Sale reports / Iowa / Sheldon Livestock Auction / 2024-03-14

Sheldon Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Mar 14
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154
Receipts
302 head
468 vs last sale 770 115 vs year ago 187 · +61.5%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialThu Aug 20, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Plenty of smaller strings in the offering today. Good offering of dairy steers showing an upward trend. Demand good throughout the sale.

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
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,441173.402,4995thin
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,431157.362,2526thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceHigh1,619154.382,4995thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,571143.112,2487thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,702164.362,7979thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,612155.212,50351
HeifersChoiceAverage1,405182.622,56575
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,294173.962,25127
SteersChoiceAverage1,542186.352,87460
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,496179.882,69135

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
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,431157.36/cwt152.00–161.002,2526
SteersChoice1,529184.31/cwt183.00–186.002,81815
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,702188.71/cwt183.00–189.503,21216
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,539186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,8634
SteersSelect and ChoiceHeavy Weight1,697180.63/cwt177.00–182.003,06510
SteersSelect and Choice1,520177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,6902
SteersChoice1,457186.39/cwt184.00–188.002,71623
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight1,576184.00/cwt184.00–184.002,9007
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,418138.91/cwt135.00–143.001,9702
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,259174.77/cwt170.00–179.002,20016
HeifersSelect and Choice1,321172.65/cwt170.00–175.002,28110
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,632144.79/cwt144.00–145.002,3635
Dairy HeifersChoice1,625164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,6651
HeifersSelect and ChoiceHeavy Weight1,580174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,7491
HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms1,417182.21/cwt181.00–183.002,5828
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,441173.40/cwt173.00–173.502,4995
Dairy HeifersChoice1,617151.97/cwt151.00–153.002,4574
HeifersChoice1,383182.51/cwt179.50–185.002,52460
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,468152.46/cwt149.00–153.002,23811
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,652155.97/cwt152.50–160.002,57740
SteersSelect and Choice1,437181.21/cwt181.00–182.002,60414
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,359177.62/cwt175.00–181.002,4149
SteersChoiceReturn to Feed1,350183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,4712
Dairy SteersChoice1,702164.36/cwt161.00–167.002,7979

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.