Keoco Feeder Cattle Auction Market Report

Sigourney, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 23, 2020

1,720 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.93/cwt ≈ $790/hd at 577 lb · 150 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.33/cwt ≈ $836/hd at 662 lb · 128 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $136.89/cwt ≈ $1,136/hd at 830 lb · 127 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,720	0	0
Feeder cattle	1,720	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend as no recent report for a comparison. Trade moderate to active with good to fair demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
317–338	325	14	183.00–190.00	$184.77	$601
355–393	377	32	168.00–191.00	$176.78	$666
403–445	423	25	160.00–178.00	$169.74	$718
439 unweaned	439	5	182.50	$182.50	$801
454–475	463	28	170.00–184.00	$181.90	$842
485–494 unweaned	490	15	157.00–164.00	$160.77	$788
500–549	522	26	146.00–161.00	$152.49	$796
539 fancy	539	43	166.00	$166.00	$895
554–591	562	78	143.00–164.00	$155.47	$874
553–582 unweaned	572	28	140.00–156.00	$145.01	$829
606–629 fancy	624	42	159.00–162.50	$161.77	$1,009
609–645	626	68	136.00–150.50	$144.38	$904
630–642 unweaned	633	9	136.00–137.00	$136.23	$862
656–696	674	66	138.00–147.50	$142.61	$961
704–747	722	100	125.25–144.00	$135.98	$982
777 thin fleshed	777	11	136.75	$136.75	$1,063
760–795	778	59	125.00–131.00	$127.20	$990
807–846	830	127	132.00–140.85	$136.89	$1,136
996	996	7	116.00	$116.00	$1,155
1001	1001	6	117.00	$117.00	$1,171

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
563–597	580	42	131.00–144.50	$137.44	$797
674–698	687	11	130.00–134.00	$131.78	$905

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
476–498	485	30	150.00–162.00	$154.83	$751
505–548	535	7	140.00–144.00	$142.30	$761

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
270–285	281	9	139.00–162.50	$153.27	$431
308–329	322	8	141.00–145.00	$143.74	$463
360–399	386	31	135.00–151.00	$141.50	$546
396 unweaned	396	5	143.00	$143.00	$566
406–445	423	15	138.00–146.00	$143.47	$607
444 fancy	444	4	160.00	$160.00	$710
459 unweaned	459	4	136.00	$136.00	$624
451–489	474	72	141.00–155.00	$150.72	$714
475–476 fancy	475	19	162.00–165.00	$163.74	$778
510–525 unweaned	521	15	127.00–135.00	$129.09	$673
512–549	536	39	134.00–139.50	$138.04	$740
554–598	577	150	130.00–142.00	$136.93	$790
620–647	638	58	120.00–128.50	$125.07	$798
651–675	659	120	120.00–130.25	$126.95	$837
699	699	8	117.00	$117.00	$818
856	856	30	146.00	$146.00	$1,250

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
462–497	481	22	130.00–141.00	$136.40	$656
553–585	573	17	124.00–128.00	$125.72	$720

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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.