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Keoco Feeder Cattle Auction Market Report

Sigourney, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 17, 2025

716 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $300.51/cwt +11.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,587/hd at 528 lb · 142 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $258.81/cwt -7.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,161/hd at 835 lb · 70 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $255.72/cwt -19.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,843/hd at 721 lb · 64 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 716 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–272 263 7 420.00–455.00 $438.27 $1,153 +38.27
385–390 387 5 350.00–387.50 $370.97 $1,436 +12.36
412–442 431 8 365.00–375.00 $369.96 $1,595 +13.95
451–471 467 7 370.00–375.00 $371.39 $1,734 +22.01
506–527 519 10 330.00–340.00 $333.90 $1,733 +8.06
555–565 fancy 559 25 347.00–348.50 $347.83 $1,944 —
558–594 571 18 325.00–337.50 $329.65 $1,882 +8.11
648 648 17 311.50 $311.50 $2,019 +3.99
654–688 665 36 295.50–315.75 $308.22 $2,050 +10.82
704–731 712 26 278.00–291.00 $281.70 $2,006 -1.96
758–783 769 25 271.50–278.50 $275.36 $2,118 -4.39
822–846 835 70 240.00–265.00 $258.81 $2,161 -7.03
911–928 914 12 234.00–235.50 $235.25 $2,150 —
965–999 985 15 214.00–220.00 $216.35 $2,131 -7.65
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
699 699 7 286.00 $286.00 $1,999 —
702–712 706 5 236.00–238.00 $237.19 $1,675 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452–492 472 4 340.00–341.00 $340.48 $1,607 —
584 584 5 280.00 $280.00 $1,635 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 334 8 330.00–375.00 $341.11 $1,139 -3.89
400–440 424 8 325.00–352.50 $335.23 $1,421 +9.34
455–471 466 6 340.00–347.50 $345.06 $1,608 +43.56
513–539 528 142 295.00–307.00 $300.51 $1,587 +11.53
568–598 591 23 260.00–296.00 $268.61 $1,587 -20.78
608–638 629 62 263.00–286.50 $274.81 $1,729 +4.07
655–662 658 22 264.00–278.00 $270.48 $1,780 +2.14
714–730 720 59 245.00–257.50 $253.20 $1,823 -25.80
730 730 5 285.50 $285.50 $2,084 +18.90
752 752 3 241.00 $241.00 $1,812 —
761 761 13 280.50 $280.50 $2,135 +14.50
802 802 9 268.00 $268.00 $2,149 +16.50
857 857 7 246.00 $246.00 $2,108 —
861–894 879 27 211.00–224.00 $218.62 $1,922 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 5 270.00 $270.00 $923 —
535 535 5 285.00 $285.00 $1,525 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 3 227.50 $227.50 $1,592 -15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,377 —
453 453 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,518 +15.00
670 670 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,742 —

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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.