Sale reports / Iowa / Sheldon Livestock Auction / 2024-11-07

Sheldon Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Nov 7
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154
Receipts
471 head
45 vs last sale 426 83 vs year ago 388 · +21.4%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialThu Jun 18, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, choice slaughter steers were steady to 2.00 higher. Choice slaughter heifers mostly 1.00 higher. Two load lots of steers and heifers, along with small strings of quality cattle in the offering 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 SteersChoiceAverage1,472182.912,69213
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,506178.182,68417
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,592164.002,6114thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,575171.292,69810
HeifersChoiceAverage1,472187.752,764116
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,334182.102,42828
SteersChoiceAverage1,514186.892,830205
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,397181.262,53244

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
SteersSelect and Choice1,423179.15/cwt178.00–180.502,5499
SteersChoice1,559186.96/cwt184.50–189.752,91542
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,658178.79/cwt177.00–179.002,9649
Dairy SteersChoice1,575171.29/cwt170.00–172.002,69810
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,523187.20/cwt185.00–188.502,85115
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,442186.24/cwt186.00–187.002,68625
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,744186.72/cwt183.50–187.503,25632
SteersSelect and ChoiceHeavy Weight1,673180.50/cwt180.50–180.503,0202
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,472182.91/cwt181.75–185.002,69213
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,336177.50/cwt177.50–177.502,3718
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,276181.32/cwt180.00–182.252,31420
SteersSelect and Choice1,523182.75/cwt182.75–182.752,78313
Dairy HeifersChoice1,592164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,6114
SteersChoiceNatural1,405189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,6551
SteersChoice1,432187.03/cwt183.00–188.002,67890
HeifersSelect and Choice1,350182.35/cwt180.00–184.502,46222
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,273181.17/cwt181.00–181.502,3066
HeifersChoiceNatural1,565190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,9741
HeifersChoice1,493187.35/cwt186.00–190.752,79781
HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms1,420188.62/cwt185.50–191.002,67834

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.