Name: Sigourney Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report two weeks ago (11/3) steer calves 300-500 lbs. 20.00-35.00 higher, 500-750 lbs. firm, 750-850 lbs. 15.00 lower. Heifer calves 15.00-30.00 lower. Trade active with good demand with a large crowd . Supply was large with something for everyone.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $413.41/cwt on 213 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −64.13 against this barn's trailing median of $477.54.

Average price

$413.41

213 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,337

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$420

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

$80.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.06

vs IA average

+3.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	417.59	2,358	202
Medium and Large 1-2	576	336.68	1,939	11thin

One grade step is worth $80.91/cwt here — about $420 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 sale213 hd

413.41

—

IA average5 barns · 1,129 hd

418.47

−5.06

National average185 barns · 23,076 hd

410.08

+3.33

This barn, trailing median6 sales

477.54

−64.13

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

52 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	597	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,095	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	371.03/cwt	356.00–388.50	2,337	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	467.31/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,266	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	356.28/cwt	346.00–365.50	2,555	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	369.54/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,483	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	310.21/cwt	301.00–313.50	2,606	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	481.43/cwt	465.00–500.00	2,325	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	487.37/cwt	455.00–530.00	2,125	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	305.75/cwt	274.00–330.00	2,220	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,225	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	337.68/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,925	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	434.97/cwt	397.00–446.00	2,310	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	365.11/cwt	340.00–400.00	1,566	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	321.62/cwt	300.00–333.00	2,496	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	506.18/cwt	445.00–550.00	1,827	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,059	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	410.11/cwt	375.00–432.50	2,358	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	304.08/cwt	278.00–323.00	2,065	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	321.10/cwt	293.00–333.50	1,981	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	423.40/cwt	375.00–455.00	1,613	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	367.56/cwt	340.00–384.00	1,937	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	387.94/cwt	369.00–399.50	1,819	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	384.57/cwt	352.50–400.00	1,273	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	316	450.86/cwt	447.50–455.00	1,425	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	506	481.00/cwt	481.00–481.00	2,434	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	607	397.64/cwt	397.00–398.00	2,414	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	305.53/cwt	291.00–322.50	1,549	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	341.39/cwt	332.50–352.50	1,314	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	323.86/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,212	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	314	405.97/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,275	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	279.65/cwt	272.00–287.00	1,714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	339.35/cwt	320.00–349.00	1,605	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,300	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	423.51/cwt	370.00–460.00	1,787	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,159	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	437	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,752	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	682	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,053	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	383	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,467	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	367	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	1,807	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	415.32/cwt	381.00–445.00	1,956	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	333.72/cwt	324.00–337.00	1,956	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	455	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,173	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	639	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,358	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	471	369.72/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,741	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	554	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,884	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	613	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,992	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	536	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,876	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	500.62/cwt	477.50–515.00	1,652	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	575	397.02/cwt	388.00–408.00	2,283	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	764	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,368	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	435	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,740	3

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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Receipts 1,689Last week 686Year ago 1,780

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	400.00	400.00
9	550–600	597	351.00	351.00
5	750–800	764	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	445.00	445.00
4	250–300	271	465.00–470.00	467.31
5	300–350	330	477.50–515.00	500.62
20	350–400	361	445.00–550.00	506.18
33	400–450	436	455.00–530.00	487.37
59	450–500	483	465.00–500.00	481.43
22	500–550	531	397.00–446.00	434.97
151	550–600	575	375.00–432.50	410.11
74	600–650	630	356.00–388.50	371.03
105	650–700	672	350.00–385.00	369.54
108	700–750	717	346.00–365.50	356.28
76	750–800	776	300.00–333.00	321.62
70	800–850	840	301.00–313.50	310.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	506	481.00	481.00
17	600–650	607	397.00–398.00	397.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	314	405.00–410.00	405.97
6	400–450	422	370.00–460.00	423.51
16	450–500	471	381.00–445.00	415.32
2	500–550	530	350.00	350.00
9	550–600	586	324.00–337.00	333.72
5	600–650	615	351.00	351.00
12	650–700	683	310.00–335.00	323.86
13	700–750	721	319.00	319.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	492.50	492.50
5	450–500	455	477.50	477.50
13	550–600	575	388.00–408.00	397.02
24	600–650	639	369.00	369.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	245	500.00	500.00
9	300–350	331	352.50–400.00	384.57
34	350–400	381	375.00–455.00	423.40
13	400–450	429	340.00–400.00	365.11
73	450–500	469	369.00–399.50	387.94
76	500–550	527	340.00–384.00	367.56
76	550–600	570	310.00–355.00	337.68
125	600–650	617	293.00–333.50	321.10
56	650–700	679	278.00–323.00	304.08
40	700–750	726	274.00–330.00	305.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	316	447.50–455.00	450.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	385	332.50–352.50	341.39
22	450–500	473	320.00–349.00	339.35
18	500–550	507	291.00–322.50	305.53
2	600–650	613	272.00–287.00	279.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	383	383.00	383.00
6	400–450	437	401.00	401.00
5	450–500	471	360.00–385.00	369.72
11	500–550	536	350.00	350.00
4	550–600	554	340.00	340.00
16	600–650	613	325.00	325.00
3	650–700	682	301.00	301.00

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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