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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-14

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Mar 14

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

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Receipts

302 head

▼ 468 vs last sale 770▲ 115 vs year ago 187 · +61.5%

Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialThu Sep 17, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Plenty of smaller strings in the offering today. Good offering of dairy steers showing an upward trend. Demand good throughout the sale.

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	1,441	173.40	2,499	5thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,431	157.36	2,252	6thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	High	1,619	154.38	2,499	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,571	143.11	2,248	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,702	164.36	2,797	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,612	155.21	2,503	51
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,405	182.62	2,565	75
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,294	173.96	2,251	27
Steers	Choice	Average	1,542	186.35	2,874	60
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,496	179.88	2,691	35

Every lot, as filed

24 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,350	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,471	2
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,359	177.62/cwt	175.00–181.00	2,414	9
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,437	181.21/cwt	181.00–182.00	2,604	14
Steers	—	Choice	1,457	186.39/cwt	184.00–188.00	2,716	23
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,520	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,690	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,529	184.31/cwt	183.00–186.00	2,818	15
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,539	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,863	4
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,697	180.63/cwt	177.00–182.00	3,065	10
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,702	188.71/cwt	183.00–189.50	3,212	16
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,259	174.77/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,200	16
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,321	172.65/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,281	10
Heifers	—	Choice	1,383	182.51/cwt	179.50–185.00	2,524	60
Heifers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,417	182.21/cwt	181.00–183.00	2,582	8
Heifers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,576	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,900	7
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,580	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,749	1
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,431	157.36/cwt	152.00–161.00	2,252	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,441	173.40/cwt	173.00–173.50	2,499	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,418	138.91/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,970	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,617	151.97/cwt	151.00–153.00	2,457	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,625	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,665	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,632	144.79/cwt	144.00–145.00	2,363	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,468	152.46/cwt	149.00–153.00	2,238	11
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,652	155.97/cwt	152.50–160.00	2,577	40
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,702	164.36/cwt	161.00–167.00	2,797	9

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 Mar 14, 2024

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

Receipts 302Last week 770Year ago 187

No comparison as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Plenty of smaller strings in the offering today. Good offering of dairy steers showing an upward trend. Demand good throughout the sale.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,431	152.00–161.00	157.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,441	173.00–173.50	173.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,529	183.00–186.00	184.31
23	—	1,457	184.00–188.00	186.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,702	183.00–189.50	188.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,539	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,697	177.00–182.00	180.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,520	177.00	177.00
14	—	1,437	181.00–182.00	181.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,359	175.00–181.00	177.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,576	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,259	170.00–179.00	174.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,321	170.00–175.00	172.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,417	181.00–183.00	182.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,383	179.50–185.00	182.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	135.00–143.00	138.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,632	144.00–145.00	144.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	164.00	164.00
4	—	1,617	151.00–153.00	151.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,468	149.00–153.00	152.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,652	152.50–160.00	155.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,702	161.00–167.00	164.36

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.