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Sigourney, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Mondays

Sale of Monday, August 31, 2026

986 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (66)

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $380.65/cwt -106.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,797/hd at 472 lb · 82 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $393.51/cwt -91.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,278/hd at 579 lb · 80 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $344.07/cwt -7.93 vs last sale · ≈ $2,961/hd at 861 lb · 76 head
Sigourney, IA 5-weight steers sold at $403/cwt. IA 5-weight steers are down $39 from their early August peak of $442/cwt. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 986 646 0
Feeder cattle 986 646 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Customer Appreciation Sale today: No comparison. Today's sale consisted of feeder calves right off cows with vaccinations, weaned calves with vaccinations and yearling cattle coming off of grass. Trade active. Demand was good

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–398 unweaned 381 14 485.00–493.00 $491.38 $1,872 —
407–437 unweaned 415 8 465.00–467.50 $465.66 $1,932 —
427 427 3 505.00 $505.00 $2,156 -75.06
470–492 unweaned 479 39 366.00–418.00 $395.98 $1,897 —
508–545 510 41 412.50–500.00 $416.80 $2,126 -102.36
502–547 unweaned 527 32 408.00–419.00 $411.25 $2,167 —
550–594 579 80 379.00–400.00 $393.51 $2,278 -91.50
606–607 unweaned 606 15 348.00–349.00 $348.20 $2,110 —
605–645 611 35 361.00–394.00 $388.54 $2,374 -47.52
680–690 685 17 360.00–366.50 $365.64 $2,505 -24.56
703–725 712 9 339.00–360.00 $344.29 $2,451 -28.61
768–782 772 68 333.00–346.50 $342.50 $2,644 -34.61
815–830 819 7 322.00–325.00 $322.87 $2,644 —
858 fancy 858 67 350.25 $350.25 $3,005 —
860–892 880 9 291.00–301.00 $298.08 $2,623 -53.92
995 995 14 290.00 $290.00 $2,886 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–426 421 12 445.00–452.00 $450.38 $1,896 —
532 532 3 395.00 $395.00 $2,101 —
786 786 7 306.00 $306.00 $2,405 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 unweaned 366 7 433.00 $433.00 $1,585 —
418 418 5 391.00 $391.00 $1,634 -135.53
455–474 472 40 361.00–384.00 $379.46 $1,791 -108.02
459–496 unweaned 472 42 350.00–398.00 $381.78 $1,802 —
500–541 519 46 370.00–378.00 $373.81 $1,940 -88.68
545 unweaned 545 6 347.00 $347.00 $1,891 —
550–566 554 35 343.00–369.00 $348.80 $1,932 -86.83
601–642 611 40 316.00–359.00 $346.90 $2,120 -39.79
720–729 724 65 319.50–324.50 $323.97 $2,346 -33.17
750–794 782 23 284.00–308.00 $292.18 $2,285 —
900 900 9 276.00 $276.00 $2,484 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 unweaned 348 3 402.50 $402.50 $1,401 —
350–380 unweaned 365 5 350.00–405.00 $381.13 $1,391 —
655–689 682 5 270.00–286.00 $282.93 $1,930 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1002 1002 10 276.50 $276.50 $2,771 —

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Price trend

high 411.45 low 350.05 Sep 2025 Aug 2026

650–699 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.

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