Sale reports / Iowa / Sheldon Livestock Auction / 2023-10-12

Sheldon Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Oct 12
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154
Receipts
451 head
73 vs last sale 378 168 vs year ago 283 · +59.4%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialThu Jun 18, 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 3.00 higher. Limited number of dairy heifers both this week and last week.

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 HeifersSelectAverage1,082131.001,4176thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,425155.622,21759
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,675150.142,5167thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,525136.002,0741thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,349184.632,49169
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,385174.192,41363
HeifersSelectAverage1,332161.002,1444thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,447184.942,675119
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,481175.982,60787
SteersSelectAverage1,261158.251,9968thin

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
SteersChoiceReturn to Feed1,152180.85/cwt180.50–181.502,0837
SteersSelect and Choice1,485176.04/cwt168.00–179.502,61486
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,160171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,9841
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,175156.97/cwt155.00–159.001,8442
SteersSelect1,290158.68/cwt155.00–160.002,0476
SteersChoice1,465185.20/cwt180.00–191.002,713112
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,743151.00/cwt151.00–151.002,6326
Dairy SteersSelect1,525136.00/cwt136.00–136.002,0741
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,270145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,8421
Dairy SteersChoiceReturn to Feed1,351153.00/cwt153.00–153.002,06741
Dairy SteersChoice1,593161.58/cwt158.00–164.002,57418
Dairy HeifersSelect1,082131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,4176
HeifersSelectHeavy Weight1,770150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,6551
HeifersSelect and Choice1,396174.00/cwt169.00–177.002,42960
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,168178.05/cwt176.00–179.002,0803
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,013168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,7022
HeifersSelect1,530158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,4171
HeifersChoice1,349184.63/cwt180.00–189.752,49169

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.