Sale reports / Iowa / Sheldon Livestock Auction / 2026-09-17

Sheldon Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Sep 17
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154
← Sep 10Sep 17latest
Receipts
422 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 370▲ 422 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialThu Sep 17, 2026
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Choice steers mostly steady, with steers over 1500 lbs reaching 2.00-3.00 higher. No implant steers bringing a premium. Choice slaughter heifers 2.00 higher. Several half loads, and many smaller packages in the offering today. 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,696218.503,7069thin
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,240210.002,6043thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,733219.223,79916
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,554206.803,2145thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,229210.002,5814thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,494216.493,23414
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,741207.003,6047thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,371223.323,06394
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,324219.802,90941
SteersChoiceAverage1,549223.333,459168
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,438217.943,13325

Every lot, as filed

21 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
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight—1,652223.66/cwt221.00–226.003,69526
SteersChoice—1,560223.37/cwt220.50–224.503,48533
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed—1,077248.58/cwt248.00–250.002,6773
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice—1,240210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,6043
SteersSelect and Choice—1,369213.75/cwt211.00–217.002,9265
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed—1,258219.72/cwt217.00–221.002,7649
SteersSelect and Choice—1,558213.07/cwt210.00–216.003,3202
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms—1,633223.96/cwt223.00–225.503,65751
SteersSelect and ChoiceHeavy Weight—1,629219.56/cwt218.75–220.003,5779
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed—1,130207.00/cwt207.00–207.002,3392
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms—1,417223.22/cwt222.00–224.503,16332
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice—1,741207.00/cwt207.00–207.003,6047
HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms—1,368220.53/cwt218.00–223.003,01713
HeifersSelect and Choice—1,343217.53/cwt215.00–219.502,92138
HeifersChoice—1,372223.77/cwt220.50–226.003,07081
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice—1,328213.00/cwt213.00–213.002,8292
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and Choice—1,554206.80/cwt205.00–213.003,2145
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice—1,733219.22/cwt217.50–220.503,79916
Dairy SteersChoice—1,494216.49/cwt214.00–219.003,23414
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice—1,696218.50/cwt218.50–218.503,7069
SteersChoice—1,429221.86/cwt219.00–223.003,17026

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.