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Sigourney Livestock Auction

Name: Sigourney Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-20

Feeder Cattle · Sigourney, Iowa · Mon, Jan 20

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2152

← Jan 13Jan 20Feb 17 →

Receipts

1,063 head

▼ 641 vs last sale 1,704▲ 1,063 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous Monday feeder steers mostly firm with a stronger undertone, feeder heifers 10.00-20.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand.

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 $322.73/cwt on 105 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −98.45 against this barn's trailing median of $421.17.

Average price

$322.73

105 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,806

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−16.84

vs IA average

−18.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	322.73	1,806	105

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale105 hd

322.73

—

IA average8 barns · 1,478 hd

339.56

−16.84

National average147 barns · 15,667 hd

340.94

−18.21

This barn, trailing median5 sales

421.17

−98.45

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

45 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,060	3
Steers	250–300	Medium 1	276	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	842	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,158	1
Steers	300–350	Small and Medium 1	349	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,178	5
Steers	350–400	Medium 1	354	336.53/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,191	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	359	358.61/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,287	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	356.01/cwt	345.00–366.00	1,481	11
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	435	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,457	2
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	456	319.09/cwt	316.00–330.00	1,455	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	349.38/cwt	334.00–359.50	1,667	31
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	325.84/cwt	318.00–337.00	1,707	29
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	321.54/cwt	300.00–334.00	1,842	76
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	620	251.97/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,562	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	307.51/cwt	306.75–310.00	1,965	91
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	297.40/cwt	292.25–307.00	2,002	43
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	283.66/cwt	278.00–292.00	2,051	110
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	279.75/cwt	279.75–279.75	2,118	24
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	265.84/cwt	263.00–268.00	2,140	51
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	853	263.50/cwt	263.50–263.50	2,248	28
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,162	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,064	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	308	314.92/cwt	300.00–335.00	970	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,190	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	364	323.32/cwt	316.00–335.00	1,177	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,348	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	425	301.84/cwt	292.50–307.50	1,283	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	325.89/cwt	312.00–333.00	1,405	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	301.50/cwt	289.00–314.00	1,432	37
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	288.98/cwt	281.00–304.50	1,529	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	533	266.29/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,419	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	289.39/cwt	274.00–305.00	1,664	69
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	576	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,561	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	270.74/cwt	270.00–271.00	1,652	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	630	267.36/cwt	266.00–267.50	1,684	32
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	648	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,866	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	268.34/cwt	264.00–272.00	1,822	67
Heifers	700–750	Medium 1	719	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,744	27
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	722	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,014	31
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	266.60/cwt	266.00–268.00	1,938	13
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	794	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,112	14
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	812	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	2,042	23
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,173	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	447	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,442	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,520	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,915	6

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 Jan 20, 2025

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

Receipts 1,063Last week 1,704Year ago 0

Compared to the previous Monday feeder steers mostly firm with a stronger undertone, feeder heifers 10.00-20.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	280	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	345	345.00	345.00
5	350–400	385	350.00	350.00
16	400–450	431	312.00–333.00	325.89
37	450–500	475	289.00–314.00	301.50
26	500–550	529	281.00–304.50	288.98
69	550–600	575	274.00–305.00	289.39
8	600–650	610	270.00–271.00	270.74
67	650–700	679	264.00–272.00	268.34
13	700–750	727	266.00–268.00	266.60
23	800–850	812	251.50	251.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
17	600–650	648	288.00	288.00
31	700–750	722	279.00	279.00
14	750–800	794	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	308	300.00–335.00	314.92
16	350–400	364	316.00–335.00	323.32
8	400–450	425	292.50–307.50	301.84
3	500–550	533	260.00–279.00	266.29
6	550–600	576	271.00	271.00
32	600–650	630	266.00–267.50	267.36
27	700–750	719	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	315	367.50	367.50
5	350–400	359	355.00–365.00	358.61
11	400–450	416	345.00–366.00	356.01
31	450–500	477	334.00–359.50	349.38
29	500–550	524	318.00–337.00	325.84
76	550–600	573	300.00–334.00	321.54
91	600–650	639	306.75–310.00	307.51
43	650–700	673	292.25–307.00	297.40
110	700–750	723	278.00–292.00	283.66
24	750–800	757	279.75	279.75
51	800–850	805	263.00–268.00	265.84
28	850–900	853	263.50	263.50
5	950–1000	965	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	276	305.00	305.00
6	350–400	354	320.00–345.00	336.53
2	400–450	435	335.00	335.00
15	450–500	456	316.00–330.00	319.09
8	600–650	620	251.00–255.00	251.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	349	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	335.00	335.00
5	400–450	447	322.50	322.50
8	450–500	475	320.00	320.00
6	600–650	608	315.00	315.00

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.