Sale reports / Iowa / Sheldon Livestock Auction / 2024-04-18

Sheldon Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Apr 18
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154
Receipts
437 head
135 vs last sale 302 41 vs year ago 478 · 8.6%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialThu Jun 18, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Fat cattle sale: No comparison. No implant steers bringing a premium. Two load lots of fat heifers, weighing 1371 topping the heifer market. CME live cattle futures remain steady today. Good demand.

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 HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,474158.002,3294thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,598173.002,7658thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,618163.582,64717
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,543157.532,4314thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,601164.672,63624
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,673155.942,60930
HeifersChoiceAverage1,387185.612,575126
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,395175.642,45056
SteersChoiceAverage1,608182.912,94257
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,399173.142,42227

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 HeifersChoice1,543157.53/cwt157.00–159.002,4314
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight1,643183.50/cwt183.50–183.503,0154
SteersChoice1,409183.14/cwt179.00–184.002,5807
HeifersChoice1,381186.46/cwt184.50–186.602,57595
Dairy SteersChoice1,622164.51/cwt160.00–166.002,66820
SteersChoiceReturn to Feed1,247182.75/cwt182.75–182.752,2791
Dairy SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,493165.50/cwt165.50–165.502,4714
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,673155.94/cwt148.00–158.002,60930
SteersSelect and Choice1,399173.14/cwt170.00–177.002,42227
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,459186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,7147
HeifersSelect and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,340173.25/cwt173.25–173.252,32214
HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms1,372182.91/cwt180.00–185.502,51027
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,653166.17/cwt166.00–167.002,74712
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,604185.40/cwt181.00–188.002,97417
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,598173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,7658
HeifersSelect and Choice1,364176.29/cwt172.50–180.752,40533
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,474158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,3294
HeifersSelect and ChoiceHeavy Weight1,595177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,8239
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,739180.15/cwt173.50–183.503,13323
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,535157.37/cwt155.00–167.002,4165
SteersChoice1,543181.81/cwt179.00–184.502,8052

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.