Sale reports / Iowa / Sheldon Livestock Auction / 2025-10-23

Sheldon Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Oct 23
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154
Receipts
335 head
▼ 556 vs last sale 891▼ 91 vs year ago 426 · −21.4%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialThu Sep 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last Thursday, Choice slaughter steers 2.00 higher. Choice slaughter heifers steady to 1.00 lower. Not enough dairy steers this week for comparison. One load of heifers, along with plenty of smaller strings in the offering today. Demand good.

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 SteersChoiceAverage1,462228.433,3409thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,541216.523,3374thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,494212.313,1727thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,561207.073,2325thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,385237.723,292133
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,276231.682,95616
SteersChoiceAverage1,555238.993,71572
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,530234.833,59342

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
SteersSelect and Choice—1,452235.06/cwt232.00–236.003,41322
HeifersSelect and Choice—1,232234.10/cwt232.50–234.502,8849
Dairy SteersChoice—1,494212.31/cwt211.00–219.003,1727
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice—1,462228.43/cwt228.00–229.003,3409
SteersChoice—1,460239.00/cwt238.00–242.003,48921
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice—1,561207.07/cwt204.00–208.503,2325
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and Choice—1,541216.52/cwt215.00–218.003,3374
HeifersSelect and ChoiceHeavy Weight—1,654226.68/cwt226.00–227.003,7493
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed—1,091230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,5094
SteersChoice—1,558239.30/cwt238.50–240.003,72823
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight—1,682238.58/cwt238.00–242.004,01314
SteersSelect and Choice—1,528233.81/cwt233.00–234.503,5738
SteersSelect and ChoiceHeavy Weight—1,675235.10/cwt234.00–236.503,93812
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms—1,563238.85/cwt238.00–240.003,73314
HeifersChoice—1,439239.02/cwt237.00–242.503,43965
HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms—1,314236.38/cwt235.00–240.003,10664
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight—1,640237.87/cwt237.50–239.003,9014

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.