Name: Sigourney Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend as last reported sale was Dec. 2, 2024. Trade was active with good demand. Offerings were mostly long time weaned and having at least one shot.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $289.40/cwt on 185 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −124.53 against this barn's trailing median of $413.94.

Average price

$289.40

185 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$286

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$55.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.92

vs IA average

−15.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	296.07	1,624	159
Medium and Large 1-2	558	260.86	1,457	10thin
Large 1	555	241.00	1,338	16thin

One grade step is worth $55.07/cwt here — about $286 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $455.11, low $381.94, median $413.94 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 sale185 hd

289.40

—

IA average8 barns · 1,960 hd

298.33

−8.92

National average163 barns · 22,771 hd

305.24

−15.84

This barn, trailing median6 sales

413.94

−124.53

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	293.22/cwt	279.75–298.00	1,833	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	826	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,280	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	349.24/cwt	325.00–390.00	1,268	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	646	295.06/cwt	280.00–298.00	1,906	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	269.27/cwt	263.50–276.50	2,073	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	354.16/cwt	340.00–372.50	1,512	32
Steers	Large 1	950–1000	998	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	2,250	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	277.94/cwt	268.00–281.75	2,007	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	322.25/cwt	302.50–343.00	1,846	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	438	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,507	7
Steers	Large 1	650–700	667	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,534	14
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,053	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	2,364	10
Steers	Medium 1	800–850	842	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,054	4
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	629	266.28/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,675	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	368	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	576	319.50/cwt	319.50–319.50	1,840	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	256.90/cwt	250.25–259.50	2,081	25
Steers	Medium 1	750–800	782	253.95/cwt	244.00–258.00	1,986	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	295.26/cwt	281.00–299.75	2,008	126
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	685	255.93/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,753	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	299.43/cwt	292.00–311.00	1,440	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	313.16/cwt	302.50–327.50	1,137	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	242.47/cwt	238.50–253.50	1,763	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	295.98/cwt	281.00–303.50	1,560	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	316.99/cwt	311.00–321.00	1,363	60
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	642	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,412	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	333.08/cwt	300.00–349.50	1,599	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	277.80/cwt	271.00–279.75	1,786	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	501	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,433	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	337.46/cwt	316.00–346.50	1,799	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	250.61/cwt	242.00–253.00	2,170	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	256.10/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,455	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	647	317.25/cwt	317.25–317.25	2,053	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,239	8
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,006	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,238	9
Steers	Large 1	550–600	564	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,438	10
Heifers	Large 1	950–1000	985	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,970	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	1,690	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,941	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	297.59/cwt	284.00–309.50	1,702	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	322	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,124	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	346	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,116	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	352	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,003	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,075	3
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	555	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,338	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,386	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	422	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,372	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,919	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	277.27/cwt	265.00–280.25	1,819	93

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 6, 2025

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

Receipts 1,880Last week 1,720Year ago 1,777

No trend as last reported sale was Dec. 2, 2024. Trade was active with good demand. Offerings were mostly long time weaned and having at least one shot.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	307	350.00	350.00
9	350–400	363	302.50–327.50	313.16
60	400–450	430	311.00–321.00	316.99
66	450–500	481	292.00–311.00	299.43
64	500–550	527	281.00–303.50	295.98
83	550–600	572	284.00–309.50	297.59
114	600–650	625	279.75–298.00	293.22
93	650–700	656	265.00–280.25	277.27
145	700–750	727	238.50–253.50	242.47
4	750–800	785	244.50	244.50
7	850–900	855	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	555	241.00	241.00
7	600–650	642	220.00	220.00
11	950–1000	985	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	346	322.50	322.50
4	350–400	352	285.00	285.00
8	400–450	423	293.00	293.00
14	450–500	495	280.00	280.00
4	500–550	544	268.00	268.00
6	550–600	568	252.00–260.00	256.10
63	600–650	643	271.00–279.75	277.80
16	650–700	672	251.50	251.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	349.00	349.00
7	400–450	422	325.00	325.00
12	500–550	501	286.00	286.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	647	317.25	317.25
7	800–850	826	276.00	276.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	350–400	363	325.00–390.00	349.24
32	400–450	427	340.00–372.50	354.16
35	450–500	480	300.00–349.50	333.08
70	500–550	533	316.00–346.50	337.46
55	550–600	573	302.50–343.00	322.25
24	600–650	646	280.00–298.00	295.06
126	650–700	680	281.00–299.75	295.26
50	700–750	722	268.00–281.75	277.94
135	750–800	770	263.50–276.50	269.27
25	800–850	810	250.25–259.50	256.90
42	850–900	866	242.00–253.00	250.61
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	564	255.00	255.00
14	650–700	667	230.00	230.00
4	950–1000	998	225.50	225.50
9	1000–1050	1,006	222.50	222.50
10	1050–1100	1,053	224.50	224.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	380.00	380.00
7	400–450	438	344.00	344.00
11	550–600	576	319.50	319.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	600–650	629	265.00–272.00	266.28
26	650–700	685	250.00–260.00	255.93
39	750–800	782	244.00–258.00	253.95
4	800–850	842	244.00	244.00

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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