Keoco Feeder Cattle Auction Market Report

Sigourney, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 29, 2025

1,094 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $446.60/cwt -35.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,365/hd at 530 lb · 145 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $427.84/cwt -0.15 vs last sale · ≈ $2,065/hd at 483 lb · 126 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $446.48/cwt -46.92 vs last sale · ≈ $2,165/hd at 485 lb · 94 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,094	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
272–293	280	5	600.00–640.00	$623.28	$1,745	+10.32
309 unweaned	309	3	615.00	$615.00	$1,900	+40.25
355–382	376	14	500.00–542.50	$515.22	$1,937	-19.78
385 unweaned	385	4	515.00	$515.00	$1,983	-46.64
404–434 unweaned	411	25	447.50–500.00	$487.06	$2,002	-3.15
408–449	438	40	450.00–515.00	$486.80	$2,132	+14.30
464–487	481	49	445.00–462.50	$451.41	$2,171	+12.27
486–498 unweaned	489	45	427.50–445.00	$441.12	$2,157	-50.49
516–540	529	111	427.50–462.00	$446.29	$2,361	-34.71
528–532 unweaned	530	26	414.00–445.00	$440.57	$2,335	-42.09
536 fancy	536	8	470.50	$470.50	$2,522	—
553 fancy	553	12	448.50	$448.50	$2,480	—
566 unweaned	566	10	435.00	$435.00	$2,462	+42.34
569–599	584	51	400.00–417.50	$409.82	$2,393	-12.48
602–645	613	43	390.00–437.50	$415.68	$2,548	+29.01
662–692	675	6	330.00–360.00	$350.05	$2,363	-33.44
711	711	23	365.50	$365.50	$2,599	-19.94
769–796	781	25	338.00–345.50	$340.86	$2,662	-8.70
853–880	857	69	328.75–343.00	$340.88	$2,921	-2.69
902	902	62	320.00	$320.00	$2,886	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–530	521	9	367.50–412.00	$395.07	$2,058	+8.47

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	6	422.50	$422.50	$1,922	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	272	8	500.00–525.00	$504.52	$1,372	-34.88
303–330 unweaned	323	4	480.00–525.00	$490.55	$1,584	+5.91
318–349	337	13	470.00–520.00	$497.79	$1,678	+62.79
355–374 unweaned	365	8	495.00–500.00	$497.57	$1,816	+58.94
387–397	394	16	490.00–520.00	$508.13	$2,002	+3.57
401 fancy	401	9	500.00	$500.00	$2,005	—
410 unweaned	410	13	495.00	$495.00	$2,030	+16.80
417–449	430	44	437.50–487.50	$467.22	$2,009	-6.00
459 fancy	459	7	470.00	$470.00	$2,157	—
471–483 unweaned	481	30	401.00–420.00	$406.49	$1,955	-34.29
456–498	485	89	420.00–444.00	$431.72	$2,094	+12.34
517–540	531	68	395.00–425.00	$410.42	$2,179	+4.42
570–599	577	25	361.00–420.00	$395.25	$2,281	+19.03
578 unweaned	578	10	375.00	$375.00	$2,168	—
610–630	612	54	358.00–359.00	$358.11	$2,192	-15.81
721	721	11	350.00	$350.00	$2,524	+0.14

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
587–593	590	25	335.00–341.00	$337.66	$1,992	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
482–491	488	10	400.00–412.50	$408.80	$1,995	—
510–543	535	4	340.00–371.00	$363.61	$1,945	+14.61

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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.