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Keoco Feeder Cattle Auction Market Report

Sigourney, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 5, 2026

1,324 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $383.31/cwt +26.14 vs last sale · ≈ $2,756/hd at 719 lb · 126 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $396.83/cwt +12.65 vs last sale · ≈ $2,266/hd at 571 lb · 120 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $395.49/cwt +20.33 vs last sale · ≈ $2,432/hd at 615 lb · 104 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,324

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,828 +40.71
370–395 381 7 502.50–550.00 $513.15 $1,955 +27.26
399 fancy 399 7 600.00 $600.00 $2,394
400–434 420 12 550.00–560.00 $555.96 $2,335 +79.01
460–490 473 19 490.00–542.50 $513.45 $2,429 +119.11
502–546 520 97 465.00–510.00 $492.08 $2,559 +51.26
576 unweaned 576 4 442.50 $442.50 $2,549
563–596 580 70 442.50–478.00 $459.63 $2,666 +63.42
604–646 631 88 391.00–440.00 $418.80 $2,643 +31.29
652–697 672 88 383.00–418.25 $404.18 $2,716 +23.11
698 unweaned 698 10 366.00 $366.00 $2,555
700–744 719 126 378.75–389.00 $383.31 $2,756 +26.14
750–788 770 68 354.00–381.75 $365.64 $2,815 +28.61
811–846 826 95 338.25–365.50 $356.65 $2,946 +25.90
872–874 872 50 336.00–344.00 $336.64 $2,936 +18.47
908 908 6 321.00 $321.00 $2,915

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–399 376 13 422.00–465.00 $445.54 $1,675 +27.11
404–443 421 25 410.00–480.00 $437.70 $1,843 -8.50
450–477 467 49 440.00–462.00 $455.72 $2,128 +75.45
508–548 528 75 390.00–435.00 $422.53 $2,231 +38.98
550–599 571 120 377.50–425.00 $396.83 $2,266 +25.93
602–645 615 104 367.50–407.00 $395.49 $2,432 +20.33
651–683 671 91 340.00–369.00 $355.87 $2,388 +3.21
672 unweaned 672 6 327.50 $327.50 $2,201
703–727 717 44 320.00–348.00 $332.08 $2,381 +11.73
724 fancy 724 14 359.00 $359.00 $2,599
765–773 770 27 310.00–334.00 $318.83 $2,455

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 unweaned 475 2 485.00 $485.00 $2,304
540 540 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,944
630 630 1 382.50 $382.50 $2,410
650–675 663 2 305.00–312.50 $308.68 $2,047
682 unweaned 682 2 335.00 $335.00 $2,285

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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.