Sale reports / Iowa / Sheldon Livestock Auction / 2024-08-15

Sheldon Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Aug 15
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154
Receipts
327 head
52 vs last sale 275 206 vs year ago 533 · 38.6%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialThu Jun 18, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago: Not enough choice slaughter steers last sale for comparison. Choice slaughter heifers 3.00 lower. Dairy steers 1.00 lower. CME live cattle futures 1.00 lower today. Many small groups, along with a load lot of heifers in the offering. Demand good.

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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,209181.002,1886thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,548189.752,9376thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,193185.752,2168thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,699176.362,99627
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,545165.982,56520
HeifersChoiceAverage1,364192.832,63051
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,483182.182,70254
SteersChoiceAverage1,550193.102,99398
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,569188.832,9636thin

Every lot, as filed

17 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
HeifersSelect and ChoiceHeavy Weight1,573182.00/cwt182.00–182.002,8632
HeifersSelect and Choice1,326188.75/cwt188.75–188.752,50313
HeifersChoice1,370192.85/cwt190.00–195.252,64248
HeifersSelect and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,531180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,75639
HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms1,270192.50/cwt192.50–192.502,4453
SteersChoice1,461193.56/cwt191.50–197.002,82826
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,720171.50/cwt171.50–171.502,9509
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,548189.75/cwt189.75–189.752,9376
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,193185.75/cwt185.75–185.752,2168
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,209181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,1886
SteersChoice1,563193.34/cwt191.00–196.003,02225
SteersSelect and Choice1,651189.00/cwt189.00–189.003,1204
SteersSelect and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,405188.50/cwt188.50–188.502,6482
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,674192.32/cwt191.00–193.003,21923
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,515193.09/cwt191.50–193.252,92524
Dairy SteersChoice1,699176.36/cwt174.50–179.502,99627
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,402161.47/cwt161.00–166.002,26411

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.