Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The last covered sale was two weeks ago, no trend applicable. No implant cattle and steers over 1600 lbs bringing a premium today. Three loads, two half loads and many smaller strings of quality cattle in the offering. 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,455	212.25	3,088	11
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,641	213.93	3,511	6thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,664	206.53	3,437	9thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,555	191.86	2,983	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,549	212.86	3,297	10
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,728	202.94	3,507	18
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,418	220.34	3,124	145
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,328	214.10	2,842	34
Steers	Choice	Average	1,600	217.83	3,484	208
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,638	212.92	3,487	34

Every lot, as filed

26 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,641	213.93/cwt	213.00–218.00	3,511	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,455	212.25/cwt	210.50–216.00	3,088	11
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,549	212.86/cwt	210.00–216.75	3,297	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,396	216.30/cwt	213.50–218.00	3,020	21
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,664	206.53/cwt	204.00–209.00	3,437	9
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,480	211.19/cwt	210.00–212.00	3,126	5
Steers	Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms	—	1,475	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	3,201	1
Steers	ChoiceNatural	—	1,490	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	3,263	7
Heifers	ChoiceNatural	—	1,400	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	3,080	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,359	211.81/cwt	209.50–214.50	2,878	19
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,555	191.86/cwt	187.00–197.00	2,983	4
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,706	203.70/cwt	200.00–207.00	3,475	17
Steers	ChoiceCertified Prgms	—	1,418	221.58/cwt	218.50–224.00	3,142	26
Dairy Steers	Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	2,100	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,990	1
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,702	217.36/cwt	215.00–222.00	3,699	106
Steers	ChoiceCertified Prgms	—	1,632	218.58/cwt	218.50–218.75	3,567	12
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,313	214.23/cwt	210.00–218.50	2,813	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,428	220.37/cwt	216.00–221.75	3,147	108
Heifers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,601	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	3,466	4
Heifers	ChoiceCertified Prgms	—	1,360	220.77/cwt	217.00–222.00	3,002	31
Heifers	Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms	—	1,349	213.50/cwt	211.00–224.00	2,880	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,558	216.90/cwt	215.00–218.50	3,379	36
Heifers	Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,700	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	3,553	1
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,137	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,536	6
Steers	Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,739	212.98/cwt	211.00–214.00	3,704	23
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,560	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	3,292	1

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.

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Sheldon Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Sheldon, IA

Thu Oct 1, 2026

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Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,641	213.00–218.00	213.93
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,664	204.00–209.00	206.53
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,455	210.50–216.00	212.25
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,549	210.00–216.75	212.86
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,706	200.00–207.00	203.70
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,100	190.00	190.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,396	213.50–218.00	216.30
36	—	1,558	215.00–218.50	216.90
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,480	210.00–212.00	211.19
1	—	1,560	211.00	211.00
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	217.00	217.00
Steers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,490	219.00	219.00
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,418	218.50–224.00	221.58
12	—	1,632	218.50–218.75	218.58
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	1,702	215.00–222.00	217.36
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,313	210.00–218.50	214.23
Steers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,739	211.00–214.00	212.98
Heifers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,359	209.50–214.50	211.81
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	1,428	216.00–221.75	220.37
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,601	216.50	216.50
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,360	217.00–222.00	220.77
Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,349	211.00–224.00	213.50
Heifers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,137	223.00	223.00
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,555	187.00–197.00	191.86

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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