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Sigourney Livestock Auction

Name: Sigourney Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-12

Feeder Cattle · Sigourney, Iowa · Mon, Jan 12

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2152

← Jan 5Jan 12Jan 19 →

Receipts

1,635 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 1,650▼ 69 vs year ago 1,704 · −4.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers 10.00-15.00 lower, heifers unevenly steady. Trade was active with good demand. Supply was mostly green taged with several shots.

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 $445.21/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 4 of 5 comparable sales and sits +24.04 against this barn's trailing median of $421.17.

Average price

$445.21

83 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,573

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−21.21

vs IA average

−26.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	578	445.21	2,573	83

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 sale83 hd

445.21

—

IA average10 barns · 2,043 hd

466.42

−21.21

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

−26.77

This barn, trailing median5 sales

421.17

+24.04

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

35 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	309	606.00/cwt	606.00–606.00	1,873	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	564.84/cwt	555.00–580.00	2,113	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	516.19/cwt	491.00–532.50	2,163	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	506.42/cwt	470.00–525.00	2,436	50
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	476.71/cwt	463.50–495.00	2,541	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	442.31/cwt	408.50–462.00	2,574	76
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	431.49/cwt	400.00–437.25	2,632	84
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	398.36/cwt	380.00–409.00	2,693	150
Steers	650–700	Medium 1	691	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,508	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	373.03/cwt	345.50–385.25	2,678	112
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	358.02/cwt	342.00–370.00	2,746	155
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	819	335.20/cwt	321.00–347.50	2,745	52
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	871	317.69/cwt	313.50–319.50	2,767	44
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	926	293.34/cwt	288.00–298.75	2,716	23
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	957	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,799	6
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,023	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,670	3
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,064	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,788	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	495.72/cwt	492.50–510.00	1,671	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	456.27/cwt	452.50–457.50	1,779	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	439.03/cwt	400.00–462.50	1,923	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	401.35/cwt	380.00–421.00	1,894	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	530	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,945	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	404.85/cwt	402.00–409.00	2,158	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	392.63/cwt	376.00–409.00	2,269	129
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	371.10/cwt	344.00–392.00	2,331	90
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	660	334.94/cwt	320.00–344.00	2,211	41
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	364.00/cwt	340.00–390.00	2,457	116
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	332.25/cwt	326.00–345.00	2,392	85
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	755	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,726	13
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,290	32
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	801	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,131	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Replacement	878	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,687	8
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	898	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,083	5
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	987	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	2,472	5
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,038	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	2,403	5

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 12, 2026

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

Receipts 1,635Last week 1,650Year ago 1,704

Compared to last Monday feeder steers 10.00-15.00 lower, heifers unevenly steady. Trade was active with good demand. Supply was mostly green taged with several shots.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1000–1050	1,038	231.50	231.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	530	367.00	367.00
41	650–700	660	320.00–344.00	334.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	337	492.50–510.00	495.72
8	350–400	390	452.50–457.50	456.27
21	400–450	438	400.00–462.50	439.03
29	450–500	472	380.00–421.00	401.35
23	500–550	533	402.00–409.00	404.85
129	550–600	578	376.00–409.00	392.63
90	600–650	628	344.00–392.00	371.10
116	650–700	675	340.00–390.00	364.00
85	700–750	720	326.00–345.00	332.25
32	750–800	766	299.00	299.00
4	800–850	801	266.00	266.00
5	850–900	898	232.00	232.00
5	950–1000	987	250.50	250.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
13	750–800	755	361.00	361.00
8	850–900	878	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	309	606.00	606.00
17	350–400	374	555.00–580.00	564.84
12	400–450	419	491.00–532.50	516.19
50	450–500	481	470.00–525.00	506.42
7	500–550	533	463.50–495.00	476.71
76	550–600	582	408.50–462.00	442.31
84	600–650	610	400.00–437.25	431.49
150	650–700	676	380.00–409.00	398.36
112	700–750	718	345.50–385.25	373.03
155	750–800	767	342.00–370.00	358.02
52	800–850	819	321.00–347.50	335.20
44	850–900	871	313.50–319.50	317.69
23	900–950	926	288.00–298.75	293.34
6	950–1000	957	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1000–1050	1,023	261.00	261.00
8	1050–1100	1,064	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	650–700	691	363.00	363.00

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.