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Keoco Feeder Cattle Auction Market Report

Sigourney, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 26, 2022

1,094 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $198.05/cwt -8.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,024/hd at 517 lb · 124 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $192.89/cwt -2.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,285/hd at 666 lb · 124 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $197.17/cwt +4.98 vs last sale · ≈ $930/hd at 472 lb · 122 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,094 2,303 0
Feeder cattle 1,094 2,303 0

No trend as no recent report. Trade moderate with fair demand. Better kinds in larger groups brought premium prices today.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 fancy 270 8 242.50 $242.50 $655
289 unweaned 289 6 180.00 $180.00 $520 -30.00
290 290 2 224.00 $224.00 $650
338 338 6 220.00 $220.00 $744
350–395 372 31 206.00–229.00 $216.88 $807 -10.61
375 unweaned 375 1 184.00 $184.00 $690 -50.03
406–436 unweaned 419 17 182.00–196.00 $190.74 $799 -41.12
413–444 434 38 191.00–206.50 $201.23 $873 -46.94
431–447 fancy 442 67 220.50–229.00 $226.15 $1,000
455–475 unweaned 462 17 179.00–184.00 $180.81 $835 -36.92
450–490 fancy 472 26 220.00–230.00 $225.44 $1,064
478–483 481 13 185.00–187.00 $186.08 $895 -43.74
507 unweaned 507 6 178.00 $178.00 $902 -29.00
504–515 fancy 508 38 215.00–219.75 $217.98 $1,107
500–544 520 61 176.00–196.00 $186.37 $969 -20.16
528 thin fleshed 528 19 202.00 $202.00 $1,067
556–580 562 37 175.00–191.00 $182.37 $1,025 -22.63
607–640 621 20 160.00–175.00 $168.38 $1,046 -26.96
652 thin fleshed 652 64 200.35 $200.35 $1,306
678–694 681 60 170.00–188.00 $184.94 $1,259 -10.67
704 704 4 170.00 $170.00 $1,197 -17.85
833–838 836 7 158.00–164.00 $160.56 $1,342 -24.04
870 870 51 163.50 $163.50 $1,422 -20.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
528 528 9 175.00 $175.00 $924

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
218 218 3 193.00 $193.00 $421
242 unweaned 242 2 207.00 $207.00 $501
275–299 287 9 205.00–215.00 $208.75 $599
315–348 337 13 199.00–215.00 $210.24 $709 +15.24
359–382 unweaned 373 13 191.00–214.00 $209.30 $781 +5.62
362–395 382 53 195.00–213.00 $205.25 $784 -2.38
415–448 426 27 197.00–206.50 $201.74 $859 -1.53
443–448 unweaned 446 26 164.00–184.00 $179.12 $799 -32.38
470–472 unweaned 471 18 160.00–174.00 $166.21 $783 -21.63
464–498 472 104 195.00–205.00 $202.53 $956 +9.05
500–537 520 27 176.00–193.50 $185.83 $966 -6.63
559 559 4 165.00 $165.00 $922 -27.81
613–623 617 7 164.00–172.00 $168.54 $1,040 -7.66
630 unweaned 630 2 136.50 $136.50 $860
662–678 671 6 168.00–170.00 $169.33 $1,136 -5.12
698 698 25 174.00 $174.00 $1,215 -0.45
720–734 725 12 164.50–170.00 $168.14 $1,219 -1.12
830 830 3 162.00 $162.00 $1,345
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 5 186.00 $186.00 $737
448 448 3 180.00 $180.00 $806
491 491 4 181.00 $181.00 $889
520 520 11 154.00 $154.00 $801

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 195.00 $195.00 $663
355 355 1 200.00 $200.00 $710
408 408 6 193.50 $193.50 $789
497 497 13 171.00 $171.00 $850
560–595 581 5 164.00 $164.00 $953

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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.