Keoco Feeder Cattle Auction Market Report

Sigourney, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 21, 2022

2,053 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $173.48/cwt +0.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,178/hd at 679 lb · 237 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.27/cwt +1.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,030/hd at 631 lb · 176 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $185.58/cwt +2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,168/hd at 629 lb · 162 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,053	740	1,819
Feeder cattle	2,053	740	1,819

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend as last report was two weeks ago. Trade moderate to active on the better kind with mostly good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318–340	322	16	200.00	$200.00	$644	-23.94
322 unweaned	322	3	222.00	$222.00	$715	—
351–395	379	28	189.00–208.00	$196.54	$745	-14.53
411–429 unweaned	417	16	185.00–191.00	$188.20	$785	—
418–435	427	27	184.00–200.00	$189.85	$811	-12.54
452–499	484	71	184.00–217.00	$203.64	$986	-11.35
481–492 unweaned	484	20	186.00–200.00	$195.73	$947	—
501–523 unweaned	516	22	198.00–199.00	$198.69	$1,025	—
510–547	530	51	180.00–206.00	$193.77	$1,027	-6.80
563–573 fancy	567	34	201.25–205.25	$202.68	$1,149	—
555–588	569	74	179.00–202.50	$189.30	$1,077	-6.90
578 unweaned	578	11	154.00	$154.00	$890	—
603–649	629	156	179.00–195.00	$185.91	$1,169	+2.33
632 unweaned	632	6	177.00	$177.00	$1,119	—
652–695	679	237	160.00–180.50	$173.48	$1,178	+0.90
714–749	731	110	169.25–181.25	$175.58	$1,283	+6.20
754 unweaned	754	7	150.00	$150.00	$1,131	—
755–790	775	75	169.00–177.00	$171.28	$1,327	-4.22
802–830	816	39	164.50–175.00	$169.53	$1,383	—
882	882	30	165.25	$165.25	$1,458	-1.75

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
451–495	462	23	176.00–185.00	$180.91	$836	—
570–590	578	12	164.00–171.00	$166.98	$965	—
600–602	601	6	171.00–175.00	$173.00	$1,040	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–348	322	21	154.00–175.00	$161.47	$520	-49.41
351–398	378	34	150.00–185.00	$164.45	$622	-20.51
402–446	424	59	155.00–180.00	$170.49	$723	-10.16
428 unweaned	428	6	155.00	$155.00	$663	—
464–492 unweaned	476	9	149.00–155.00	$151.75	$722	—
457–494	479	33	160.00–181.00	$168.65	$808	-12.06
502–506 unweaned	504	21	151.00–165.25	$162.07	$817	—
515	515	12	177.00	$177.00	$912	+9.33
504–548	530	113	151.00–170.00	$161.46	$856	-6.21
551–599	580	90	156.00–165.00	$160.51	$931	+4.34
605	605	35	176.00	$176.00	$1,065	+17.54
600–649	636	108	154.00–171.50	$164.00	$1,043	+5.54
639 fancy	639	15	164.50	$164.50	$1,051	-3.50
613–649 unweaned	643	18	132.00–139.00	$133.11	$856	—
662–683	667	69	162.00–162.25	$162.19	$1,082	+1.46
715–745	735	30	137.50–143.50	$141.55	$1,040	—
773	773	24	153.75	$153.75	$1,188	+3.75

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–448	437	8	153.00–160.00	$156.59	$684	—
452–478	465	8	151.00–156.00	$153.43	$713	—
528–541	534	20	146.00–155.00	$150.18	$802	—
562–595	568	15	140.00–149.00	$145.84	$828	—
611–632	620	8	150.00–153.50	$151.98	$942	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670	670	10	130.00	$130.00	$871	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
543	543	7	151.00	$151.00	$820	—

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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.