Sale reports / Iowa / Sheldon Livestock Auction / 2025-10-09

Sheldon Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Oct 9
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154
Receipts
287 head
▼ 149 vs last sale 436▼ 127 vs year ago 414 · −30.7%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialThu Sep 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago; Too light a test for Choice slaughter steers. Good offering of heavyweight steers but not enough in the previous auction to compare. Choice slaughter heifers 3.00 higher, with light numbers. One load of steers, along with plenty of smaller packages in the offering. 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 SteersChoiceAverage1,581230.723,64815
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,606224.873,6118thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,594215.423,43418
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,535213.463,27612
HeifersChoiceAverage1,452235.213,41524
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,343228.603,06941
SteersChoiceAverage1,648233.763,852104
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,498228.773,42725

Every lot, as filed

19 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
SteersChoice—1,449231.42/cwt229.00–234.003,35311
Dairy SteersChoice—1,594215.42/cwt213.00–218.003,43418
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice—1,581230.72/cwt228.00–232.753,64815
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms—1,405231.00/cwt231.00–231.003,24610
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed—1,424214.86/cwt214.00–215.003,0607
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and Choice—1,606224.87/cwt223.00–227.003,6118
SteersSelect and ChoiceCertified Prgms—1,573231.00/cwt231.00–231.003,6343
SteersSelect and ChoiceHeavy Weight—1,831228.11/cwt228.00–228.254,1776
SteersSelect and Choice—1,357225.13/cwt224.00–227.003,0557
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed—1,133225.60/cwt221.00–229.002,5567
HeifersChoice—1,452235.21/cwt233.75–239.503,41524
SteersSelect and Choice—1,501232.25/cwt232.25–232.253,4864
HeifersSelect and ChoiceCertified Prgms—1,217233.00/cwt233.00–233.002,8363
HeifersSelect and ChoiceHeavy Weight—1,700221.00/cwt221.00–221.003,7574
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice—1,690211.50/cwt211.50–211.503,5745
SteersChoice—1,546237.28/cwt235.00–239.003,66813
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed—1,249230.53/cwt230.00–232.502,8795
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight—1,733233.87/cwt233.00–237.504,05370
HeifersSelect and Choice—1,358230.01/cwt227.50–233.003,12427

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.