Sale reports / Iowa / Sheldon Livestock Auction / 2025-07-17

Sheldon Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Jul 17
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154
Receipts
320 head
▼ 172 vs last sale 492▼ 51 vs year ago 371 · −13.7%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialThu Sep 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last Thursday, Choice slaughter steers 2.00 higher. Steers over 1500 lbs 6.00 higher. Choice slaughter heifers 2.00 higher. Dairy steers 5.00 higher. Mostly smaller packages 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,323221.162,9262thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,598235.123,75818
Dairy Bulls—Average1,765176.003,1064thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,265188.122,37911
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,575214.783,38325
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,392206.392,87228
HeifersChoiceAverage1,354240.493,25762
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,274235.042,99438
SteersChoiceAverage1,524242.683,69975
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,424235.953,35915

Every lot, as filed

23 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
Dairy Bulls——1,765176.00/cwt176.00–176.003,1064
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice—1,524238.26/cwt234.00–240.753,63112
Dairy SteersChoice—1,575214.78/cwt213.00–217.003,38325
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice—1,637208.50/cwt208.50–208.503,4139
SteersChoice—1,409240.48/cwt238.00–242.003,38832
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceNatural—1,252205.46/cwt205.00–206.002,57214
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice—1,323221.16/cwt218.00–225.002,9262
HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms—1,203238.50/cwt238.50–238.502,8692
HeifersSelect and Choice—1,397236.13/cwt236.00–237.003,29917
HeifersSelect and ChoiceCertified Prgms—1,238230.15/cwt228.50–231.002,8496
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed—1,201195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,3426
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice—1,747228.83/cwt228.00–233.003,9986
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed—1,156237.34/cwt234.00–239.002,7444
SteersChoice—1,578244.54/cwt241.00–247.503,85931
SteersSelect and Choice—1,279229.85/cwt228.00–233.002,9403
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight—1,693243.72/cwt242.50–248.004,12612
HeifersChoice—1,340240.36/cwt238.00–242.503,22155
SteersSelect and Choice—1,503232.00/cwt232.00–232.003,4872
SteersSelect and ChoiceHeavy Weight—1,648239.39/cwt234.00–240.503,9456
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight—1,573242.77/cwt238.00–244.003,8195
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice—1,341179.86/cwt176.00–181.002,4125
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed—1,149235.75/cwt235.75–235.752,70915
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed—1,341205.19/cwt204.50–208.002,7525

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.