Keoco Feeder Cattle Auction Market Report

Sigourney, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 5, 2022

766 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $166.56/cwt +3.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,040/hd at 624 lb · 56 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $175.04/cwt +10.01 vs last sale · ≈ $819/hd at 468 lb · 52 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $198.98/cwt +9.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,135/hd at 570 lb · 50 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	766	2,053	747
Feeder cattle	766	2,053	747

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last report two weeks ago (11/21) steer calves 300-600 lbs. 7.00-10.00 higher, over 600 lbs. firm, heifer calves 300-650 lbs. 4.00-10.00 higher, Trade active with moderate demand .

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–320	318	4	217.00–220.00	$217.73	$692	+17.73
382–395	391	9	210.00–221.00	$214.21	$838	+17.67
423 fancy	423	10	218.00	$218.00	$922	—
410–441	431	11	191.00–205.00	$198.91	$857	+9.06
451–496	477	34	204.50–215.00	$210.60	$1,005	+6.96
515–548	529	26	201.00–208.00	$205.58	$1,088	+11.81
552–598	569	47	190.00–207.25	$200.57	$1,141	+11.27
590 unweaned	590	3	174.00	$174.00	$1,027	+20.00
630–637	634	33	178.50–184.50	$183.22	$1,162	-2.69
658–697	683	42	164.00–174.75	$171.10	$1,169	-2.38
700–739	719	32	162.00–176.25	$169.89	$1,222	-5.69
790	790	42	169.75	$169.75	$1,341	-1.53
850–876	871	29	170.50–174.75	$173.31	$1,510	+8.06
945	945	16	163.75	$163.75	$1,547	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	5	160.00	$160.00	$720	—
587	587	12	165.50	$165.50	$971	—
715	715	8	164.75	$164.75	$1,178	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
417	417	10	150.00	$150.00	$626	—
489	489	6	181.00	$181.00	$885	—
604	604	4	134.00	$134.00	$809	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
727	727	3	153.50	$153.50	$1,116	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	340	5	180.00–196.00	$192.99	$656	+31.52
365–395	385	15	170.00–180.00	$174.34	$671	+9.89
404 fancy	404	7	182.00	$182.00	$735	—
405–425	413	4	164.00–173.00	$169.93	$702	-0.56
453 fancy	453	20	179.00	$179.00	$811	—
461–494	477	32	169.00–175.00	$172.56	$823	+3.91
517 unweaned	517	3	155.00	$155.00	$801	-7.07
502–549	528	37	168.00–176.00	$173.12	$914	+11.66
576–592	586	39	162.00–173.00	$167.32	$980	+6.81
600–648	623	53	160.00–174.00	$167.95	$1,046	+3.95
645 unweaned	645	3	142.00	$142.00	$916	+8.89
675	675	11	154.50	$154.50	$1,043	-7.69
760–782	764	20	141.50–150.00	$148.26	$1,133	-5.49
840	840	3	139.00	$139.00	$1,168	—
887–897	892	6	122.50–130.00	$126.27	$1,126	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	7	121.00	$121.00	$532	—
472	472	6	123.00	$123.00	$581	—
509–534	518	11	149.50–159.00	$155.44	$805	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345–349	347	2	168.00–170.00	$169.01	$586	—
365	365	1	140.00	$140.00	$511	—
466–488	483	8	154.00–161.00	$158.38	$765	+4.95
628	628	2	155.00	$155.00	$973	+3.02

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
579	579	5	149.50	$149.50	$866	—

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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.