Sale reports / Iowa / Sheldon Livestock Auction / 2023-06-08

Sheldon Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Jun 8
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154
Receipts
657 head
268 vs last sale 389 657 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialThu Aug 20, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last Thursday, choice slaughter steers were 2.00 higher. Choice slaughter heifers 1.00 higher. Dairy steers were substantially lower. No comparison on diary heifers, as there were limited numbers. 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,532140.552,1539thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,426123.491,76118
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,163116.071,35022
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,555143.472,23148
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,433136.281,95314
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,403126.501,7753thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,350188.042,53972
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,268178.652,26662
HeifersSelectAverage1,316166.242,18815
SteersChoiceAverage1,502187.822,820233
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,421176.612,51084
SteersSelectAverage1,313156.312,05210

Every lot, as filed

21 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 Feed1,375135.92/cwt135.00–136.001,86911
Dairy SteersChoice1,555143.47/cwt142.00–153.002,23148
Dairy HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,163116.07/cwt115.00–117.501,35022
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,880180.00/cwt180.00–180.003,3841
SteersSelect and Choice1,421176.61/cwt171.00–181.002,51084
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,160152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,7692
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,645137.60/cwt137.00–139.002,2643
Dairy SteersSelect1,640127.50/cwt127.50–127.502,0911
Dairy SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,285126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,6192
SteersSelect1,351157.26/cwt152.00–165.002,1258
SteersChoice1,500187.85/cwt182.00–194.002,818232
HeifersSelectHeavy Weight1,745150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,6181
Dairy HeifersChoiceReturn to Feed1,441142.00/cwt142.00–142.002,0464
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,426123.49/cwt121.00–126.001,76118
Dairy HeifersChoice1,604139.39/cwt134.00–143.002,2365
HeifersSelect and Choice1,295178.86/cwt175.00–180.752,31651
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,140162.91/cwt152.00–169.001,8573
HeifersChoiceReturn to Feed1,220183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,2333
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,145177.65/cwt174.00–178.002,03411
HeifersSelect1,325168.63/cwt168.00–169.002,23411
HeifersChoice1,356188.26/cwt184.00–191.502,55369

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.