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Keoco Feeder Cattle Auction Market Report

Sigourney, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 17, 2023

759 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $212.92/cwt +27.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,201/hd at 564 lb · 141 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $204.60/cwt ≈ $1,741/hd at 851 lb · 65 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $204.97/cwt +31.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,355/hd at 661 lb · 46 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 759 435 1,851
Feeder cattle 759 435 1,851

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend as no recent report was available. Trade was active with moderate demand for the moderate offerings.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 302.50 $302.50 $847 —
320–342 335 3 272.50–300.00 $291.24 $976 —
356 356 12 287.00 $287.00 $1,022 +61.66
405–424 412 29 268.00–300.00 $290.65 $1,197 +69.65
462–485 467 29 250.00–280.50 $272.49 $1,273 +45.75
503–530 518 40 252.00–285.00 $276.46 $1,432 +63.60
552–592 569 15 251.00–275.00 $260.60 $1,483 +54.81
605–646 623 38 242.50–259.25 $250.61 $1,561 +46.17
652–653 653 12 226.00–237.50 $232.71 $1,520 +52.21
701–739 716 30 200.00–210.50 $205.45 $1,471 +17.92
755–758 756 27 210.25–215.75 $212.90 $1,610 +33.09
842 842 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,600 +9.50
851 851 65 204.60 $204.60 $1,741 —
915 915 11 179.00 $179.00 $1,638 +7.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 240.00 $240.00 $720 +49.00
368 368 3 210.00 $210.00 $773 —
451–480 466 2 235.00–237.50 $236.21 $1,101 —
526–545 532 6 240.00–243.00 $241.98 $1,287 +49.98
592 592 3 246.00 $246.00 $1,456 +60.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288–295 292 6 201.00–220.00 $205.46 $600 +27.98
300–345 311 4 240.00–257.00 $244.71 $761 —
325 fancy 325 1 300.00 $300.00 $975 —
352–390 367 22 236.00–272.50 $257.24 $944 +56.24
390–395 392 3 200.00–209.00 $205.97 $807 +4.97
403–444 thin fleshed 424 10 266.00–276.00 $271.24 $1,150 —
414–445 430 18 222.50–249.00 $236.47 $1,017 +38.47
463–482 471 39 241.00–271.00 $257.95 $1,215 +73.53
511–532 524 19 224.00–243.00 $233.71 $1,225 +47.66
538 538 4 213.00 $213.00 $1,146 +26.95
551–592 564 141 193.00–230.00 $212.92 $1,201 +27.85
600–642 620 13 200.00–208.50 $204.28 $1,267 +27.71
651–667 661 46 195.50–220.00 $204.97 $1,355 +31.52
787–790 788 8 176.00–183.00 $180.37 $1,421 +27.13
816 816 9 176.50 $176.50 $1,440 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 323 2 200.00 $200.00 $646 —
405–449 439 17 210.00–231.00 $215.02 $944 —
455 455 5 233.00–239.00 $237.80 $1,082 —
525–534 532 14 150.00–160.00 $152.27 $810 —
555–580 572 5 170.00–184.00 $178.80 $1,023 —
630 630 3 169.00–170.00 $169.67 $1,069 —

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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.