Sale reports / Iowa / Sheldon Livestock Auction / 2023-11-02

Sheldon Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Nov 2
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154
Receipts
388 head
117 vs last sale 505 73 vs year ago 461 · 15.8%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialThu Aug 20, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, choice slaughter steers were steady to 2.00 lower. Choice slaughter heifers steady. Limited numbers of dairy cattle. Dairy steers sold with a higher undertone. Several large groups offered today. 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,440153.502,2102thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,180136.541,6114thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,694164.872,79316
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,563156.042,4398thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,459146.832,1429thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,417185.452,62861
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,351178.262,40868
HeifersSelectAverage1,271165.002,09713
SteersChoiceAverage1,543183.372,830125
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,454173.792,52743

Every lot, as filed

24 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
HeifersChoice1,381185.24/cwt183.00–187.252,55825
HeifersChoice1,524184.53/cwt175.50–187.002,81219
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,269165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,09412
HeifersSelect1,295165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,1371
HeifersSelect and Choice1,360178.55/cwt174.00–181.502,42865
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,153172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,9833
Dairy HeifersChoiceReturn to Feed1,380151.00/cwt151.00–151.002,0841
Dairy HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,180136.54/cwt132.50–138.001,6114
Dairy SteersChoice1,694164.87/cwt163.00–168.002,79316
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,387155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,1503
Dairy SteersSelect1,459146.83/cwt141.00–148.002,1429
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,669156.67/cwt154.00–159.002,6155
SteersSelect and Choice1,397175.79/cwt169.00–178.502,45619
SteersSelect and Choice1,583171.91/cwt170.50–175.002,72113
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,407183.75/cwt181.00–185.502,58526
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,576186.47/cwt186.00–186.752,93911
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,869179.00/cwt179.00–179.003,3464
Dairy HeifersChoice1,500156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,3401
HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms1,336187.14/cwt186.50–190.252,50016
HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms1,585181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,8691
SteersChoice1,402182.00/cwt180.00–185.002,55222
SteersChoice1,624183.42/cwt178.00–187.502,97962
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,291172.88/cwt168.00–173.502,2329
SteersSelect and ChoiceHeavy Weight1,888171.00/cwt171.00–171.003,2282

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.