Sale reports / Iowa / Sheldon Livestock Auction / 2022-11-03

Sheldon Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Nov 3
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154
Receipts
461 head
160 vs last sale 301 84 vs year ago 377 · +22.3%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialThu Aug 20, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Sale was not reported last week. Upward trend today. 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,395124.001,7301thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,582128.242,028109
HeifersChoiceAverage1,377149.222,055136
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,416131.871,86722
HeifersSelectAverage1,269116.951,48415
SteersChoiceAverage1,507151.012,275158
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,309135.151,7696thin
SteersSelectAverage1,315124.361,6365thin

Every lot, as filed

16 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
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,233122.91/cwt121.00–125.001,5152
Dairy HeifersChoice1,395124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,7301
SteersChoiceValue Added1,483156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,31324
SteersSelect and Choice1,404135.78/cwt132.00–139.001,9064
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,118133.89/cwt131.00–137.001,4972
SteersChoiceReturn to Feed1,248142.73/cwt142.00–145.001,7814
SteersSelect1,370125.32/cwt123.00–128.001,7173
SteersChoice1,519150.34/cwt141.00–155.252,284130
Dairy SteersChoiceReturn to Feed1,362124.04/cwt120.00–130.001,6898
Dairy SteersChoice1,599128.57/cwt122.00–140.002,056101
HeifersChoiceReturn to Feed1,193145.30/cwt145.00–146.001,73310
HeifersSelect and Choice1,439131.67/cwt130.00–140.001,89520
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,183133.90/cwt129.00–139.001,5842
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,025121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,2401
HeifersSelect1,286116.66/cwt116.00–124.001,50014
HeifersChoice1,392149.53/cwt142.00–153.002,081126

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.