Sale reports / Iowa / Sheldon Livestock Auction / 2025-04-17

Sheldon Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Apr 17
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154
Receipts
214 head
107 vs last sale 321 223 vs year ago 437 · 51.0%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialThu Jun 18, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last Thursday, Choice slaughter steers 5.00-6.00 higher, with steers over 1500 lbs bringing a premium. Dairy steers 8.00 higher today, with a lighter offering. Choice slaughter heifers 3.00-7.00 higher. Mostly smaller strings 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,335181.682,4265thin
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,538171.622,6407thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,576211.603,33513
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,863200.903,7436thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,494174.652,6093thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,672195.393,26712
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,576186.992,9478thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,364213.332,91038
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,313207.162,72121
SteersChoiceAverage1,436213.643,06951
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,333204.932,73310

Every lot, as filed

19 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
HeifersChoice1,364213.33/cwt211.00–216.002,91038
HeifersSelect and ChoiceHeavy Weight1,640220.50/cwt220.50–220.503,6163
HeifersSelect and Choice1,259204.94/cwt204.00–209.502,58018
SteersChoice1,407213.31/cwt209.00–215.003,00137
SteersChoice1,590212.50/cwt212.50–212.503,3792
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,120204.00/cwt204.00–204.002,2852
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,367182.13/cwt178.00–185.002,4903
Dairy HeifersChoice1,494174.65/cwt174.00–175.002,6093
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms1,288181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,3312
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,576186.99/cwt183.00–189.002,9478
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,475212.00/cwt212.00–212.003,1276
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,863200.90/cwt200.00–206.003,7436
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,663211.26/cwt209.50–214.003,5137
Dairy SteersChoice1,672195.39/cwt192.00–199.003,26712
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,538171.62/cwt171.00–175.002,6407
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,375214.00/cwt214.00–214.002,9437
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,678216.08/cwt213.00–218.003,6265
SteersSelect and Choice1,333204.88/cwt200.00–206.002,7316
SteersSelect and Choice1,548206.00/cwt206.00–206.003,1892

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.