Sale reports / Iowa / Sheldon Livestock Auction / 2025-07-10

Sheldon Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Jul 10
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154
Receipts
492 head
16 vs last sale 476 49 vs year ago 541 · 9.1%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialThu Aug 20, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Several half loads of steers, heifers and dairy steers along with plenty of smaller packages in the offering today. Good demand throughout the sale. Next Thursday Dairy-Holstein feeder/slaughter 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,418237.363,3663thin
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,441226.003,2575thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,471229.323,37312
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,599227.193,63312
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,398186.952,6146thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,707209.223,57135
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,561203.893,18311
HeifersChoiceAverage1,360238.483,243124
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,319232.083,06256
SteersChoiceAverage1,541238.293,672120
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,413231.833,27557

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
SteersChoice1,440238.74/cwt235.00–241.753,43857
Dairy SteersChoice1,707209.22/cwt209.00–214.003,57135
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,427228.43/cwt228.00–229.003,2609
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,207231.99/cwt230.00–233.002,8003
SteersSelect and Choice1,375231.96/cwt227.50–234.253,18941
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,561203.89/cwt201.00–205.003,18311
HeifersChoice1,327238.64/cwt235.50–241.503,167109
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,418237.36/cwt236.00–240.003,3663
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,602231.98/cwt230.00–235.003,7163
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,580236.00/cwt236.00–236.003,7294
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight1,600237.31/cwt236.50–239.003,79715
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,164234.70/cwt233.50–235.002,73210
HeifersSelect and Choice1,353231.51/cwt227.50–234.003,13246
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,441226.00/cwt226.00–226.003,2575
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,599227.19/cwt226.00–228.003,63312
SteersSelect and ChoiceHeavy Weight1,655225.67/cwt225.00–226.003,7353
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,398186.95/cwt184.00–195.002,6146
SteersChoice1,538238.89/cwt238.00–240.003,67421
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,690237.52/cwt235.00–240.004,01438
SteersSelect and Choice1,557233.10/cwt232.00–233.503,62910

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.