Sale reports / Iowa / Sheldon Livestock Auction / 2025-08-21

Sheldon Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Aug 21
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154
Receipts
373 head
85 vs last sale 288 32 vs year ago 405 · 7.9%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialThu Aug 20, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison today, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Upward trend noted. Mostly smaller strings in the offering. Good demand throughout the 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,284209.002,6846thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,479227.153,36015
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,552210.653,26913
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,433226.713,2494thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,552213.773,3185thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,513237.863,59913
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,674223.743,7456thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,381246.843,40924
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,292236.993,06277
SteersChoiceAverage1,478245.703,631112
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,419238.893,38936

Every lot, as filed

22 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
SteersSelect and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,379240.00/cwt240.00–240.003,3105
Dairy SteersChoice1,513237.86/cwt234.00–239.253,59913
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,390245.91/cwt245.50–246.503,41818
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,262235.50/cwt235.50–235.502,9725
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,552210.65/cwt207.00–211.003,26913
HeifersChoice1,381246.84/cwt243.00–248.503,40924
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,284209.00/cwt205.00–210.002,6846
Dairy HeifersChoice1,433226.71/cwt226.00–229.003,2494
HeifersSelect and Choice1,258237.80/cwt235.00–241.002,99253
HeifersSelect and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,275237.47/cwt237.00–239.503,02810
SteersSelect and Choice1,333237.59/cwt235.00–240.003,16711
SteersChoice1,382244.24/cwt242.00–247.003,37540
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,479227.15/cwt224.00–230.003,36015
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,674223.74/cwt220.00–228.003,7456
HeifersSelect and ChoiceHeavy Weight1,656230.85/cwt230.00–238.003,8239
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,034238.50/cwt238.50–238.502,4665
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,552213.77/cwt213.00–216.003,3185
SteersChoice1,556246.80/cwt243.50–247.753,84029
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,546247.67/cwt247.50–249.003,8299
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,636246.02/cwt242.00–247.004,02516
SteersSelect and Choice1,540240.85/cwt239.00–241.503,70914
SteersSelect and ChoiceHeavy Weight1,640237.00/cwt237.00–237.003,8871

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.