Sale reports / Iowa / Sheldon Livestock Auction / 2024-06-13

Sheldon Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Jun 13
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154
Receipts
164 head
68 vs last sale 232 493 vs year ago 657 · 75.0%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialThu Aug 20, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Too light a test to make a trend today. Mostly smaller strings in the offering, including dairy steers and heifers. Good demand throughout the sale. Next Thursday, June 20th, is the Dairy-Holstein Feeder Cattle Special/Fat Cattle & Slaughter 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 HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,538171.002,6302thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,345184.332,4792thin
BullsAverage2,040166.513,3966thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,474162.772,3994thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,250154.291,9296thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,650165.662,73321
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,479157.942,33616
HeifersChoiceAverage1,444192.132,77412
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,316186.532,45525
SteersChoiceAverage1,559189.992,96139
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,369183.772,51616

Every lot, as filed

20 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
Bulls1,993157.73/cwt153.00–161.003,1442
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,532155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,3755
SteersSelect and Choice1,403183.76/cwt183.50–185.002,5786
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,455159.28/cwt157.00–163.002,31811
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,375185.04/cwt183.50–185.752,5443
HeifersChoice1,434191.75/cwt191.75–191.752,75010
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,250154.29/cwt153.00–155.001,9296
Bulls2,063170.90/cwt164.00–176.003,5264
HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms1,493194.00/cwt194.00–194.002,8962
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,295187.89/cwt183.00–189.002,43315
Dairy SteersChoice1,650165.66/cwt164.50–169.502,73321
SteersChoice1,367188.05/cwt186.75–191.002,5717
SteersSelect and ChoiceNatural1,338183.24/cwt182.00–186.502,4527
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,345184.33/cwt181.00–188.002,4792
HeifersSelect and Choice1,348184.50/cwt184.00–185.002,48710
Dairy HeifersChoice1,474162.77/cwt162.00–163.002,3994
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,651193.75/cwt193.75–193.753,1999
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,600189.25/cwt189.25–189.253,02811
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,538171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,6302
SteersChoice1,563188.99/cwt186.25–191.502,95412

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.