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Keoco Feeder Cattle Auction Market Report

Sigourney, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 10, 2021

473 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $152.10/cwt -6.38 vs last sale · ≈ $931/hd at 612 lb · 76 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.00/cwt -0.42 vs last sale · ≈ $923/hd at 694 lb · 75 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $114.82/cwt ≈ $884/hd at 770 lb · 31 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 473 571 0
Feeder cattle 473 571 0

No trend. Trade light with moderate demand.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 3 188.00 $188.00 $598
386–396 393 14 178.00–185.50 $180.10 $708 -4.43
410–436 431 5 170.00 $170.00 $733 -16.50
482–499 490 31 170.00–173.50 $171.61 $841 -13.45
501–525 509 12 152.50–166.00 $159.85 $814 -19.73
559 559 8 152.00 $152.00 $850 -11.16
602–647 612 76 142.00–157.00 $152.10 $931 -6.38
668–686 678 7 128.00–133.00 $130.89 $887 -22.29
720–725 722 7 122.50–125.50 $123.79 $894 -21.55
916 916 11 115.25 $115.25 $1,056
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 170.00 $170.00 $544
375–392 386 3 159.00–169.00 $165.76 $640
446 446 6 161.00 $161.00 $718 -11.00
592 592 3 136.00 $136.00 $805
612–641 629 9 115.00–130.00 $122.32 $769
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
764 764 10 118.25 $118.25 $903
897 897 5 114.00 $114.00 $1,023

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 154.00 $154.00 $470 -10.37
360–384 379 16 150.00–161.00 $151.56 $574
434–438 435 9 142.00–144.50 $143.94 $626 -18.99
462–489 485 25 138.00–140.00 $138.31 $671 -17.69
501–548 529 15 127.75–139.50 $132.20 $699 -14.35
590–592 591 11 120.00–131.00 $126.09 $745 -17.27
646 646 7 127.00 $127.00 $820 -5.94
694 694 75 133.00 $133.00 $923 -0.42
751–797 770 31 113.50–116.50 $114.82 $884
814–835 821 12 113.50–114.00 $113.83 $935 -2.17
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
644 644 6 104.00 $104.00 $670
718 718 6 108.00 $108.00 $775
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
532–540 535 3 120.00–126.00 $122.02 $653
678 678 3 122.00 $122.00 $827

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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.