Sale reports / Iowa / Sheldon Livestock Auction / 2023-08-03

Sheldon Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Aug 3
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154
Receipts
515 head
31 vs last sale 484 99 vs year ago 416 · +23.8%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialThu Jun 18, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison today. Upward trend. Demand good. Trade active.

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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,437154.882,22617
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,269145.951,85211
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,534158.932,43745
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,427149.832,13826
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,267142.921,81142
HeifersChoiceAverage1,326183.922,43965
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,257173.112,17728
HeifersSelectAverage1,214159.641,93712
SteersChoiceAverage1,428183.902,626195
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,296171.232,21927

Every lot, as filed

18 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
HeifersSelect and Choice1,285172.21/cwt168.00–177.002,21319
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,199175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,0989
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,127159.26/cwt158.00–164.001,7956
HeifersSelect1,300160.02/cwt150.00–165.002,0806
HeifersChoice1,335184.01/cwt181.00–188.002,45761
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,269145.95/cwt137.00–149.001,85211
Dairy HeifersChoice1,455155.61/cwt151.00–165.002,26413
SteersChoiceReturn to Feed1,182180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,1283
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,164171.50/cwt171.50–171.501,9966
SteersSelect and Choice1,334171.15/cwt168.00–175.002,28321
SteersChoice1,432183.96/cwt177.00–188.752,634192
Dairy SteersChoiceReturn to Feed1,386156.98/cwt155.00–165.002,1765
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,619152.00/cwt152.00–152.002,4616
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,369149.18/cwt147.00–154.002,04220
Dairy SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,267142.92/cwt142.50–145.001,81142
Dairy SteersChoice1,552159.17/cwt155.00–163.502,47040
Dairy HeifersChoiceReturn to Feed1,380152.50/cwt152.50–152.502,1054
HeifersChoiceReturn to Feed1,193182.50/cwt182.50–182.502,1774

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.