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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-16

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Oct 16

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

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Receipts

891 head

▲ 604 vs last sale 287▲ 544 vs year ago 347 · +156.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last Thursday, Choice slaughter steers, over 1600 lbs, were 6.00 higher. Too light a test on lighter steers in the previous sale. Choice slaughter heifers 7.00 higher, with light numbers last week. Dairy steers 1.00 higher. Dairy beef cross steers 3.00 higher. The offering consisted of 7 loads of steers, 2 loads of heifers, many half loads and smaller strings. 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	1,485	231.39	3,436	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,596	234.15	3,737	28
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,820	224.06	4,078	13
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,300	219.00	2,847	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,397	210.10	2,935	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,814	216.68	3,931	29
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,726	213.15	3,679	10
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,369	239.96	3,286	187
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,341	236.53	3,173	60
Steers	Choice	Average	1,558	239.80	3,737	437
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,526	232.47	3,548	38

Every lot, as filed

25 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	—	Choice	1,388	237.15/cwt	233.00–239.00	3,292	72
Steers	—	ChoiceNatural	1,400	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	3,360	5
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,401	238.15/cwt	237.00–239.00	3,336	19
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,407	229.09/cwt	226.00–230.00	3,223	14
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,521	242.23/cwt	242.00–242.25	3,684	27
Steers	—	Choice	1,550	240.33/cwt	238.50–241.50	3,725	120
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,553	235.46/cwt	232.00–236.00	3,657	15
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,567	234.66/cwt	234.50–235.00	3,677	3
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,651	240.28/cwt	239.00–242.00	3,967	194
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,718	231.79/cwt	230.50–235.00	3,982	6
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,171	236.46/cwt	236.00–239.00	2,769	6
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,204	239.34/cwt	232.25–263.00	2,882	20
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,310	235.52/cwt	234.00–236.00	3,085	22
Heifers	—	Choice	1,362	240.50/cwt	237.50–242.00	3,276	142
Heifers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,368	238.49/cwt	236.00–239.50	3,263	38
Heifers	—	ChoiceNatural	1,423	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	3,373	3
Heifers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,607	237.01/cwt	236.00–238.00	3,809	4
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,713	233.73/cwt	232.50–236.00	4,004	12
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,726	213.15/cwt	212.00–215.00	3,679	10
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,814	216.68/cwt	216.00–221.00	3,931	29
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,596	234.15/cwt	231.00–236.50	3,737	28
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,820	224.06/cwt	223.00–228.50	4,078	13
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,485	231.39/cwt	228.00–235.00	3,436	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,300	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,847	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,397	210.10/cwt	205.00–212.50	2,935	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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Receipts 891Last week 287Year ago 347

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,814	216.00–221.00	216.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,726	212.00–215.00	213.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,596	231.00–236.50	234.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,820	223.00–228.50	224.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,400	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,388	233.00–239.00	237.15
120	—	1,550	238.50–241.50	240.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,401	237.00–239.00	238.15
27	—	1,521	242.00–242.25	242.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,567	234.50–235.00	234.66
14	—	1,407	226.00–230.00	229.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,553	232.00–236.00	235.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,718	230.50–235.00	231.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
194	—	1,651	239.00–242.00	240.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,171	236.00–239.00	236.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,607	236.00–238.00	237.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,423	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
142	—	1,362	237.50–242.00	240.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,713	232.50–236.00	233.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,368	236.00–239.50	238.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,310	234.00–236.00	235.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,204	232.25–263.00	239.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	228.00–235.00	231.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,397	205.00–212.50	210.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	219.00	219.00

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.