Sale reports / Iowa / Sheldon Livestock Auction / 2026-08-06

Sheldon Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Aug 6
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154
Receipts
470 head
▼ 75 vs last sale 545▲ 470 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialThu Sep 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago: Choice slaughter steers 2.00 higher, with steers over 1500 lbs 3.00-4.00 higher. Choice slaughter heifers 3.00 higher. The auction consisted of one full load, three half loads and many smaller strings. Good demand for this offering of high 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,568239.003,7485thin
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,387226.853,1463thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,776238.544,2367thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,419226.523,21510
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,629213.533,47826
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,565232.153,63416
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,658223.743,71014
HeifersChoiceAverage1,453242.193,51872
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,321236.253,12043
SteersChoiceAverage1,593242.043,856160
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,530236.373,61742

Every lot, as filed

22 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
SteersChoice—1,422241.01/cwt238.50–244.003,42737
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice—1,568239.00/cwt239.00–239.003,7485
Dairy SteersChoice—1,512229.67/cwt228.00–232.003,47311
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms—1,308241.50/cwt241.50–241.503,1593
SteersSelect and Choice—1,439234.58/cwt230.00–237.753,37613
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight—1,681240.86/cwt238.50–242.754,0499
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice—1,658223.74/cwt222.00–225.003,71014
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice—1,776238.54/cwt235.00–239.504,2367
SteersSelect and Choice—1,580236.06/cwt235.00–238.503,73020
Dairy SteersChoice—1,682237.62/cwt237.00–239.003,9975
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and Choice—1,576226.31/cwt225.00–228.003,5677
HeifersChoice—1,428242.49/cwt240.00–244.003,46358
HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms—1,328241.08/cwt237.50–242.003,2025
HeifersSelect and Choice—1,303236.28/cwt233.00–237.753,07939
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice—1,387226.85/cwt224.00–229.003,1463
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice—1,629213.53/cwt209.00–217.003,47826
HeifersSelect and ChoiceCertified Prgms—1,494236.00/cwt236.00–236.003,5264
SteersChoice—1,559242.49/cwt241.00–245.003,78021
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight—1,673242.34/cwt240.50–244.254,05499
SteersSelect and ChoiceCertified Prgms—1,635238.13/cwt238.00–239.003,8937
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceCertified Prgms—1,053227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,3903
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed—1,260244.98/cwt244.00–246.003,0872

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.