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 Aug 20, 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 Choice1,655223.00/cwt223.00–223.003,6911
HeifersSelect and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,309233.29/cwt232.00–234.503,05410
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight1,600236.50/cwt236.50–236.503,7841
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,284223.00/cwt223.00–223.002,8637
SteersSelect and ChoiceHeavy Weight1,798231.00/cwt231.00–231.004,1532
SteersSelect and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,641232.00/cwt232.00–232.003,8078
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,219232.38/cwt232.00–232.502,8334
SteersSelect and Choice1,551233.86/cwt233.00–234.003,62729
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,597221.00/cwt221.00–221.003,5295
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,636238.79/cwt237.50–242.003,9075
SteersSelect and Choice1,399232.48/cwt230.00–234.003,25266
SteersChoice1,585239.89/cwt236.00–243.253,80213
HeifersSelect and ChoiceHeavy Weight1,723228.00/cwt228.00–228.003,9284
HeifersSelect and Choice1,293231.53/cwt230.00–236.002,99495
HeifersChoice1,341239.52/cwt237.00–243.503,21231
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,130226.35/cwt222.00–229.752,5589
Dairy SteersChoice1,605230.73/cwt228.00–233.503,70344
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,186225.55/cwt225.50–226.002,67510
SteersChoiceNatural1,318239.66/cwt238.00–243.003,1593
Dairy HeifersChoice1,380226.00/cwt226.00–226.003,1194
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,302231.93/cwt229.00–232.253,02025
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,487232.54/cwt230.00–235.253,45877
SteersChoice1,437238.85/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.