Sale reports / Iowa / Sheldon Livestock Auction / 2025-05-29

Sheldon Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, May 29
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154
Receipts
600 head
370 vs last sale 230 368 vs year ago 232 · +158.6%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialThu Aug 20, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last Thursday, Choice slaughter steers and heifers mostly steady. Heavier steers, over 1500 lbs bringing a premium. Dairy steers 2.00-7.00 higher with good quality. Many load lots of both steers and heifers, along with plenty of smaller packages in the auction. Demand good on this larger offering today.

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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,454208.683,0339thin
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,550195.383,0285thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,554224.903,49524
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,542213.343,2896thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,610185.872,9932thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,715177.563,04511
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,689203.983,44522
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,663194.113,22842
HeifersChoiceAverage1,436229.423,294182
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,289222.862,87344
SteersChoiceAverage1,552228.053,540179
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,588221.253,51413

Every lot, as filed

26 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
SteersChoice1,450227.37/cwt224.00–229.253,29717
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,510222.50/cwt221.00–224.003,3604
Dairy SteersChoice1,620205.30/cwt202.00–209.003,32617
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,390223.94/cwt222.00–225.003,1133
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,525216.00/cwt216.00–216.003,2942
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,598193.00/cwt190.50–195.003,08415
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,520223.50/cwt223.50–223.503,39713
Dairy SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,923199.50/cwt199.50–199.503,8365
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,550195.38/cwt195.00–197.003,0285
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight1,618226.83/cwt225.50–227.253,6708
SteersSelect and Choice1,429221.00/cwt221.00–221.003,1584
HeifersChoice1,432229.73/cwt226.50–231.003,290164
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,550212.01/cwt211.00–215.003,2864
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,699194.72/cwt192.00–197.003,30827
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,564228.92/cwt227.00–230.003,58012
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,659228.90/cwt225.00–231.503,79715
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,457207.33/cwt206.00–208.003,0213
Dairy HeifersChoice1,610185.87/cwt185.00–187.002,9932
HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms1,355226.48/cwt226.00–229.003,06910
HeifersSelect and Choice1,318220.86/cwt219.75–222.002,91126
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,715177.56/cwt176.00–181.003,04511
SteersChoice1,556228.06/cwt225.00–231.003,549132
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms1,452209.35/cwt209.00–210.003,0406
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,248225.75/cwt223.50–228.502,81718
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,642228.86/cwt228.00–229.003,7587
SteersSelect and ChoiceHeavy Weight1,659221.36/cwt218.00–223.003,6729

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.