Name: Sigourney Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend as no recent report for a comparison. Active trade with good demand for the modest offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $361.34/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −116.20 against this barn's trailing median of $477.54.

Average price

$361.34

82 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$52.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.61

vs IA average

−3.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	367.23	1,977	70
Medium 1	542	358.00	1,940	3thin
Large 1	542	325.00	1,762	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	581	314.27	1,826	7thin

One grade step is worth $52.96/cwt here — about $151 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale82 hd

361.34

—

IA average4 barns · 299 hd

362.96

−1.61

National average169 barns · 11,281 hd

364.76

−3.42

This barn, trailing median6 sales

477.54

−116.20

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	358.85/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,744	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	376.84/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,635	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	344.95/cwt	337.50–362.00	1,766	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	289.26/cwt	281.00–298.00	1,822	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,750	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	402.68/cwt	387.50–415.00	1,526	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	565	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,836	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	500	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,950	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	415	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	746	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,932	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	698	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,767	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	658	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	746	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,858	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	289.91/cwt	289.00–292.00	2,076	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	279.50/cwt	279.50–279.50	2,432	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	421.63/cwt	415.00–432.50	1,817	15
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	542	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,940	3
Steers	Medium 1	800–850	822	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,170	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	347.03/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,992	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	521	365.01/cwt	357.50–369.00	1,902	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	431	408.73/cwt	387.50–420.00	1,762	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	345	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	439.46/cwt	437.50–442.50	1,481	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	283.13/cwt	278.50–287.50	2,333	59
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,057	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,082	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	556	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,002	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	334.74/cwt	322.00–351.00	2,126	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	307.73/cwt	296.00–318.50	2,083	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	460	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,932	5
Steers	Large 1	300–350	330	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,262	2
Steers	Large 1	500–550	542	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	460.39/cwt	452.50–467.50	1,736	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	291.49/cwt	270.00–294.00	2,271	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	399	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,616	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	498	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,638	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	381.99/cwt	380.00–382.50	1,207	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	314.27/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,826	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	304.54/cwt	296.00–324.00	1,791	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	263.68/cwt	252.50–266.00	1,777	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	312.55/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,628	4
Steers	Large 1	650–700	668	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	386.90/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,818	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	381.39/cwt	362.50–403.00	1,968	35
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	392	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,470	3
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	541	315.45/cwt	314.00–316.00	1,707	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	275.83/cwt	263.00–281.00	1,972	19

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 →

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No trend as no recent report for a comparison. Active trade with good demand for the modest offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	316	380.00–382.50	381.99
20	350–400	379	387.50–415.00	402.68
22	400–450	434	365.00–385.00	376.84
46	450–500	486	335.00–370.00	358.85
46	500–550	512	337.50–362.00	344.95
49	550–600	588	296.00–324.00	304.54
11	600–650	630	281.00–298.00	289.26
17	650–700	674	252.50–266.00	263.68
19	700–750	715	263.00–281.00	275.83
6	900–950	916	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	399	405.00	405.00
1	400–450	415	387.50	387.50
6	450–500	498	329.00	329.00
3	550–600	565	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	500	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	658	288.00	288.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	746	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	521	310.00–317.50	312.55
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	392	375.00	375.00
11	500–550	541	314.00–316.00	315.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	505	330.00	330.00
4	600–650	631	280.00	280.00
2	650–700	698	271.00	271.00
7	700–750	746	259.00	259.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	337	437.50–442.50	439.46
7	350–400	377	452.50–467.50	460.39
15	400–450	431	415.00–432.50	421.63
12	450–500	470	385.00–390.00	386.90
35	500–550	516	362.50–403.00	381.39
21	550–600	574	340.00–360.00	347.03
40	600–650	635	322.00–351.00	334.74
49	650–700	677	296.00–318.50	307.73
9	700–750	716	289.00–292.00	289.91
71	750–800	779	270.00–294.00	291.49
59	800–850	824	278.50–287.50	283.13
9	850–900	870	279.50	279.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	542	358.00	358.00
5	800–850	822	264.00	264.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	467.50	467.50
6	400–450	431	387.50–420.00	408.73
6	500–550	521	357.50–369.00	365.01
8	550–600	556	360.00	360.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	382.50	382.50
2	500–550	542	325.00	325.00
2	650–700	668	277.00	277.00
7	1050–1100	1,057	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	460	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	435	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	495	320.00	320.00
7	550–600	581	310.00–330.00	314.27

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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