Sale reports / Iowa / Sheldon Livestock Auction / 2025-04-10

Sheldon Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Apr 10
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154
Receipts
321 head
150 vs last sale 471 321 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialThu Aug 20, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison applicable, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Mostly smaller strings in the offering. Live cattle futures 3.00 lower today, after gaining yesterday. Lighter crowd today but demand still good. Next Thursday, Dairy-Holstein feeder cattle 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 ChoiceAverage1,258195.462,45935
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,610205.353,30722
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,338195.472,6152thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,188162.621,9329thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,611187.393,01925
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,770175.623,1084thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,433207.092,96968
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,271200.652,55015
SteersChoiceAverage1,556209.833,26576
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,354201.832,73220

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
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,338195.47/cwt195.00–196.002,6152
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,500204.25/cwt204.25–204.253,06410
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,770175.62/cwt170.00–178.003,1084
SteersSelect and Choice1,385200.05/cwt199.00–202.002,7713
SteersSelect and ChoiceHeavy Weight1,637204.50/cwt204.50–204.503,3483
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,672211.62/cwt207.75–212.503,53827
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,290196.32/cwt194.75–198.502,53328
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,131192.00/cwt192.00–192.002,1727
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,702206.27/cwt201.00–206.753,51112
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,725210.50/cwt210.50–210.503,6314
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,286201.64/cwt201.00–202.002,59314
SteersChoice1,586211.50/cwt211.50–211.503,3546
Dairy SteersChoice1,611187.39/cwt183.00–189.003,01925
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,188162.62/cwt160.00–163.001,9329
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,450210.24/cwt210.00–210.753,0489
SteersChoice1,455207.67/cwt204.25–210.253,02230
HeifersSelect and Choice1,270199.43/cwt197.00–201.002,53311
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight1,636206.85/cwt204.00–209.753,3848
HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms1,372209.66/cwt207.75–211.002,87713
HeifersSelect and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,274204.00/cwt204.00–204.002,5994
HeifersChoice1,416206.42/cwt203.50–208.752,92347

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.