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Sigourney Livestock Auction

Name: Sigourney Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-08

Feeder Cattle · Sigourney, Iowa · Mon, Dec 8

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2152

← Nov 17Dec 8Jan 5 →

Receipts

1,354 head

▼ 335 vs last sale 1,689▲ 1,354 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent report to compare with. Trade active with moderate demand for the moderate offerings.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $429.27/cwt on 174 head. That ranks 4 of 5 comparable sales and sits +8.10 against this barn's trailing median of $421.17.

Average price

$429.27

174 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,340

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$21.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.10

vs IA average

−1.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	430.38	2,351	165
Medium and Large 1-2	522	408.95	2,135	9thin

One grade step is worth $21.43/cwt here — about $217 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale174 hd

429.27

—

IA average9 barns · 1,868 hd

434.37

−5.10

National average179 barns · 20,601 hd

430.63

−1.36

This barn, trailing median5 sales

421.17

+8.10

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

5 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $492.86, low $403.30, median $421.17 across 5 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

41 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	489.29/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,605	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	332	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,384	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	432.26/cwt	425.00–442.50	1,608	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	485.89/cwt	460.00–530.00	1,832	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	476.95/cwt	442.50–505.00	2,022	18
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	445	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,669	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	448	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,926	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	472	486.00/cwt	486.00–486.00	2,294	27
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	394.34/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,877	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	408.95/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,135	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	440.82/cwt	412.50–456.00	2,354	116
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	554	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,451	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	396.21/cwt	380.00–416.00	2,302	39
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	604	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	2,555	29
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	387.51/cwt	360.00–405.00	2,426	65
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	381.07/cwt	366.00–394.75	2,561	181
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	357.17/cwt	353.75–370.50	2,589	89
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	337.03/cwt	327.00–345.50	2,568	41
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	330.75/cwt	330.75–330.75	2,725	36
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	861	318.17/cwt	315.00–320.50	2,739	7
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,007	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,930	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	482.05/cwt	445.00–500.00	1,528	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	339	420.19/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,424	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	343	404.89/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,389	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	352	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,654	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	418.43/cwt	377.00–445.00	1,573	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	395	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,541	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	446.20/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,892	37
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	442	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,613	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	380.27/cwt	335.00–409.00	1,841	44
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	491	421.91/cwt	420.00–422.00	2,072	42
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	383.55/cwt	370.00–394.00	1,994	54
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,908	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	552	411.25/cwt	411.25–411.25	2,270	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	370.90/cwt	360.00–391.00	2,136	53
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	375.16/cwt	332.00–383.00	2,326	54
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	328.15/cwt	326.00–332.00	2,094	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	352.66/cwt	322.00–378.50	2,377	57
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	320.35/cwt	301.00–332.00	2,297	41
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	841	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,397	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	629	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,113	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 8, 2025

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

Receipts 1,354Last week 1,689Year ago 0

No recent report to compare with. Trade active with moderate demand for the moderate offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	629	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	352	470.00	470.00
42	450–500	491	420.00–422.00	421.91
26	550–600	552	411.25	411.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	445.00–500.00	482.05
16	350–400	376	377.00–445.00	418.43
37	400–450	424	435.00–470.00	446.20
44	450–500	484	335.00–409.00	380.27
54	500–550	520	370.00–394.00	383.55
53	550–600	576	360.00–391.00	370.90
54	600–650	620	332.00–383.00	375.16
57	650–700	674	322.00–378.50	352.66
41	700–750	717	301.00–332.00	320.35
5	800–850	841	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	343	400.00–455.00	404.89
2	350–400	395	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	339	410.00–430.00	420.19
5	400–450	442	365.00	365.00
2	500–550	545	350.00	350.00
7	600–650	638	326.00–332.00	328.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	480.00–510.00	489.29
10	350–400	377	460.00–530.00	485.89
18	400–450	424	442.50–505.00	476.95
8	450–500	476	380.00–405.00	394.34
116	500–550	534	412.50–456.00	440.82
39	550–600	581	380.00–416.00	396.21
65	600–650	626	360.00–405.00	387.51
181	650–700	672	366.00–394.75	381.07
89	700–750	725	353.75–370.50	357.17
41	750–800	762	327.00–345.50	337.03
36	800–850	824	330.75	330.75
7	850–900	861	315.00–320.50	318.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	332	417.00	417.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	425.00–442.50	432.26
2	400–450	448	430.00	430.00
9	500–550	522	400.00–415.00	408.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	1000–1050	1,007	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	450–500	472	486.00	486.00
10	550–600	554	442.50	442.50
29	600–650	604	423.00	423.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	445	375.00	375.00

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.