Keoco Feeder Cattle Auction market report — September 21, 2026

Sigourney, IA · Monday sale · USDA report published 09/21/2026 · Sale days

Head sold

938

Last sale (Aug 31) 986 (−48)
Last year —

5-wt steers (500–599 lb)

$418.18 /cwt

$2,224 per head · 66 hd
vs last week —

7-wt steers (700–799 lb)

$358.34 /cwt

$2,576 per head · 70 hd
vs last week —

Feeder calf and yearling sale today: No comparison due to last sale reported was three weeks ago. Today's sale consisted of unweaned calves right off the cow, weaned calves, and four loads of yearlings. Trade active. Demand good.
USDA Market News reporter, September 21, 2026

Feeder steers — Sep 21

Steers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. No sale last week to compare. Last year = sale of Sep 29. Unweaned = calves sold straight off the cow. These are kept out of the main price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	Unweaned $/cwt
300–399 lb	18	378 lb	$535.82	$2,025	—	+20.60	—
400–499 lb	76	454 lb	$479.03	$2,175	—	+11.71	$428.19 (14 hd)
500–599 lb	66	532 lb	$418.18	$2,224	—	−14.54	$434.00 (5 hd)
600–699 lb	80	633 lb	$383.97	$2,430	—	−23.67	$356.00 (8 hd)
700–799 lb	70	719 lb	$358.34	$2,576	—	+5.67	—
800–899 lb	217	857 lb	$329.47	$2,822	—	−11.41	—
900–999 lb	60	904 lb	$315.00	$2,848	—	−5.00	—

Feeder heifers — Sep 21

Heifers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. No sale last week to compare. Last year = sale of Sep 29. Unweaned = calves sold straight off the cow. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	Unweaned $/cwt
300–399 lb	26	360 lb	$495.90	$1,784	—	−7.59	—
400–499 lb	55	431 lb	$459.24	$1,978	—	+18.20	$411.30 (26 hd)
500–599 lb	50	554 lb	$354.96	$1,965	—	−49.62	$350.64 (14 hd)
600–699 lb	40	609 lb	$343.64	$2,093	—	−14.47	—
700–799 lb	29	712 lb	$307.49	$2,190	—	−42.51	—
800–899 lb	2	808 lb	$290.00†	$2,343	—	—	—
900–999 lb	4	970 lb	$237.96†	$2,308	—	—	—

Slaughter cows — Sep 21

No slaughter cows reported at the latest sale.

Price trends

Steers 500–599 lb Steady

Latest (week of September 21, 2026): $418.18/cwt
4-week average: $409.71
13-week average: $409.71
4-week vs 13-week: 0.0%

52-wk low $401.25high $492.86

Sales in 2 of the last 13 weeks.

Steers 700–799 lb Steady

Latest (week of September 21, 2026): $358.34/cwt
4-week average: $349.00
13-week average: $349.00
4-week vs 13-week: 0.0%

52-wk low $339.65high $378.68

Sales in 2 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Steady

Latest (week of September 21, 2026): $354.96/cwt
4-week average: $358.98
13-week average: $358.98
4-week vs 13-week: 0.0%

52-wk low $347.63high $455.11

Sales in 2 of the last 13 weeks.

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Price history since 2019

Weekly average $/cwt

When to sell: the seasonal pattern

5-weight steers

Not enough history yet for a seasonal pattern.

7-weight steers

Not enough history yet for a seasonal pattern.

Recent sales

Last 13 weeks. Download the weekly history as CSV.
Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599 $/cwt	Steers 700–799 $/cwt	Heifers 500–599 $/cwt
Mon Sep 21	938	$418.18	$358.34	$354.96
Mon Aug 31	986	$401.25	$339.65	$363.00

Nearby barns this week

Straight-line distance between towns. Barns tagged unweaned show unweaned-calf prices. Every Iowa sale this week.
Barn	Distance	Sale	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799
Kalona Livestock, Kalona	28 mi	Oct 22	—	—
Bloomfield Livestock, Bloomfield	42 mi	Oct 21	$443.00	$376.96
Tama Livestock, Tama	48 mi	Sep 14	$420.73	$335.06
Clarinda Livestock, Clarinda	153 mi	Oct 22	$440.43	$355.41
Dunlap Livestock, Dunlap	179 mi	Oct 23	$458.70	$350.00
Sheldon Livestock, Sheldon	226 mi	Aug 15	$284.69	$267.50

Sale days

Sale	Latest report	Head	Sales in 52 weeks	USDA report
Feeder Cattle Auction	September 21, 2026	938	12	AMS_2152

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News, “Keoco Feeder Cattle Auction - Sigourney, IA” (AMS_2152). See something wrong? Report a correction. Feeder prices are Medium and Large frame No. 1 and 1–2 cattle, $/cwt, grouped into 100-lb bands by average weight and weighted by head count. Value-added, unweaned and No. 2 lots are shown in their own columns; other lot types (fancy, fleshy, thin-fleshed, spayed, replacement) are left out. $/head = $/cwt × average weight ÷ 100.