Sale reports / Iowa / Sigourney Livestock Auction / 2021-12-06

Sigourney Livestock Auction

Name: Sigourney Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-06

Feeder Cattle · Sigourney, Iowa · Mon, Dec 6

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2152

← Nov 22Dec 6Jan 3 →

Receipts

747 head

▼ 1,072 vs last sale 1,819▲ 747 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report two weeks ago ( 11/22) steer calves 350-450 lbs. 5.00-15.00 higher, 450-700 lbs. 5.00-10.00 lower. Heifer calves under 400 lbs. 15.00 higher, over 400 lbs. 10.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on moderate offerings.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.75/cwt on 345 head.

Average price

$153.75

345 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$855

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$14.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.44

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	154.16	858	335
Medium 1	540	140.00	756	10thin

One grade step is worth $14.16/cwt here — about $102 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale345 hd

153.75

—

IA average10 barns · 5,791 hd

151.31

+2.44

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

31 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	176.27/cwt	173.00–182.50	566	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	213.23/cwt	211.00–214.50	823	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	429	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	940	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	196.83/cwt	184.00–203.25	846	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	174.10/cwt	174.00–175.00	832	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	502	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	929	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	172.29/cwt	167.00–177.00	910	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	165.76/cwt	164.00–168.00	950	9
Steers	—	Medium 1	587	150.49/cwt	150.00–152.00	883	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	160.36/cwt	157.50–164.50	980	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	153.18/cwt	152.00–153.50	1,029	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,112	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,146	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	847	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,224	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	963	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,416	8
Steers	—	Large 1	1,227	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,558	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	267	175.42/cwt	170.00–181.00	468	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	174.67/cwt	169.00–180.00	671	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	431	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	733	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	149.00/cwt	144.00–157.00	644	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	151.31/cwt	146.50–157.00	698	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	156.82/cwt	149.00–161.00	825	60
Heifers	—	Medium 1	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	151.33/cwt	145.00–152.50	956	136
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	130.32/cwt	130.00–134.50	958	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	918	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,221	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	255	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	453	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	442	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	734	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	587	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	813	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	709	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	822	7

This sale against other markets

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 Dec 6, 2021

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

Receipts 747Last week 1,819Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	650	125.00	125.00
7	—	709	116.00	116.00
2	—	255	177.50	177.50
5	—	442	166.00	166.00
7	—	587	138.50	138.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	431	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	526	149.00–161.00	156.82
15	—	432	144.00–157.00	149.00
37	—	384	169.00–180.00	174.67
11	—	918	133.00	133.00
17	—	735	130.00–134.50	130.32
42	—	461	146.50–157.00	151.31
136	—	632	145.00–152.50	151.33
6	—	267	170.00–181.00	175.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	540	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	963	147.00	147.00
20	—	772	148.50	148.50
9	—	573	164.00–168.00	165.76
34	—	430	184.00–203.25	196.83
42	—	672	152.00–153.50	153.18
58	—	611	157.50–164.50	160.36
5	—	729	152.50	152.50
39	—	528	167.00–177.00	172.29
25	—	847	144.50	144.50
11	—	386	211.00–214.50	213.23
29	—	478	174.00–175.00	174.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	429	219.00	219.00
2	—	502	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	587	150.00–152.00	150.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	321	173.00–182.50	176.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,227	127.00	127.00

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.