Sale reports / Iowa / Sheldon Livestock Auction / 2025-05-08

Sheldon Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, May 8
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154
Receipts
409 head
195 vs last sale 214 59 vs year ago 468 · 12.6%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialThu Aug 20, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Last sale reported three weeks ago, comparison is not applicable. Upward trend noted. Load lot of steers, along with many smaller packages in the auction today. Nice offering of quality dairy cattle. Demand was 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,643225.503,7059thin
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,522209.043,1825thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,569220.853,46413
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,380209.612,89323
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,304191.272,4945thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,632188.153,07129
HeifersChoiceAverage1,431228.633,27157
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,389222.183,08614
SteersChoiceAverage1,558227.423,544182
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,603219.363,51513

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
SteersChoice1,429225.74/cwt221.00–227.003,22643
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,497225.00/cwt224.00–226.003,3686
Dairy SteersChoice1,632188.15/cwt187.50–190.003,07129
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,238210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,60014
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,410214.00/cwt214.00–214.003,0174
SteersSelect and Choice1,375214.68/cwt212.00–217.002,9522
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,625227.47/cwt224.50–230.003,69614
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,755205.02/cwt200.00–209.003,5985
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,643225.50/cwt225.50–225.503,7059
SteersChoice1,545227.72/cwt226.50–229.503,51869
HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms1,550230.00/cwt230.00–230.003,5653
SteersSelect and ChoiceHeavy Weight1,644220.21/cwt217.00–223.003,62011
HeifersSelect and Choice1,389222.18/cwt221.00–223.003,08614
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,522209.04/cwt204.00–212.003,1825
HeifersChoice1,402228.92/cwt226.00–230.003,20949
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,657228.33/cwt226.50–232.003,78356
Dairy HeifersChoice1,304191.27/cwt190.00–196.002,4945
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,630217.30/cwt216.00–220.003,5427
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight1,640225.00/cwt225.00–225.003,6905

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.