Name: Sigourney Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend as no recent report to compare to but a stronger market seemed to be felt . Trade active with moderate demand for higher number of offerings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $328.22/cwt on 248 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −85.71 against this barn's trailing median of $413.94.

Average price

$328.22

248 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,798

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.59

vs IA average

+13.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	328.22	1,798	248

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

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 sale248 hd

328.22

—

IA average5 barns · 511 hd

325.63

+2.59

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

+13.64

This barn, trailing median6 sales

413.94

−85.71

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

47 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	250–300	273	524.58/cwt	505.00–535.00	1,432	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	981	214.01/cwt	213.00–216.00	2,099	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	323.23/cwt	312.50–333.00	2,191	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	479.71/cwt	445.00–491.00	1,809	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	454.27/cwt	438.00–475.00	1,985	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	338.37/cwt	310.00–350.00	2,122	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	494.52/cwt	470.00–505.00	1,563	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	266.50/cwt	266.50–266.50	2,425	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	403	488.00/cwt	488.00–488.00	1,967	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	956	256.75/cwt	256.75–256.75	2,455	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	264.57/cwt	263.00–266.00	2,315	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	284.12/cwt	281.00–286.00	2,202	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	272.92/cwt	259.00–278.00	2,252	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	335	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	416	441.12/cwt	420.00–447.50	1,835	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	525	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,877	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	334.60/cwt	334.00–335.00	1,921	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	310.60/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,662	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,889	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	402	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	620	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	314.23/cwt	279.00–326.50	1,961	173
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	265.00/cwt	249.50–271.00	2,075	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	227.71/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,885	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	440	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,617	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	719	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,078	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	845	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,163	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	376	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,448	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	888	242.25/cwt	242.25–242.25	2,151	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	415.75/cwt	380.00–435.00	1,547	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	397.13/cwt	370.00–425.00	1,287	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	386.59/cwt	381.00–402.50	1,655	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	213.16/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,874	11
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,069	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,266	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	369.61/cwt	332.00–388.00	1,719	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	296.60/cwt	275.00–304.00	1,993	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	554	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,759	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	322.09/cwt	303.00–338.00	1,849	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	263.93/cwt	261.00–268.00	1,927	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	418.93/cwt	397.00–450.00	1,973	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	336.21/cwt	322.50–358.00	1,775	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	364.01/cwt	335.00–394.00	2,078	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	403.08/cwt	379.00–415.00	2,100	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	299.12/cwt	277.00–310.00	2,157	82
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	217.86/cwt	215.00–219.50	2,233	11

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 17, 2025

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

Receipts 1,785Last week 754Year ago 1,963

No trend as no recent report to compare to but a stronger market seemed to be felt . Trade active with moderate demand for higher number of offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	273	505.00–535.00	524.58
4	300–350	316	470.00–505.00	494.52
49	350–400	377	445.00–491.00	479.71
44	400–450	437	438.00–475.00	454.27
122	450–500	471	397.00–450.00	418.93
85	500–550	521	379.00–415.00	403.08
98	550–600	571	335.00–394.00	364.01
59	600–650	627	310.00–350.00	338.37
93	650–700	678	312.50–333.00	323.23
82	700–750	721	277.00–310.00	299.12
13	750–800	775	281.00–286.00	284.12
81	800–850	825	259.00–278.00	272.92
17	850–900	875	263.00–266.00	264.57
13	900–950	910	266.50	266.50
42	950–1000	956	256.75	256.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	403	488.00	488.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	450.00	450.00
17	400–450	416	420.00–447.50	441.12
13	500–550	525	357.50	357.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	574	334.00–335.00	334.60
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	1000–1050	1,025	215.00–219.50	217.86
6	1050–1100	1,069	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	324	370.00–425.00	397.13
46	350–400	372	380.00–435.00	415.75
36	400–450	428	381.00–402.50	386.59
96	450–500	465	332.00–388.00	369.61
122	500–550	528	322.50–358.00	336.21
82	550–600	574	303.00–338.00	322.09
173	600–650	624	279.00–326.50	314.23
72	650–700	672	275.00–304.00	296.60
7	700–750	730	261.00–268.00	263.93
108	750–800	783	249.50–271.00	265.00
15	800–850	828	224.00–230.00	227.71
11	850–900	879	210.00–215.00	213.16
9	950–1000	981	213.00–216.00	214.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	376	385.00	385.00
10	400–450	440	367.50	367.50
44	550–600	554	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	719	289.00	289.00
3	800–850	845	256.00	256.00
16	850–900	888	242.25	242.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	365.00	365.00
4	500–550	535	310.00–312.50	310.60
1	550–600	575	305.00	305.00
3	700–750	738	256.00	256.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	402	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	620	274.00	274.00

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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