Sale reports / Iowa / Sheldon Livestock Auction / 2022-06-02

Sheldon Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Jun 2
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154
Receipts
660 head
172 vs last sale 488 302 vs year ago 358 · +84.4%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialThu Jun 18, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison today, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Many big groups of quality cattle today. Demand good. 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
BullsAverage1,350101.001,3642thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,342122.161,63921
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,214111.201,35019
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,525125.481,91486
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,290114.531,4778thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,333139.451,859165
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,279127.451,63125
HeifersSelectAverage1,304105.481,37510
SteersChoiceAverage1,477142.122,099284
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,303126.621,65018
SteersSelectAverage1,062109.001,1586thin

Every lot, as filed

17 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
BullsReturn to Feed1,350101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,3642
HeifersChoice1,333139.45/cwt134.00–147.001,859165
HeifersSelect1,304105.48/cwt100.00–110.001,37510
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,078128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,3802
HeifersSelect and Choice1,297127.40/cwt118.00–132.501,65223
SteersChoice1,473142.29/cwt134.00–151.002,096281
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,168112.36/cwt106.00–113.001,31210
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,265109.92/cwt101.00–112.501,3909
Dairy SteersChoice1,525125.48/cwt121.00–132.001,91486
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,290114.53/cwt107.50–118.001,4778
SteersSelect1,158105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,2162
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,014111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,1264
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,059125.29/cwt123.00–130.001,3273
SteersSelect and Choice1,352126.89/cwt119.00–132.001,71615
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,827126.00/cwt126.00–126.002,3023
Dairy HeifersChoice1,393121.49/cwt115.00–127.001,69217
Dairy HeifersChoiceReturn to Feed1,125125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,4064

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.