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Keoco Feeder Cattle Auction Market Report

Sigourney, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 5, 2025

891 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $338.33/cwt -10.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,784/hd at 527 lb · 81 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $267.00/cwt ≈ $2,286/hd at 856 lb · 77 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $293.00/cwt +3.09 vs last sale · ≈ $2,162/hd at 738 lb · 67 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 891 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 unweaned 334 5 485.00 $485.00 $1,620 +17.50
305–345 335 18 485.00–505.00 $491.93 $1,648 +52.47
350–391 384 21 445.00–500.00 $467.79 $1,796 +7.40
416 unweaned 416 11 447.50 $447.50 $1,862 +38.77
403–433 421 8 454.00–471.00 $462.91 $1,949 +41.28
451–490 461 62 400.00–444.00 $415.04 $1,913 +28.14
522 unweaned 522 16 385.00 $385.00 $2,010 +19.99
519–544 528 29 350.00–401.00 $376.72 $1,989 -4.67
559–573 563 25 347.00–376.00 $359.54 $2,024 +12.51
615–642 627 46 334.00–355.00 $346.46 $2,172 +11.72
652–698 672 56 310.00–346.00 $334.77 $2,250 +27.04
738 738 67 293.00 $293.00 $2,162 +3.09
788 788 19 290.00 $290.00 $2,285 -1.49
826–836 835 67 278.00–287.50 $286.94 $2,396 +3.81
851 851 16 280.50 $280.50 $2,387 +1.00
988 988 19 257.00 $257.00 $2,539 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
242 unweaned 242 7 429.00 $429.00 $1,038 —
405 405 2 437.50 $437.50 $1,772 +77.50
538 538 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,614 —
560 560 2 326.00 $326.00 $1,826 +11.73
694 694 10 281.00 $281.00 $1,950 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
682–693 685 12 297.00–299.00 $297.51 $2,038 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
238–240 239 3 485.00–500.00 $490.03 $1,171 —
300–342 332 4 475.00–480.00 $476.13 $1,581 +94.14
352 unweaned 352 6 465.00 $465.00 $1,637 —
355–385 368 9 432.50–465.00 $449.70 $1,655 +47.02
405–432 426 17 400.00–420.00 $407.61 $1,736 +30.77
435 unweaned 435 16 405.00 $405.00 $1,762 +17.50
470–490 483 34 350.00–407.00 $367.69 $1,776 +8.84
500–545 526 72 337.00–344.00 $339.25 $1,784 -5.70
538 unweaned 538 9 331.00 $331.00 $1,781 —
551–591 572 27 310.00–331.00 $320.15 $1,831 +15.61
604–641 618 21 296.00–313.00 $306.92 $1,897 +17.66
670–694 683 14 280.00–294.00 $286.69 $1,958 +23.01
703–748 741 52 272.25–282.50 $273.56 $2,027 +24.56
758–770 762 6 248.00–259.00 $251.71 $1,918 —
815–832 824 4 251.00–254.00 $252.52 $2,081 —
856 856 77 258.00–268.50 $267.00 $2,286 —

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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.