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Keoco Feeder Cattle Auction Market Report, Sigourney, IA

Sigourney, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 26, 2024

1,615 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $210.41/cwt ≈ $2,075/hd at 986 lb · 171 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $303.85/cwt -32.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,567/hd at 516 lb · 139 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $262.73/cwt -34.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,542/hd at 587 lb · 129 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,615 373 2,023
Feeder cattle 1,615 373 2,023

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend as this was the first large sale of the Fall and a "Customer Appreciation Special". Trade was active with moderate demand for the moderate offerings. Bulk of the feeders coming off grass with several load lots of heavier feeders.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–319 307 13 302.50–340.00 $326.41 $1,002 —
332 unweaned 332 6 300.00 $300.00 $996 —
352–382 unweaned 368 15 306.00–365.00 $331.86 $1,221 —
360–395 371 10 300.00–337.50 $318.10 $1,180 —
404–443 unweaned 427 19 338.00–352.50 $345.00 $1,473 -46.10
415–449 438 76 329.00–370.00 $335.33 $1,469 —
462–487 unweaned 471 58 306.00–317.00 $312.74 $1,473 —
464–488 473 14 302.50–325.50 $318.15 $1,505 —
503–510 unweaned 506 25 298.00–309.00 $304.56 $1,541 -31.44
503–528 518 114 301.00–306.00 $303.69 $1,573 —
552–596 580 30 264.00–285.00 $277.52 $1,610 —
582 unweaned 582 6 274.00 $274.00 $1,595 —
626 626 38 282.50 $282.50 $1,768 -31.50
669–687 678 43 269.00–273.00 $270.98 $1,837 —
707–744 726 41 241.00–263.00 $251.05 $1,823 —
768–795 785 104 240.00–256.00 $249.81 $1,961 +5.81
823 823 62 257.00 $257.00 $2,115 —
857 857 18 238.75 $238.75 $2,046 —
909 909 4 230.00 $230.00 $2,091 -8.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 4 251.00 $251.00 $934 —
445 445 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,135 —
478 478 4 310.00 $310.00 $1,482 —
507–548 533 8 262.00–272.00 $265.57 $1,415 —
626 626 4 254.00 $254.00 $1,590 —
654 654 9 251.00 $251.00 $1,642 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 unweaned 449 8 304.00 $304.00 $1,365 —
472 unweaned 472 7 307.00 $307.00 $1,449 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–328 319 6 260.00–264.00 $261.26 $833 —
355–379 373 14 265.00–280.00 $273.61 $1,021 —
365–391 unweaned 374 24 270.00–275.00 $272.91 $1,021 —
413–430 421 67 282.00–300.00 $288.92 $1,216 -50.08
422–445 unweaned 436 20 261.00–286.00 $276.32 $1,205 —
464–470 unweaned 468 17 252.50–276.00 $260.73 $1,220 -66.27
452–492 485 34 250.00–286.00 $270.07 $1,310 -42.93
500 unweaned 500 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,200 -75.00
507–542 512 101 250.00–274.00 $270.81 $1,387 -43.19
557–592 587 129 249.00–266.00 $262.73 $1,542 —
606–641 625 18 239.00–253.00 $245.03 $1,531 +5.03
672–698 675 46 231.00–245.25 $243.76 $1,645 —
708–735 713 21 220.00–232.50 $230.62 $1,644 —
754–782 764 33 221.00–227.00 $225.25 $1,721 +9.93
893 893 64 208.50 $208.50 $1,862 —
915–922 920 8 203.00–213.00 $210.51 $1,937 —
973–995 986 171 209.00–212.00 $210.41 $2,075 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 unweaned 472 11 275.00 $275.00 $1,298 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 unweaned 395 2 267.50 $267.50 $1,057 —

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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.