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Keoco Feeder Cattle Auction Market Report

Sigourney, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 4, 2023

646 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $224.55/cwt +2.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,280/hd at 570 lb · 63 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $225.18/cwt -5.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,644/hd at 730 lb · 58 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $220.97/cwt -3.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,156/hd at 523 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 646 1,898 766
Feeder cattle 646 1,898 766

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last report two weeks ago (11/20) steer calves mostly 5.00-15.00 lower, feeder heifers 500-650 lbs. 5.00-15.00 higher, all others 10.00 lower. Trade was moderate for the light offerings.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–329 325 5 290.00–302.50 $294.92 $958 +8.80
362–392 382 7 261.00–309.00 $276.71 $1,057 -9.26
400–442 433 8 260.00–285.00 $270.21 $1,170 -15.76
458–495 473 20 251.00–279.00 $261.83 $1,238 -5.58
485 unweaned 485 5 246.00 $246.00 $1,193 -29.00
508–541 530 19 235.00–265.00 $256.28 $1,358 -8.11
551–599 568 31 236.00–250.00 $245.19 $1,393 -16.91
586 unweaned 586 7 209.00 $209.00 $1,225 -48.00
605–637 620 38 220.00–232.00 $227.56 $1,411 -30.46
652–682 664 38 219.00–235.00 $225.95 $1,500 -6.06
720–736 730 58 223.00–228.00 $225.18 $1,644 -5.04
753–783 765 17 210.00–215.00 $212.11 $1,623 -9.27
822 822 3 213.50 $213.50 $1,755 -8.64
878 878 32 204.50 $204.50 $1,796 -16.50
912 912 8 195.00 $195.00 $1,778 -7.04

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 220.00 $220.00 $748 -21.39
365–396 388 7 200.00–230.00 $210.31 $816 -46.99
412–444 434 11 230.00 $230.00 $998 -10.78
473–483 480 14 228.00–239.00 $230.41 $1,106 -10.66
511–545 523 39 212.00–229.00 $220.97 $1,156 -4.69
552–596 569 59 219.00–230.50 $225.81 $1,285 +3.95
582 unweaned 582 4 206.00 $206.00 $1,199 —
602–647 614 36 220.00–228.00 $225.69 $1,386 +16.89
682–697 687 29 195.00–210.00 $203.46 $1,398 -22.65
736 736 7 200.00 $200.00 $1,472 -11.73
806 806 14 194.00 $194.00 $1,564 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–435 422 3 200.00–208.00 $202.75 $856 —
470–480 477 3 200.00–218.00 $209.33 $999 -11.04
597 597 7 205.00 $205.00 $1,224 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
932 932 2 126.00 $126.00 $1,174 —
1135 1135 4 128.50 $128.50 $1,458 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,101 —
610 610 2 147.00 $147.00 $897 —
692 692 3 167.00 $167.00 $1,156 —
745 745 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,229 —

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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.