Sheldon Livestock Feeder Cattle Special Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, October 16, 2025

486 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $331.63/cwt ≈ $2,583/hd at 779 lb · 54 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $302.69/cwt ≈ $2,736/hd at 904 lb · 22 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $405.42/cwt ≈ $2,737/hd at 675 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	486	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
371	371	4	575.00	$575.00	$2,133	—
483	483	6	450.00–495.00	$472.50	$2,282	+47.50
599	599	14	435.00	$435.00	$2,606	—
668–689	675	16	385.00–415.00	$405.42	$2,737	—
763–787	779	54	330.00–335.00	$331.63	$2,583	—
856	856	14	300.00	$300.00	$2,568	—
901–912	904	22	290.00–307.50	$302.69	$2,736	—
961	961	8	290.00	$290.00	$2,787	-17.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
518	518	3	400.00	$400.00	$2,072	—
725	725	3	310.00	$310.00	$2,248	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
503	503	5	395.00	$395.00	$1,987	—
581	581	10	390.00	$390.00	$2,266	—
635	635	5	395.00	$395.00	$2,508	—
749	749	4	345.00	$345.00	$2,584	—
799	799	5	295.00	$295.00	$2,357	—
868	868	3	290.00	$290.00	$2,517	—
994	994	4	275.00	$275.00	$2,734	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
584	584	4	325.00	$325.00	$1,898	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810	810	8	225.00	$225.00	$1,822	—
962	962	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,924	—

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	15	510.00	$510.00	$1,979	+96.54
468	468	12	450.00	$450.00	$2,106	+15.00
769	769	4	325.00	$325.00	$2,499	—
1128	1128	7	225.00	$225.00	$2,538	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
742	742	6	275.00	$275.00	$2,040	—
993	993	10	265.00	$265.00	$2,631	—
1080	1080	3	205.00	$205.00	$2,214	—

Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1028	1028	3	212.50	$212.50	$2,184	—

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316	316	9	585.00	$585.00	$1,849	—
357–371	363	9	560.00–575.00	$566.81	$2,058	+91.81
426	426	7	475.00	$475.00	$2,024	—
477–499	486	14	450.00–452.50	$451.10	$2,192	-18.90
529	529	8	435.00	$435.00	$2,301	—
588	588	3	435.00	$435.00	$2,558	-27.50
688	688	3	385.00	$385.00	$2,649	—
716	716	8	385.00	$385.00	$2,757	+47.50

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
706	706	6	220.00	$220.00	$1,553	—

Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	3	275.00	$275.00	$1,774	—
1028	1028	3	212.50	$212.50	$2,184	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
579	579	5	370.00	$370.00	$2,142	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
478	478	10	380.00	$380.00	$1,816	—
681–693	686	31	292.50–300.00	$297.07	$2,038	—
772	772	3	300.00	$300.00	$2,316	—
809–839	825	20	300.00–327.50	$306.00	$2,524	—
963	963	5	295.00	$295.00	$2,841	—
1013	1013	3	285.00	$285.00	$2,887	—

Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
271	271	26	300.00	$300.00	$813	-25.00
524	524	4	225.00	$225.00	$1,179	—
590	590	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,298	—
791	791	8	205.00	$205.00	$1,622	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	3	375.00	$375.00	$1,331	-25.00
699	699	8	270.00	$270.00	$1,887	-5.00
890	890	10	260.00	$260.00	$2,314	—
906–928	916	9	260.00–275.00	$266.76	$2,444	—

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895	895	10	235.00	$235.00	$2,103	—

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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.