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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-08

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Oct 8

● Final10 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

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Receipts

174 head

▼ 369 vs last sale 543▼ 113 vs year ago 287 · −39.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Choice slaughter steers steady to 1.00 higher. Choice slaughter heifers steady to 1.00 lower. The sale consisted of mostly heavier cattle, over 1500 lbs, including one full load of heavyweight steers, half load of heifers and many smaller strings. Light sale today, as farmers have finally been able to get in the fields. Good quality and 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	1,805	212.00	3,827	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,364	204.75	2,793	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,734	198.00	3,433	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,400	218.48	3,059	60
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,309	215.00	2,814	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,652	217.47	3,593	82
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,320	216.73	2,862	10

Every lot, as filed

10 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,311	218.82/cwt	218.50–219.00	2,869	8
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,358	208.39/cwt	207.00–210.00	2,830	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,538	218.35/cwt	218.00–220.00	3,358	23
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,697	217.12/cwt	216.50–217.25	3,685	59
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,309	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,814	7
Heifers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,362	215.63/cwt	215.00–219.00	2,937	14
Heifers	—	Choice	1,412	219.35/cwt	218.00–221.00	3,097	46
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,805	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	3,827	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,364	204.75/cwt	198.00–205.75	2,793	7
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,734	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,433	4

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.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Sheldon Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Sheldon, IA

Thu Oct 8, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)

Receipts 174Last week 543Year ago 287

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,364	198.00–205.75	204.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,734	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,311	218.50–219.00	218.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,697	216.50–217.25	217.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,358	207.00–210.00	208.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,538	218.00–220.00	218.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,362	215.00–219.00	215.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,309	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,412	218.00–221.00	219.35

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.