Sale reports / Iowa / Sheldon Livestock Auction / 2022-06-16

Sheldon Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Jun 16
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154
Receipts
547 head
113 vs last sale 660 162 vs year ago 385 · +42.1%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialThu Aug 20, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago choice slaughter steers were steady, choice slaughter heifers 2.8 higher. Dairy steers 1.00 lower, dairy heifers 3.00 higher. Many large groups today. Demand good. Trading 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,396124.451,73762
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,319115.421,52216
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,497124.301,86176
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,370114.021,56214
HeifersChoiceAverage1,283141.101,810120
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,258129.451,62929
HeifersSelectAverage1,278117.201,49812
SteersChoiceAverage1,423142.212,024201
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,241123.001,5275thin

Every lot, as filed

14 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
SteersChoice1,423142.21/cwt135.00–148.752,024201
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,075117.53/cwt116.00–119.001,2632
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,370114.02/cwt109.00–115.001,56214
Dairy SteersChoice1,497124.30/cwt121.00–131.001,86176
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,319115.42/cwt109.00–119.001,52216
Dairy HeifersChoice1,396124.45/cwt121.00–131.001,73762
SteersSelect and Choice1,288126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,6232
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,210121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,4643
HeifersChoiceReturn to Feed1,058135.07/cwt135.00–136.001,42914
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight1,573128.65/cwt128.00–129.002,0243
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,072127.99/cwt124.00–132.001,3724
HeifersSelect and Choice1,288129.68/cwt123.00–133.001,67025
HeifersSelect1,319117.13/cwt114.00–120.001,54510
HeifersChoice1,305142.28/cwt135.00–146.001,857103

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.