Sale reports / Iowa / Sheldon Livestock Auction / 2025-09-04

Sheldon Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Sep 4
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154
Receipts
292 head
81 vs last sale 373 292 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialThu Jun 18, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago; Choice slaughter steers were steady to 1.00 higher. Choice slaughter heifers mostly steady. Mainly smaller packages in the offering today. 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
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,429217.943,1145thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,605230.253,6965thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,456218.543,18115
HeifersChoiceAverage1,369246.363,37243
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,284238.513,06348
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,313246.273,2326thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,474245.493,61994

Every lot, as filed

17 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 SteersChoice1,605230.25/cwt227.50–232.003,6965
SteersChoice1,414244.58/cwt243.00–247.003,45848
SteersSelect and Choice1,343239.53/cwt237.00–241.003,2173
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,590221.42/cwt219.00–223.003,5218
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,302215.25/cwt215.00–216.002,8037
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,282253.00/cwt253.00–253.003,2433
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight1,640239.00/cwt239.00–239.003,9201
HeifersSelect and Choice1,296239.23/cwt235.00–240.003,10021
HeifersSelect and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,311237.02/cwt234.00–239.253,10719
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,190240.18/cwt235.00–243.002,8588
SteersChoice1,586247.24/cwt247.00–247.253,92118
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,575242.64/cwt242.00–244.003,8223
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,691246.15/cwt244.50–248.004,1624
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,460246.35/cwt242.00–247.753,59721
HeifersChoice1,364246.40/cwt244.00–248.003,36137
Dairy HeifersChoice1,429217.94/cwt215.00–221.003,1145
HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms1,351247.50/cwt247.50–247.503,3445

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.