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Keoco Feeder Cattle Auction Market Report

Sigourney, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 8, 2025

1,198 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $381.07/cwt +11.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,561/hd at 672 lb · 181 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $440.82/cwt -13.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,354/hd at 534 lb · 116 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $398.46/cwt +23.92 vs last sale · ≈ $2,467/hd at 619 lb · 94 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,198

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 328 3 480.00–510.00 $489.29 $1,605 -11.33
362–395 377 10 460.00–530.00 $485.89 $1,832 -20.29
405–436 424 18 442.50–505.00 $476.95 $2,022 -10.42
472 fancy 472 27 486.00 $486.00 $2,294
470–495 476 8 380.00–405.00 $394.34 $1,877 -87.09
502–549 534 116 412.50–456.00 $440.82 $2,354 +5.85
554 fancy 554 10 442.50 $442.50 $2,451
562–590 581 39 380.00–416.00 $396.21 $2,302 -13.90
604 fancy 604 29 423.00 $423.00 $2,555 +25.36
604–648 626 65 360.00–405.00 $387.51 $2,426 +16.48
651–695 672 181 366.00–394.75 $381.07 $2,561 +11.53
701–743 725 89 353.75–370.50 $357.17 $2,589 +0.89
755–768 762 41 327.00–345.50 $337.03 $2,568 +15.41
824 824 36 330.75 $330.75 $2,725 +20.54
852–868 861 7 315.00–320.50 $318.17 $2,739
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 unweaned 332 11 417.00 $417.00 $1,384
350–395 372 3 425.00–442.50 $432.26 $1,608
448 448 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,926 +6.49
515–526 522 9 400.00–415.00 $408.95 $2,135 +58.95
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1007 1007 16 291.00 $291.00 $2,930
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 3 375.00 $375.00 $1,669

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 317 3 445.00–500.00 $482.05 $1,528 +97.48
305–347 unweaned 343 10 400.00–455.00 $404.89 $1,389
352 fancy 352 6 470.00 $470.00 $1,654
360–390 376 16 377.00–445.00 $418.43 $1,573 -4.97
395 unweaned 395 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,540 +7.00
400–438 424 37 435.00–470.00 $446.20 $1,892 +81.09
469–496 484 44 335.00–409.00 $380.27 $1,841 -7.67
452–493 fancy 491 42 420.00–422.00 $421.91 $2,072
503–542 520 54 370.00–394.00 $383.55 $1,994 +15.99
552 fancy 552 26 411.25 $411.25 $2,270
550–596 576 53 360.00–391.00 $370.90 $2,136 +33.22
600–640 620 54 332.00–383.00 $375.16 $2,326 +54.06
655–694 674 57 322.00–378.50 $352.66 $2,377 +48.58
700–737 717 41 301.00–332.00 $320.35 $2,297 +14.60
841 841 5 285.00 $285.00 $2,397
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332–345 339 4 410.00–430.00 $420.19 $1,424
442 442 5 365.00 $365.00 $1,613
545 545 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,908
633–645 638 7 326.00–332.00 $328.15 $2,094 +48.50

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
629 unweaned 629 7 336.00 $336.00 $2,113

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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.