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Keoco Feeder Cattle Auction Market Report

Sigourney, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 30, 2024

1,045 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $321.87/cwt +8.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,518/hd at 472 lb · 90 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $280.40/cwt +3.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,599/hd at 570 lb · 82 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $293.96/cwt +7.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,263/hd at 430 lb · 64 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,045 1,615 845
Feeder cattle 1,045 1,615 845

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend as no recent report to compare to. Trade moderate 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
305–339 333 6 350.00–387.50 $376.24 $1,253 +49.83
337 unweaned 337 6 385.00 $385.00 $1,297 +85.00
362–380 unweaned 370 5 370.00–387.50 $379.81 $1,405 +47.95
400 unweaned 400 3 348.00 $348.00 $1,392 +3.00
403–428 412 28 350.00–378.00 $369.72 $1,523 +34.39
453–497 unweaned 470 63 304.00–330.50 $323.24 $1,519 +10.50
459–492 475 27 300.00–333.00 $318.67 $1,514 +0.52
502–539 522 37 311.00–315.00 $313.15 $1,635 +9.46
545 unweaned 545 15 288.50 $288.50 $1,572 —
560–572 unweaned 565 27 277.00–290.00 $284.15 $1,605 +10.15
553–581 573 55 275.00–284.00 $278.56 $1,596 +1.04
613–631 623 11 258.00–266.00 $261.58 $1,630 -20.92
626 thin fleshed 626 32 280.00 $280.00 $1,753 —
661–699 678 41 243.50–255.00 $250.03 $1,695 -20.95
714 714 5 246.00 $246.00 $1,756 -5.05
716 unweaned 716 5 227.00 $227.00 $1,625 —
769 769 24 258.00 $258.00 $1,984 +8.19
855 855 5 229.50 $229.50 $1,962 -9.25
910 910 46 239.00 $239.00 $2,175 +9.00
955 955 37 230.00 $230.00 $2,196 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469 469 12 290.00 $290.00 $1,360 —
508–534 525 20 284.50–290.00 $285.98 $1,501 —
543 unweaned 543 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,439 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 unweaned 349 6 312.50 $312.50 $1,091 —
405–443 432 16 313.00–335.00 $323.62 $1,398 +68.62
449 unweaned 449 2 317.00 $317.00 $1,423 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1043 1043 7 215.25 $215.25 $2,245 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 451 4 271.00 $271.00 $1,222 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301 unweaned 301 4 315.00 $315.00 $948 —
305–322 315 8 295.00–329.00 $314.82 $992 +53.56
355–389 unweaned 379 21 271.00–309.00 $303.20 $1,149 +30.29
378–382 380 5 306.00–316.00 $310.03 $1,178 +36.42
403–422 414 24 295.00–305.00 $301.33 $1,248 +12.41
402–441 unweaned 439 40 280.00–290.00 $289.54 $1,271 +13.22
451–483 470 47 270.50–281.00 $277.64 $1,305 +7.57
457–494 unweaned 474 15 260.00–283.00 $272.39 $1,291 +11.66
503–514 508 22 265.00–272.50 $269.73 $1,370 -1.08
527–530 unweaned 529 27 257.00–261.25 $259.04 $1,370 +19.04
556–592 577 62 246.00–266.50 $258.08 $1,489 -4.65
606–630 615 24 250.50–264.50 $258.56 $1,590 +13.53
660 660 21 241.50 $241.50 $1,594 -2.26
667 thin fleshed 667 5 253.50 $253.50 $1,691 —
809–846 817 25 218.00–228.25 $225.23 $1,840 —
882 882 6 219.00 $219.00 $1,932 +10.50
905–927 921 7 186.50–187.00 $186.64 $1,719 -23.87
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 13 194.50 $194.50 $1,945 —
1180 1180 3 178.50 $178.50 $2,106 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 11 251.00 $251.00 $1,237 —
529 529 5 245.00 $245.00 $1,296 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 7 258.00 $258.00 $1,135 —

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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.