Sale reports / Iowa / Sheldon Livestock Auction / 2026-06-18

Sheldon Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Jun 18
● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154
Receipts
220 head
114 vs last sale 334 220 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialThu Aug 20, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, Choice slaughter steers 5.00-6.00 higher. Choice slaughter heifers 4.00 higher. No implant cattle bringing a premium. Dairy steers 4.00 higher. The auction consisted of mostly smaller strings. Good demand for this light offering.

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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,659227.833,78021
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,611223.003,59314
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,750241.924,23416
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,543235.963,64111
HeifersChoiceAverage1,442262.703,78720
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,294258.393,3445thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,549263.144,07567
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,532257.043,93729

Every lot, as filed

15 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
HeifersChoice1,380262.86/cwt259.00–266.003,62713
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,442270.61/cwt270.00–271.003,9025
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,108260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,8812
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,675264.73/cwt263.00–265.754,43425
SteersSelect and ChoiceHeavy Weight1,680255.96/cwt254.50–259.504,30014
SteersChoice1,583259.67/cwt257.00–263.004,11114
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight1,636259.75/cwt254.50–263.004,2505
HeifersSelect and Choice1,294258.39/cwt258.00–258.503,3445
HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms1,355269.00/cwt269.00–269.003,6452
SteersSelect and Choice1,437257.75/cwt257.75–257.753,70413
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,543235.96/cwt231.00–237.003,64111
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,611223.00/cwt223.00–223.003,59314
Dairy HeifersChoice1,659227.83/cwt227.50–231.003,78021
Dairy SteersChoice1,750241.92/cwt238.00–246.004,23416
SteersChoice1,414261.90/cwt259.00–265.003,70323

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.