Sale reports / Iowa / Sheldon Livestock Auction / 2022-04-14

Sheldon Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Apr 14
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154
Receipts
322 head
115 vs last sale 437 137 vs year ago 459 · 29.8%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialThu Aug 20, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Good demand today on quality cattle. Trade active.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,298104.391,35512
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,23395.151,17313
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,530131.762,01612
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,530117.011,79169
HeifersChoiceAverage1,316138.931,82878
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,432127.731,8298thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,310107.321,40611
SteersChoiceAverage1,501142.692,142104
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,401131.051,8369thin
SteersSelectAverage1,386118.621,6446thin

Every lot, as filed

20 lots · USDA AMS · Sheldon Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Sheldon, IA
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersChoice1,425143.11/cwt134.50–150.002,03929
HeifersSelect1,447114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,6505
HeifersSelect and Choice1,538127.36/cwt126.50–131.001,9595
HeifersSelectHeavy Weight1,498101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,5132
HeifersChoiceReturn to Feed1,244136.51/cwt133.00–143.001,69848
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,046102.12/cwt101.00–105.001,0684
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,23395.15/cwt95.00–96.001,17313
Dairy HeifersChoiceReturn to Feed1,298104.39/cwt101.00–108.001,35512
SteersChoice1,546143.13/cwt135.00–150.002,21388
SteersSelect1,434119.50/cwt119.50–119.501,7144
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,616120.58/cwt120.00–124.501,94947
Dairy SteersChoiceReturn to Feed1,442130.99/cwt129.00–133.001,8894
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,290116.86/cwt111.00–122.001,5072
SteersSelect and Choice1,440130.58/cwt125.00–134.001,8806
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,322132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,7453
SteersChoiceReturn to Feed1,255140.25/cwt136.00–142.001,76016
Dairy SteersChoice1,574132.14/cwt129.00–137.002,0808
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,347109.38/cwt106.00–115.001,47322
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,255128.35/cwt127.00–131.001,6113
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight1,605134.00/cwt134.00–134.002,1511

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Iowa auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.