Sale reports / Iowa / Sheldon Livestock Auction / 2026-08-20

Sheldon Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Aug 20
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154
Aug 6Aug 20latest
Receipts
312 head
158 vs last sale 470 61 vs year ago 373 · 16.4%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialThu Aug 20, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The last reported slaughter auction was August 6, no comparison applicable. Lower trend noted, as the market has been in the decline. No implant steers showing a 3.00-4.00 gain today. The sale consisted of a half load of dairy steers, half load of heifers and many smaller strings. Good demand.

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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,360223.983,0468thin
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,385212.602,9453thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,417224.943,18734
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,458220.443,21311
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,480220.003,2562thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,683222.733,74929
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,576212.093,34346
HeifersChoiceAverage1,389227.963,16676
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,198223.002,6724thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,449226.593,28272
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,377219.723,0257thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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
SteersChoice1,343225.10/cwt223.25–226.253,02337
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,417224.94/cwt223.25–228.753,18734
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,360223.98/cwt220.00–225.003,0468
Dairy HeifersChoice1,480220.00/cwt220.00–220.003,2562
Dairy SteersChoice1,683222.73/cwt220.00–227.003,74929
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,489229.25/cwt229.25–229.253,4145
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,576212.09/cwt210.00–218.003,34346
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,505220.31/cwt220.00–222.003,3169
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,385212.60/cwt211.00–214.002,9453
SteersSelect and Choice1,332219.21/cwt217.00–220.002,9205
SteersSelect and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,488221.00/cwt221.00–221.003,2882
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,245221.00/cwt221.00–221.002,7512
HeifersChoice1,393227.93/cwt224.00–232.753,17567
HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms1,358228.16/cwt226.50–229.003,0989
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,198223.00/cwt223.00–223.002,6724
SteersChoice1,527226.44/cwt224.75–227.253,45817
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,595230.42/cwt230.00–234.003,6759
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,712228.98/cwt228.50–230.503,9204

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.