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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-21

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Aug 21

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

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Receipts

373 head

▲ 85 vs last sale 288▼ 32 vs year ago 405 · −7.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison today, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Upward trend noted. Mostly smaller strings in the offering. Good demand 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	1,284	209.00	2,684	6thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,479	227.15	3,360	15
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,552	210.65	3,269	13
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,433	226.71	3,249	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,552	213.77	3,318	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,513	237.86	3,599	13
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,674	223.74	3,745	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,381	246.84	3,409	24
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,292	236.99	3,062	77
Steers	Choice	Average	1,478	245.70	3,631	112
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,419	238.89	3,389	36

Every lot, as filed

22 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,262	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	2,972	5
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,333	237.59/cwt	235.00–240.00	3,167	11
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,379	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	3,310	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,382	244.24/cwt	242.00–247.00	3,375	40
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,390	245.91/cwt	245.50–246.50	3,418	18
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,540	240.85/cwt	239.00–241.50	3,709	14
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,546	247.67/cwt	247.50–249.00	3,829	9
Steers	—	Choice	1,556	246.80/cwt	243.50–247.75	3,840	29
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,636	246.02/cwt	242.00–247.00	4,025	16
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,640	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	3,887	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,034	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	2,466	5
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,258	237.80/cwt	235.00–241.00	2,992	53
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,275	237.47/cwt	237.00–239.50	3,028	10
Heifers	—	Choice	1,381	246.84/cwt	243.00–248.50	3,409	24
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,656	230.85/cwt	230.00–238.00	3,823	9
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,513	237.86/cwt	234.00–239.25	3,599	13
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,674	223.74/cwt	220.00–228.00	3,745	6
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,479	227.15/cwt	224.00–230.00	3,360	15
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,552	210.65/cwt	207.00–211.00	3,269	13
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,284	209.00/cwt	205.00–210.00	2,684	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,433	226.71/cwt	226.00–229.00	3,249	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,552	213.77/cwt	213.00–216.00	3,318	5

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 Aug 21, 2025

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

Receipts 373Last week 288Year ago 405

No comparison today, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Upward trend noted. Mostly smaller strings in the offering. Good demand throughout the sale.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,379	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,390	245.50–246.50	245.91
9	—	1,546	247.50–249.00	247.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,262	235.50	235.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,333	235.00–240.00	237.59
14	—	1,540	239.00–241.50	240.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,382	242.00–247.00	244.24
29	—	1,556	243.50–247.75	246.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,636	242.00–247.00	246.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,513	234.00–239.25	237.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,674	220.00–228.00	223.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,552	207.00–211.00	210.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,479	224.00–230.00	227.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,381	243.00–248.50	246.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,258	235.00–241.00	237.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,275	237.00–239.50	237.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,656	230.00–238.00	230.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,034	238.50	238.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,284	205.00–210.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,433	226.00–229.00	226.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,552	213.00–216.00	213.77

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.