Sale reports / Iowa / Sheldon Livestock Auction / 2026-05-28

Sheldon Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, May 28
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154
Receipts
336 head
61 vs last sale 397 264 vs year ago 600 · 44.0%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialThu Aug 20, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Choice slaughter steers mostly steady with steers over 1500 lbs 2.00 higher. Choice slaughter heifers 2.00 higher. No implant heifers bringing a premium. Mostly smaller strings in the offering today. Good demand for this offering of quality cattle.

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 SteersChoiceAverage1,749259.184,5333thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,748245.004,2833thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,624255.494,1495thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,725229.173,9537thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,368261.863,581109
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,289254.533,28044
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,562262.494,09939
SteersChoiceAverage1,567262.394,11178

Every lot, as filed

20 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
SteersChoice1,463260.26/cwt258.50–265.503,80813
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,749259.18/cwt258.50–260.504,5333
Dairy SteersChoice1,603248.88/cwt243.00–255.003,9902
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,386257.68/cwt255.00–260.003,5719
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,336268.86/cwt254.00–280.003,59214
HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms1,404266.33/cwt263.50–270.253,73931
HeifersSelect and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,444257.03/cwt254.00–259.003,7128
Dairy SteersChoice1,638259.89/cwt258.50–262.504,2573
SteersChoiceNatural1,555265.00/cwt265.00–265.004,1211
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,216258.13/cwt257.00–258.503,1399
HeifersChoice1,353260.08/cwt257.50–264.503,51978
HeifersSelect and Choice1,267252.59/cwt250.00–257.003,20027
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,748245.00/cwt245.00–245.004,2833
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,725229.17/cwt227.00–232.003,9537
SteersSelect and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,663259.81/cwt259.50–260.004,32115
SteersChoice1,553261.62/cwt260.50–262.254,06318
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,702260.94/cwt259.50–265.004,44124
SteersSelect and Choice1,547256.00/cwt256.00–256.003,9603
SteersSelect and ChoiceHeavy Weight1,802258.26/cwt258.00–258.504,6547
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,565271.30/cwt269.00–272.754,24613

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.