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Keoco Feeder Cattle Auction Market Report

Sigourney, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 12, 2026

1,450 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $358.02/cwt -7.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,746/hd at 767 lb · 155 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $398.36/cwt -1.92 vs last sale · ≈ $2,693/hd at 676 lb · 150 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $392.63/cwt -4.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,269/hd at 578 lb · 129 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,450 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309 309 4 606.00 $606.00 $1,873 —
357–386 374 17 555.00–580.00 $564.84 $2,113 +51.69
400–436 419 12 491.00–532.50 $516.19 $2,163 -39.77
452–497 481 50 470.00–525.00 $506.42 $2,436 -7.03
522–542 533 7 463.50–495.00 $476.71 $2,541 -15.37
553–592 582 76 408.50–462.00 $442.31 $2,574 -17.32
606–642 610 84 400.00–437.25 $431.49 $2,632 +12.69
655–692 676 150 380.00–409.00 $398.36 $2,693 -5.82
711–748 718 112 345.50–385.25 $373.03 $2,678 -10.28
755–790 767 155 342.00–370.00 $358.02 $2,746 -7.62
802–845 819 52 321.00–347.50 $335.20 $2,745 -21.45
863–889 871 44 313.50–319.50 $317.69 $2,767 -18.95
915–934 926 23 288.00–298.75 $293.34 $2,716 -27.66
957 957 6 292.50 $292.50 $2,799 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
691 691 12 363.00 $363.00 $2,508 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1023 1023 3 261.00 $261.00 $2,670 —
1064 1064 8 262.00 $262.00 $2,788 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–344 337 5 492.50–510.00 $495.72 $1,671 —
385–392 390 8 452.50–457.50 $456.27 $1,779 +10.73
428–449 438 21 400.00–462.50 $439.03 $1,923 +1.33
452–495 472 29 380.00–421.00 $401.35 $1,894 -54.37
517–544 533 23 402.00–409.00 $404.85 $2,158 -17.68
552–598 578 129 376.00–409.00 $392.63 $2,269 -4.20
600–640 628 90 344.00–392.00 $371.10 $2,331 -24.39
655–699 675 116 340.00–390.00 $364.00 $2,457 +8.13
704–742 720 85 326.00–345.00 $332.25 $2,392 +0.17
755 755 13 361.00 $361.00 $2,726 +42.17
766 766 32 299.00 $299.00 $2,290 -19.83
801 801 4 266.00 $266.00 $2,131 —
878 878 8 306.00 $306.00 $2,687 —
898 898 5 232.00 $232.00 $2,083 —
987 987 5 250.50 $250.50 $2,472 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 16 367.00 $367.00 $1,945 —
652–664 660 41 320.00–344.00 $334.94 $2,211 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1038 1038 5 231.50 $231.50 $2,403 —

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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.