Sale reports / Iowa / Sheldon Livestock Auction / 2024-09-26

Sheldon Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Sep 26
● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154
Receipts
267 head
138 vs last sale 405 159 vs year ago 426 · 37.3%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialThu Jun 18, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Most of the auction consisted of small packages. Nice selection of dairy cattle in the offering also. 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 SteersChoiceAverage1,530176.662,7037thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,643168.492,7683thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,536167.002,5654thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,708176.963,02213
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,475164.062,42018
HeifersChoiceAverage1,372183.072,51259
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,198179.922,15520
SteersChoiceAverage1,539184.462,83882
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,361179.422,44110

Every lot, as filed

15 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 Choice1,303178.86/cwt175.00–179.752,3316
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,153180.38/cwt178.50–181.002,08014
HeifersChoice1,372183.07/cwt181.50–185.752,51259
SteersChoice1,410181.41/cwt179.00–184.002,55816
SteersChoice1,544184.98/cwt184.50–185.002,85628
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,291181.88/cwt181.25–182.502,3486
SteersSelect and Choice1,465175.73/cwt175.00–178.002,5744
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,561185.90/cwt185.00–186.502,90223
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,631184.56/cwt181.50–185.753,01015
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,536167.00/cwt167.00–167.002,5654
Dairy SteersChoice1,708176.96/cwt175.25–181.003,02213
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,329158.99/cwt158.00–164.002,1136
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,548166.60/cwt164.00–170.002,57912
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,530176.66/cwt174.00–179.002,7037
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,643168.49/cwt167.00–171.002,7683

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.