Sale reports / Iowa / Sheldon Livestock Auction / 2025-10-16

Sheldon Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Oct 16
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154
Receipts
891 head
604 vs last sale 287 544 vs year ago 347 · +156.8%
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, over 1600 lbs, were 6.00 higher. Too light a test on lighter steers in the previous sale. Choice slaughter heifers 7.00 higher, with light numbers last week. Dairy steers 1.00 higher. Dairy beef cross steers 3.00 higher. The offering consisted of 7 loads of steers, 2 loads of heifers, many half loads and smaller strings. 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,485231.393,4362thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,596234.153,73728
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,820224.064,07813
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,300219.002,8472thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,397210.102,9355thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,814216.683,93129
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,726213.153,67910
HeifersChoiceAverage1,369239.963,286187
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,341236.533,17360
SteersChoiceAverage1,558239.803,737437
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,526232.473,54838

Every lot, as filed

25 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 SteersChoice1,814216.68/cwt216.00–221.003,93129
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,596234.15/cwt231.00–236.503,73728
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,820224.06/cwt223.00–228.504,07813
SteersChoiceNatural1,400240.00/cwt240.00–240.003,3605
SteersChoice1,388237.15/cwt233.00–239.003,29272
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,401238.15/cwt237.00–239.003,33619
HeifersSelect and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,171236.46/cwt236.00–239.002,7696
SteersSelect and Choice1,567234.66/cwt234.50–235.003,6773
SteersSelect and Choice1,407229.09/cwt226.00–230.003,22314
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight1,607237.01/cwt236.00–238.003,8094
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,485231.39/cwt228.00–235.003,4362
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,397210.10/cwt205.00–212.502,9355
HeifersChoiceNatural1,423237.00/cwt237.00–237.003,3733
SteersSelect and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,553235.46/cwt232.00–236.003,65715
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,726213.15/cwt212.00–215.003,67910
SteersChoice1,550240.33/cwt238.50–241.503,725120
HeifersChoice1,362240.50/cwt237.50–242.003,276142
SteersSelect and ChoiceHeavy Weight1,718231.79/cwt230.50–235.003,9826
Dairy HeifersChoice1,300219.00/cwt219.00–219.002,8472
HeifersSelect and ChoiceHeavy Weight1,713233.73/cwt232.50–236.004,00412
HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms1,368238.49/cwt236.00–239.503,26338
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,521242.23/cwt242.00–242.253,68427
HeifersSelect and Choice1,310235.52/cwt234.00–236.003,08522
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,651240.28/cwt239.00–242.003,967194
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,204239.34/cwt232.25–263.002,88220

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.