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Keoco Feeder Cattle Auction Market Report

Sigourney, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 4, 2021

1,400 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.20/cwt -0.13 vs last sale · ≈ $847/hd at 671 lb · 137 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $151.31/cwt +1.41 vs last sale · ≈ $941/hd at 622 lb · 127 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.44/cwt -3.49 vs last sale · ≈ $759/hd at 569 lb · 118 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,400 1,720 1,334
Feeder cattle 1,400 1,720 1,334

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–393 386 19 178.50–193.00 $182.07 $703 +5.29
410–426 422 25 177.00–185.50 $183.47 $774 +13.73
451–495 478 50 170.00–178.50 $172.68 $825 -9.22
509–546 525 28 167.00–174.50 $171.08 $898 +18.59
552–581 561 81 157.00–168.00 $163.78 $919 +8.31
601–604 fancy 603 13 162.00–165.00 $164.08 $989 +2.31
607 unweaned 607 20 151.50 $151.50 $920 +15.27
614–645 628 94 142.00–152.75 $149.51 $939 +5.13
655 fancy 655 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,015 —
660–684 670 108 135.00–149.00 $145.99 $978 +3.38
702 unweaned 702 9 132.50 $132.50 $930 —
702–738 722 89 128.50–140.00 $133.77 $966 -2.21
752–798 782 62 125.00–134.00 $130.22 $1,018 +3.02
803–838 819 43 127.50–135.00 $130.51 $1,069 -6.38
813–827 819 11 120.00–122.00 $121.08 $992 -15.81
873 873 39 128.00 $128.00 $1,117 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
584–598 590 13 140.00–146.50 $143.46 $846 +6.02
668 668 5 130.00 $130.00 $868 -1.78
813 813 6 122.00 $122.00 $992 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–445 435 6 170.00–175.00 $171.98 $748 —
475 475 6 153.00 $153.00 $727 -1.83
645 645 5 140.00 $140.00 $903 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332–349 344 11 152.00–155.00 $152.55 $525 +8.81
370–388 384 8 150.00–155.00 $153.79 $591 +12.29
429–448 441 54 151.00–155.00 $153.36 $676 +9.89
455–495 472 25 150.00–154.50 $151.88 $717 +1.16
502–520 516 56 145.50–153.00 $149.47 $771 +11.43
554 fancy 554 17 143.00 $143.00 $792 —
555–597 570 81 130.00–137.00 $134.75 $768 -2.18
577 unweaned 577 20 120.00 $120.00 $692 —
600–643 622 113 124.00–135.00 $129.28 $804 +4.21
658 unweaned 658 9 115.00 $115.00 $757 —
652–697 672 128 120.00–130.00 $126.99 $853 +0.04
845 845 4 110.00 $110.00 $930 —
926–935 930 9 104.00–105.50 $104.44 $971 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 5 141.00 $141.00 $481 —
370 370 2 143.00 $143.00 $529 —
427 427 6 143.00 $143.00 $611 —
476 476 5 141.00 $141.00 $671 +4.60
548 548 7 135.00 $135.00 $740 —

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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.