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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-29

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, May 29

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

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Receipts

600 head

▲ 370 vs last sale 230▲ 368 vs year ago 232 · +158.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last Thursday, Choice slaughter steers and heifers mostly steady. Heavier steers, over 1500 lbs bringing a premium. Dairy steers 2.00-7.00 higher with good quality. Many load lots of both steers and heifers, along with plenty of smaller packages in the auction. Demand good on this larger offering today.

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	1,454	208.68	3,033	9thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,550	195.38	3,028	5thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,554	224.90	3,495	24
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,542	213.34	3,289	6thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,610	185.87	2,993	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,715	177.56	3,045	11
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,689	203.98	3,445	22
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,663	194.11	3,228	42
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,436	229.42	3,294	182
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,289	222.86	2,873	44
Steers	Choice	Average	1,552	228.05	3,540	179
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,588	221.25	3,514	13

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. 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,390	223.94/cwt	222.00–225.00	3,113	3
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,429	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	3,158	4
Steers	—	Choice	1,450	227.37/cwt	224.00–229.25	3,297	17
Steers	—	Choice	1,556	228.06/cwt	225.00–231.00	3,549	132
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,564	228.92/cwt	227.00–230.00	3,580	12
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,659	228.90/cwt	225.00–231.50	3,797	15
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,659	221.36/cwt	218.00–223.00	3,672	9
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,248	225.75/cwt	223.50–228.50	2,817	18
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,318	220.86/cwt	219.75–222.00	2,911	26
Heifers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,355	226.48/cwt	226.00–229.00	3,069	10
Heifers	—	Choice	1,432	229.73/cwt	226.50–231.00	3,290	164
Heifers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,618	226.83/cwt	225.50–227.25	3,670	8
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,510	222.50/cwt	221.00–224.00	3,360	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,520	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	3,397	13
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,525	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	3,294	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,550	212.01/cwt	211.00–215.00	3,286	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,642	228.86/cwt	228.00–229.00	3,758	7
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,598	193.00/cwt	190.50–195.00	3,084	15
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,620	205.30/cwt	202.00–209.00	3,326	17
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,699	194.72/cwt	192.00–197.00	3,308	27
Dairy Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,923	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	3,836	5
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,452	209.35/cwt	209.00–210.00	3,040	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,457	207.33/cwt	206.00–208.00	3,021	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,550	195.38/cwt	195.00–197.00	3,028	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,610	185.87/cwt	185.00–187.00	2,993	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,715	177.56/cwt	176.00–181.00	3,045	11

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 May 29, 2025

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

Receipts 600Last week 230Year ago 232

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,450	224.00–229.25	227.37
132	—	1,556	225.00–231.00	228.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,390	222.00–225.00	223.94
12	—	1,564	227.00–230.00	228.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,429	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,659	225.00–231.50	228.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,659	218.00–223.00	221.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,510	221.00–224.00	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,525	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,520	223.50	223.50
7	—	1,642	228.00–229.00	228.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,550	211.00–215.00	212.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,620	202.00–209.00	205.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,598	190.50–195.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,923	199.50	199.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,699	192.00–197.00	194.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,550	195.00–197.00	195.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,457	206.00–208.00	207.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,452	209.00–210.00	209.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,618	225.50–227.25	226.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
164	—	1,432	226.50–231.00	229.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,355	226.00–229.00	226.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,318	219.75–222.00	220.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,248	223.50–228.50	225.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,610	185.00–187.00	185.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,715	176.00–181.00	177.56

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.