000	961	223.50	223.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	550–600	557	362.00	362.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	518	320.00	320.00
16	650–700	684	254.00–258.00	254.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	550	325.00	325.00

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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