Sale reports / Iowa / Sheldon Livestock Auction / 2023-06-01

Sheldon Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Jun 1
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154
Receipts
389 head
28 vs last sale 417 271 vs year ago 660 · 41.1%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialThu Jun 18, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison as the sale last week was not reported. 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,358135.341,83716
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,755129.002,2641thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,716156.612,68743
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,497142.592,13555
HeifersChoiceAverage1,367186.812,55462
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,394177.672,47712
HeifersSelectAverage1,421161.522,29520
SteersChoiceAverage1,490185.972,771135
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,365172.822,35823

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
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,365143.92/cwt136.00–147.001,9659
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,523142.33/cwt139.00–146.002,16846
SteersChoiceReturn to Feed1,225185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,2661
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,088174.75/cwt170.00–177.501,9013
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,755129.00/cwt129.00–129.002,2641
Dairy SteersChoice1,716156.61/cwt152.00–168.002,68743
Dairy HeifersChoiceReturn to Feed1,280133.50/cwt133.50–133.501,70910
HeifersChoice1,367186.81/cwt182.00–190.002,55462
HeifersSelect1,421161.52/cwt160.00–168.002,29520
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,130179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,0233
HeifersSelect and Choice1,482177.23/cwt177.00–179.002,6279
SteersChoice1,492185.98/cwt181.00–192.002,775134
SteersSelect and Choice1,406172.53/cwt169.00–177.502,42620
Dairy HeifersChoice1,487138.41/cwt135.00–142.002,0586

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.