Sale reports / Iowa / Sheldon Livestock Auction / 2022-10-06

Sheldon Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Oct 6
● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154
Receipts
384 head
85 vs last sale 299 34 vs year ago 350 · +9.7%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialThu Aug 20, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, choice slaughter steers were steady. Choice slaughter heifers .50 higher. Dairy steers 1.25 higher. Demand good. Active trade.

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 HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,304114.301,4904thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,580128.802,03553
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,402123.671,7343thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,387143.361,988118
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,270135.171,71725
HeifersSelectAverage1,205117.461,4156thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,474142.402,099113
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,399134.061,87530
SteersSelectAverage1,246121.681,51612

Every lot, as filed

15 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
HeifersChoice1,430143.69/cwt138.00–146.002,05595
HeifersSelect1,415120.39/cwt117.00–124.001,7042
HeifersSelect and Choice1,362136.16/cwt127.00–137.001,85411
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,198134.40/cwt130.00–137.001,61014
HeifersChoiceReturn to Feed1,208142.00/cwt140.00–143.251,71523
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,100116.00/cwt111.00–121.001,2764
SteersChoice1,474142.40/cwt138.00–147.002,099113
SteersSelect1,415118.89/cwt117.00–121.001,6824
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,161123.08/cwt117.00–128.001,4298
SteersSelect and Choice1,399134.06/cwt130.00–137.001,87530
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,304114.30/cwt112.50–119.001,4904
Dairy SteersChoice1,609129.06/cwt127.00–131.502,07746
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,348123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,6582
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,510125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,8881
Dairy SteersChoiceReturn to Feed1,390127.11/cwt126.00–134.001,7677

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.