Sale reports / Iowa / Sheldon Livestock Auction / 2023-03-30

Sheldon Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Mar 30
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154
Receipts
478 head
▲ 291 vs last sale 187▲ 478 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialThu Sep 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, choice slaughter steers were 6.5 higher. Choice slaughter heifers 4.25 higher. Dairy steers were 3.75 lower. Not enough dairy heifers for comparison. 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,680135.002,2682thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,072122.561,3139thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,645139.242,29161
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,360118.501,6122thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,391171.222,382100
HeifersSelectAverage1,231134.401,6555thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,540173.622,674190
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,219159.521,94551
SteersSelectAverage1,105135.641,49920

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
HeifersChoice—1,400172.86/cwt163.00–176.002,42086
HeifersSelect—1,128135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,5234
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight—1,631156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,5445
HeifersSelectHeavy Weight—1,645132.00/cwt132.00–132.002,1711
HeifersChoiceReturn to Feed—1,172164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,9229
SteersChoice—1,540173.62/cwt166.00–176.502,674190
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed—1,360118.50/cwt115.00–122.001,6122
Dairy SteersChoiceReturn to Feed—1,384135.69/cwt134.00–138.001,87812
SteersSelect—1,280137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,7542
SteersSelectReturn to Feed—1,086135.49/cwt125.00–137.501,47118
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed—1,176159.68/cwt157.00–163.001,87842
SteersSelect and Choice—1,421158.76/cwt152.00–162.002,2569
Dairy HeifersChoice—1,680135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,2682
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed—1,005123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,2368
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice—1,605119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,9101
Dairy SteersChoice—1,709140.11/cwt138.00–148.002,39449

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.