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Keoco Feeder Cattle Auction Market Report, Sigourney, IA

Sigourney, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 25, 2023

845 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $268.66/cwt -9.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,432/hd at 533 lb · 85 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $277.81/cwt -16.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,177/hd at 424 lb · 72 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $309.87/cwt +6.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,672/hd at 540 lb · 63 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 845 2,023 1,094
Feeder cattle 845 2,023 1,094

No trend as the last reported sale was a special . Trade was light with moderate demand for the moderate offerings.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 unweaned 295 2 350.00–365.00 $357.50 $1,055 +30.14
308–335 unweaned 324 7 300.00–350.00 $317.99 $1,030 -25.04
320–336 331 8 340.00–360.00 $345.45 $1,143 +44.45
364–373 unweaned 368 7 301.00–317.00 $310.05 $1,141 -25.80
396 396 13 325.00 $325.00 $1,287 -9.76
424 unweaned 424 4 360.00 $360.00 $1,526 +37.78
401–448 431 39 290.00–349.00 $317.18 $1,367 +15.48
459–484 unweaned 466 35 317.00–349.00 $339.17 $1,581 +26.94
452–478 467 18 318.00–350.00 $328.91 $1,536 +22.25
529 unweaned 529 21 310.00 $310.00 $1,640 +7.66
530–547 545 42 300.00–311.00 $309.80 $1,688 —
552–588 565 29 274.00–299.50 $281.35 $1,590 +1.25
559–577 unweaned 566 22 281.00–285.00 $283.52 $1,605 -6.58
578 fancy 578 8 308.00 $308.00 $1,780 —
611 unweaned 611 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,589 -20.00
612–621 616 27 268.00–276.00 $274.81 $1,693 -14.26
618 thin fleshed 618 19 290.50 $290.50 $1,795 —
659 659 16 255.00 $255.00 $1,680 -18.61
753–755 753 22 268.00–270.00 $269.64 $2,030 +11.31
808 808 7 245.00 $245.00 $1,980 -15.86
887 887 3 234.00 $234.00 $2,076 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 unweaned 282 5 320.00–325.00 $320.98 $905 —
425–441 432 14 262.50–271.00 $267.21 $1,154 —
462 462 8 270.00 $270.00 $1,247 —
473 unweaned 473 10 284.00 $284.00 $1,343 —
512–546 533 24 265.00–289.00 $276.77 $1,475 +6.69
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 3 267.00 $267.00 $1,210 —
527 527 2 252.00 $252.00 $1,328 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–313 312 4 310.00–319.00 $312.23 $974 -7.77
302–346 unweaned 315 16 289.50–314.00 $305.78 $963 -5.16
350–374 unweaned 364 10 279.00–290.00 $283.23 $1,031 -23.92
368–392 384 12 281.00–285.00 $283.36 $1,088 -14.61
409–446 unweaned 423 48 270.00–285.00 $277.42 $1,173 -17.28
404–441 425 24 260.00–286.00 $278.60 $1,184 -10.40
453–491 469 49 260.00–273.00 $266.68 $1,251 +3.13
498 unweaned 498 10 275.00 $275.00 $1,370 -5.07
527 fancy 527 18 297.00 $297.00 $1,565 —
500–548 534 52 250.00–275.00 $261.06 $1,394 -10.33
537 unweaned 537 15 261.00 $261.00 $1,402 -22.84
555–595 561 23 230.00–268.00 $254.25 $1,426 +5.71
602–646 637 33 225.00–235.50 $231.68 $1,476 -30.33
645 unweaned 645 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,322 -69.00
702–733 729 15 232.00–239.25 $238.32 $1,737 +28.88
790 790 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,817 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,025 —
493 493 3 232.00 $232.00 $1,144 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 unweaned 305 1 347.50 $347.50 $1,060 +42.50
380 380 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,159 —
391 unweaned 391 7 300.00 $300.00 $1,173 -12.50
515 unweaned 515 4 252.00 $252.00 $1,298 —
555 555 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,399 —
605 unweaned 605 1 238.00 $238.00 $1,440 —

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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.