Name: Sigourney Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend. "CUSTOMER APPECIATION" Sale and the first reported sale since May. Trade was active with moderate demand for the moderate offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $452.47/cwt on 108 head. That ranks 2 of 6 comparable sales and sits −25.07 against this barn's trailing median of $477.54.

Average price

$452.47

108 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,426

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$447

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

$74.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.90

vs IA average

+43.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	460.70	2,477	96
Medium and Large 1-2	525	386.60	2,030	12thin

One grade step is worth $74.10/cwt here — about $447 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale108 hd

452.47

—

IA average4 barns · 347 hd

449.56

+2.90

National average152 barns · 8,476 hd

409.30

+43.17

This barn, trailing median6 sales

477.54

−25.07

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	330.28/cwt	330.00–331.00	2,560	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	612.96/cwt	595.00–670.00	1,655	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	334	574.75/cwt	522.50–620.00	1,920	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	571	392.66/cwt	375.00–420.00	2,242	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	343.57/cwt	332.00–352.75	2,975	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	311.81/cwt	290.00–333.00	2,563	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	539.40/cwt	475.00–610.00	1,473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	246	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,390	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	422.30/cwt	410.00–427.00	2,437	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	481.00/cwt	481.00–481.00	2,607	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,003	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	473.22/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,016	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	376.22/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,190	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,127	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	619.38/cwt	605.00–625.00	1,901	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,418	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	504.56/cwt	497.50–507.50	1,882	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	349	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	470	519.65/cwt	518.00–522.00	2,442	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	662	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,827	12
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	372	413.64/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,539	16
Heifers	Large 1	950–1000	986	289.50/cwt	289.50–289.50	2,854	27
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,013	285.72/cwt	280.00–287.00	2,894	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	386.67/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,366	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	420	478.20/cwt	475.00–487.50	2,008	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	349	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,256	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	349.86/cwt	326.00–358.25	2,533	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	373.92/cwt	360.00–377.00	2,330	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	419.38/cwt	390.00–437.50	1,992	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	439.14/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,029	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	386.60/cwt	367.00–407.00	2,030	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,843	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	297.09/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,112	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	333	484.64/cwt	455.00–497.50	1,614	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	349.56/cwt	337.50–364.00	2,674	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	353	561.64/cwt	555.00–575.00	1,983	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	510	482.66/cwt	465.00–490.00	2,462	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	418	490.21/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,049	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	474	440.78/cwt	416.00–457.50	2,089	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	476	491.61/cwt	475.00–507.50	2,340	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	385.44/cwt	380.00–389.75	2,744	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	381	438.63/cwt	370.00–485.00	1,671	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,017	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	501	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,124	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	363.29/cwt	348.00–367.75	3,033	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	383.49/cwt	382.00–385.00	2,520	10

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 Aug 25, 2025

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

Receipts 1,263Last week 930Year ago 1,615

No trend. "CUSTOMER APPECIATION" Sale and the first reported sale since May. Trade was active with moderate demand for the moderate offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	246	565.00	565.00
2	250–300	273	475.00–610.00	539.40
1	300–350	349	435.00	435.00
17	350–400	373	497.50–507.50	504.56
41	400–450	426	440.00–480.00	473.22
49	450–500	475	390.00–437.50	419.38
14	500–550	524	406.00	406.00
22	550–600	582	370.00–385.00	376.22
58	600–650	623	360.00–377.00	373.92
5	650–700	658	367.50	367.50
67	700–750	724	326.00–358.25	349.86
22	750–800	775	330.00–331.00	330.28
16	800–850	822	290.00–333.00	311.81
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	372	400.00–435.00	413.64
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	950–1000	986	289.50	289.50
11	1000–1050	1,013	280.00–287.00	285.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	333	455.00–497.50	484.64
12	350–400	381	370.00–485.00	438.63
31	400–450	420	475.00–487.50	478.20
33	450–500	474	416.00–457.50	440.78
12	500–550	501	424.00	424.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	349	360.00	360.00
5	500–550	528	349.00	349.00
7	700–750	711	290.00–300.00	297.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	270	595.00–670.00	612.96
7	300–350	307	605.00–625.00	619.38
14	350–400	377	535.00	535.00
10	400–450	424	472.50	472.50
25	450–500	462	425.00–455.00	439.14
17	500–550	542	481.00	481.00
27	550–600	577	410.00–427.00	422.30
32	600–650	612	380.00–400.00	386.67
10	650–700	657	382.00–385.00	383.49
79	700–750	712	380.00–389.75	385.44
41	750–800	765	337.50–364.00	349.56
82	800–850	835	348.00–367.75	363.29
36	850–900	866	332.00–352.75	343.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	334	522.50–620.00	574.75
6	350–400	353	555.00–575.00	561.64
30	400–450	418	470.00–510.00	490.21
34	450–500	476	475.00–507.50	491.61
47	500–550	510	465.00–490.00	482.66
5	550–600	571	375.00–420.00	392.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
54	450–500	470	518.00–522.00	519.65
12	650–700	662	427.00	427.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	525	367.00–407.00	386.60
3	700–750	733	366.00	366.00

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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