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Keoco Feeder Cattle Auction Market Report

Sigourney, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 17, 2025

1,759 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $314.23/cwt +39.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,961/hd at 624 lb · 173 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $320.49/cwt +51.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,817/hd at 567 lb · 126 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $336.21/cwt +35.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,775/hd at 528 lb · 122 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,759 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 273 7 505.00–535.00 $524.58 $1,432 +86.31
305–335 316 4 470.00–505.00 $494.52 $1,563 —
335 unweaned 335 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,508 —
352–392 377 49 445.00–491.00 $479.71 $1,809 +108.74
403 thin fleshed 403 3 488.00 $488.00 $1,967 —
410–418 unweaned 416 17 420.00–447.50 $441.12 $1,835 —
405–448 437 44 438.00–475.00 $454.27 $1,985 +84.31
451–496 471 122 397.00–450.00 $418.93 $1,973 +47.54
506–535 521 85 379.00–415.00 $403.08 $2,100 +69.18
525 unweaned 525 13 357.50 $357.50 $1,877 —
551–595 571 98 335.00–394.00 $364.01 $2,078 +34.36
606–640 627 59 310.00–350.00 $338.37 $2,122 +26.87
650–697 678 93 312.50–333.00 $323.23 $2,191 +15.01
702–726 721 82 277.00–310.00 $299.12 $2,157 +17.42
757–786 775 13 281.00–286.00 $284.12 $2,202 +8.76
819–848 825 81 259.00–278.00 $272.92 $2,252 +14.11
855–889 875 17 263.00–266.00 $264.57 $2,315 —
910 910 13 266.50 $266.50 $2,425 +31.25
956 956 42 256.75 $256.75 $2,455 +40.40
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1024–1026 1025 11 215.00–219.50 $217.86 $2,233 —
1069 1069 6 212.00 $212.00 $2,266 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
572–578 574 10 334.00–335.00 $334.60 $1,921 +54.60

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–345 324 8 370.00–425.00 $397.13 $1,287 +56.02
352–387 372 46 380.00–435.00 $415.75 $1,547 —
376 unweaned 376 8 385.00 $385.00 $1,448 —
405–446 428 36 381.00–402.50 $386.59 $1,655 +51.36
440 unweaned 440 10 367.50 $367.50 $1,617 —
452–495 465 96 332.00–388.00 $369.61 $1,719 +24.55
500–546 528 122 322.50–358.00 $336.21 $1,775 +35.70
554 unweaned 554 44 317.50 $317.50 $1,759 —
553–588 574 82 303.00–338.00 $322.09 $1,849 +53.48
604–649 624 173 279.00–326.50 $314.23 $1,961 +39.42
655–688 672 72 275.00–304.00 $296.60 $1,993 +26.12
719 fancy 719 8 289.00 $289.00 $2,078 —
713–742 730 7 261.00–268.00 $263.93 $1,927 -21.57
758–789 783 108 249.50–271.00 $265.00 $2,075 -15.50
821–839 828 15 224.00–230.00 $227.71 $1,885 -40.29
845 fancy 845 3 256.00 $256.00 $2,163 —
873–889 879 11 210.00–215.00 $213.16 $1,874 -5.46
888 fancy 888 16 242.25 $242.25 $2,151 —
976–990 981 9 213.00–216.00 $214.01 $2,099 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 unweaned 402 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,508 —
438 438 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,599 +25.00
510–543 535 4 310.00–312.50 $310.60 $1,662 —
575 575 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,754 —
620 unweaned 620 1 274.00 $274.00 $1,699 —
738 738 3 256.00 $256.00 $1,889 —

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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.