Sale reports / Iowa / Sheldon Livestock Auction / 2026-07-23

Sheldon Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Jul 23
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154
Receipts
545 head
▲ 459 vs last sale 86▲ 257 vs year ago 288 · +89.2%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialThu Sep 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend applicable, as the last reported sale was three weeks ago. The auction consisted of one load of heifers, five half loads and plenty of smaller strings. Good demand for this larger offering of quality cattle today.

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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,302231.933,02025
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,183226.012,67310
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,487232.543,45877
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,186225.552,67510
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,380226.003,1194thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,605230.733,70344
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,414222.173,14212
HeifersChoiceAverage1,349239.433,23032
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,310231.563,034109
SteersChoiceAverage1,481239.123,54258
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,458232.783,394109

Every lot, as filed

23 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
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice—1,655223.00/cwt223.00–223.003,6911
HeifersSelect and ChoiceCertified Prgms—1,309233.29/cwt232.00–234.503,05410
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight—1,600236.50/cwt236.50–236.503,7841
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed—1,284223.00/cwt223.00–223.002,8637
SteersSelect and ChoiceHeavy Weight—1,798231.00/cwt231.00–231.004,1532
SteersSelect and ChoiceCertified Prgms—1,641232.00/cwt232.00–232.003,8078
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed—1,219232.38/cwt232.00–232.502,8334
SteersSelect and Choice—1,551233.86/cwt233.00–234.003,62729
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice—1,597221.00/cwt221.00–221.003,5295
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight—1,636238.79/cwt237.50–242.003,9075
SteersSelect and Choice—1,399232.48/cwt230.00–234.003,25266
SteersChoice—1,585239.89/cwt236.00–243.253,80213
HeifersSelect and ChoiceHeavy Weight—1,723228.00/cwt228.00–228.003,9284
HeifersSelect and Choice—1,293231.53/cwt230.00–236.002,99495
HeifersChoice—1,341239.52/cwt237.00–243.503,21231
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed—1,130226.35/cwt222.00–229.752,5589
Dairy SteersChoice—1,605230.73/cwt228.00–233.503,70344
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and Choice—1,186225.55/cwt225.50–226.002,67510
SteersChoiceNatural—1,318239.66/cwt238.00–243.003,1593
Dairy HeifersChoice—1,380226.00/cwt226.00–226.003,1194
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice—1,302231.93/cwt229.00–232.253,02025
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice—1,487232.54/cwt230.00–235.253,45877
SteersChoice—1,437238.85/cwt235.50–241.003,43237

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.