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 Jun 18, 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 BullsAverage1,765176.003,1064thin
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 Bulls1,765176.00/cwt176.00–176.003,1064
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,524238.26/cwt234.00–240.753,63112
Dairy SteersChoice1,575214.78/cwt213.00–217.003,38325
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,637208.50/cwt208.50–208.503,4139
SteersChoice1,409240.48/cwt238.00–242.003,38832
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceNatural1,252205.46/cwt205.00–206.002,57214
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,323221.16/cwt218.00–225.002,9262
HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms1,203238.50/cwt238.50–238.502,8692
HeifersSelect and Choice1,397236.13/cwt236.00–237.003,29917
HeifersSelect and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,238230.15/cwt228.50–231.002,8496
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,201195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,3426
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,747228.83/cwt228.00–233.003,9986
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,156237.34/cwt234.00–239.002,7444
SteersChoice1,578244.54/cwt241.00–247.503,85931
SteersSelect and Choice1,279229.85/cwt228.00–233.002,9403
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,693243.72/cwt242.50–248.004,12612
HeifersChoice1,340240.36/cwt238.00–242.503,22155
SteersSelect and Choice1,503232.00/cwt232.00–232.003,4872
SteersSelect and ChoiceHeavy Weight1,648239.39/cwt234.00–240.503,9456
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight1,573242.77/cwt238.00–244.003,8195
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,341179.86/cwt176.00–181.002,4125
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,149235.75/cwt235.75–235.752,70915
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,341205.19/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.