Sheldon Livestock Feeder Cattle Special Market Report

Sheldon, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special)

Sale of Thursday, August 21, 2025

474 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $568.04/cwt ≈ $1,551/hd at 273 lb · 20 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $425.00/cwt ≈ $2,048/hd at 482 lb · 15 head

heavy 2-weight M&L 1 bulls $589.78/cwt ≈ $1,699/hd at 288 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	474	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
482	482	15	425.00	$425.00	$2,048	—
637	637	8	400.00	$400.00	$2,548	—
994	994	9	307.50	$307.50	$3,057	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
256–294	273	20	550.00–585.00	$568.04	$1,551	—
436	436	14	485.00	$485.00	$2,115	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
284–298	288	14	575.00–625.00	$589.78	$1,699	—

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
356–380	370	10	400.00–435.00	$413.46	$1,530	-36.54
420–443	435	36	400.00–440.00	$413.96	$1,801	—
467	467	7	435.00	$435.00	$2,031	—
502–528	517	24	400.00–420.00	$408.09	$2,110	—
560	560	10	390.00	$390.00	$2,184	—
671	671	13	375.00	$375.00	$2,516	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	26	375.00	$375.00	$1,406	—
603–609	606	9	335.00–350.00	$343.37	$2,081	-26.63
829	829	8	260.00	$260.00	$2,155	—

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413–435	423	44	410.00–425.00	$416.31	$1,761	—
462	462	16	400.00	$400.00	$1,848	-5.00
517	517	7	430.00	$430.00	$2,223	+35.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
219	219	5	600.00	$600.00	$1,314	—
360	360	8	475.00	$475.00	$1,710	—
477	477	5	470.00	$470.00	$2,242	+15.00
553	553	10	462.50	$462.50	$2,558	+52.10
733	733	6	337.50	$337.50	$2,474	-22.50
891	891	5	325.00	$325.00	$2,896	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
254	254	5	400.00	$400.00	$1,016	—
440	440	3	325.00	$325.00	$1,430	—

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Dairy Heifers

Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
223	223	8	250.00	$250.00	$558	—
378	378	4	210.00	$210.00	$794	—
793	793	12	180.00	$180.00	$1,427	—

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	6	275.00	$275.00	$940	—
997	997	3	225.00	$225.00	$2,243	—
1215	1215	3	180.00	$180.00	$2,187	—
1383	1383	3	190.00	$190.00	$2,628	—

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Dairy Steers

Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
159–195	183	21	325.00–350.00	$332.24	$608	—
246	246	7	350.00	$350.00	$861	-125.00
266	266	8	325.00	$325.00	$864	—
326	326	7	275.00	$275.00	$896	-150.00
718	718	8	220.00	$220.00	$1,580	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
364	364	12	400.00	$400.00	$1,456	—
469	469	10	350.00	$350.00	$1,642	+45.00
669	669	15	275.00	$275.00	$1,840	+10.00

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358	358	3	350.00	$350.00	$1,253	—
512	512	7	290.00	$290.00	$1,485	+40.00

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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.