Keoco Feeder Cattle Auction Market Report

Sigourney, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 25, 2025

1,088 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $493.40/cwt +78.36 vs last sale · ≈ $2,319/hd at 470 lb · 113 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $427.99/cwt +60.30 vs last sale · ≈ $2,031/hd at 475 lb · 82 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $363.29/cwt +76.35 vs last sale · ≈ $3,033/hd at 835 lb · 82 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,088	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–292	270	5	595.00–670.00	$612.96	$1,655	—
302–309	307	7	605.00–625.00	$619.38	$1,901	+127.45
304–349 unweaned	334	18	522.50–620.00	$574.75	$1,920	+89.75
352–354 unweaned	353	6	555.00–575.00	$561.64	$1,983	—
377	377	14	535.00	$535.00	$2,017	+67.21
406–430 unweaned	418	30	470.00–510.00	$490.21	$2,049	+42.71
424	424	10	472.50	$472.50	$2,003	+9.59
454–482	462	25	425.00–455.00	$439.14	$2,029	+24.10
467–475 fancy	470	54	518.00–522.00	$519.65	$2,442	—
465–486 unweaned	476	34	475.00–507.50	$491.61	$2,340	—
501–516 unweaned	510	47	465.00–490.00	$482.66	$2,462	+97.66
542	542	17	481.00	$481.00	$2,607	+104.28
560–578 unweaned	571	5	375.00–420.00	$392.66	$2,242	—
563–582	577	27	410.00–427.00	$422.30	$2,437	+62.76
600–623	612	32	380.00–400.00	$386.67	$2,366	+40.21
653–661	657	10	382.00–385.00	$383.49	$2,520	+48.72
662 fancy	662	12	427.00	$427.00	$2,827	—
707–736	712	79	380.00–389.75	$385.44	$2,744	+92.44
755–779	765	41	337.50–364.00	$349.56	$2,674	+59.56
833–842	835	82	348.00–367.75	$363.29	$3,033	+76.35
862–869	866	36	332.00–352.75	$343.57	$2,975	+63.07

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
514–535	525	12	367.00–407.00	$386.60	$2,030	+86.60
733	733	3	366.00	$366.00	$2,683	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
246	246	4	565.00	$565.00	$1,390	+74.97
260–285	273	2	475.00–610.00	$539.40	$1,473	—
302–348 unweaned	333	6	455.00–497.50	$484.64	$1,614	—
349	349	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,518	-41.13
366–381	373	17	497.50–507.50	$504.56	$1,882	+54.86
352–388 unweaned	381	12	370.00–485.00	$438.63	$1,671	-26.37
414–430 unweaned	420	31	475.00–487.50	$478.20	$2,008	+73.20
405–438	426	41	440.00–480.00	$473.22	$2,016	+65.61
456–499 unweaned	474	33	416.00–457.50	$440.78	$2,089	—
452–490	475	49	390.00–437.50	$419.38	$1,992	+51.69
501 unweaned	501	12	424.00	$424.00	$2,124	—
524	524	14	406.00	$406.00	$2,127	+66.75
569–594	582	22	370.00–385.00	$376.22	$2,190	+56.07
608–642	623	58	360.00–377.00	$373.92	$2,330	+67.00
658	658	5	367.50	$367.50	$2,418	+80.81
714–745	724	67	326.00–358.25	$349.86	$2,533	+76.30
752–781	775	22	330.00–331.00	$330.28	$2,560	+78.57
812–845	822	16	290.00–333.00	$311.81	$2,563	+59.29

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
986	986	27	289.50	$289.50	$2,854	—
1012–1020	1013	11	280.00–287.00	$285.72	$2,894	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362–385	372	16	400.00–435.00	$413.64	$1,539	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
349	349	4	360.00	$360.00	$1,256	—
528	528	5	349.00	$349.00	$1,843	—
705–725	711	7	290.00–300.00	$297.09	$2,112	—

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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.