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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-26

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Mar 26

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

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Receipts

554 head

▲ 95 vs last sale 459▲ 554 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialThu Sep 17, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison today, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. The auction consisted of one load of heifers, several half loads and many smaller strings. Good demand for this offering of quality cattle.

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 Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,305	218.00	2,845	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,632	215.32	3,514	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,493	208.72	3,116	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,576	223.39	3,520	46
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,561	214.12	3,343	22
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,405	236.45	3,322	166
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,347	231.39	3,116	33
Steers	Choice	Average	1,567	238.39	3,736	165
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,467	232.69	3,414	51

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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,234	229.69/cwt	225.00–232.00	2,834	4
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,310	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,961	4
Steers	—	Choice	1,365	237.92/cwt	236.00–241.50	3,248	37
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,427	233.85/cwt	229.00–234.50	3,337	23
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,484	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	3,517	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,544	235.95/cwt	234.50–240.00	3,643	32
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,565	233.04/cwt	231.00–233.75	3,647	13
Steers	—	ChoiceNatural	1,628	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	3,923	2
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,641	233.75/cwt	233.75–233.75	3,836	7
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,654	238.74/cwt	236.00–242.00	3,949	56
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,684	240.86/cwt	240.00–242.25	4,056	32
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,272	232.36/cwt	227.00–233.00	2,956	25
Heifers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,305	237.11/cwt	236.00–241.75	3,094	16
Heifers	—	Choice	1,411	236.36/cwt	234.00–240.00	3,335	146
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,457	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	3,351	3
Heifers	—	ChoiceNatural	1,495	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	3,558	2
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,653	227.40/cwt	225.00–231.00	3,759	5
Heifers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,673	236.49/cwt	234.00–239.00	3,956	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,335	212.68/cwt	205.00–220.00	2,839	6
Dairy Steers	—	ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,395	216.81/cwt	207.00–220.00	3,024	15
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,646	214.66/cwt	211.00–219.00	3,533	16
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,663	226.57/cwt	224.00–230.00	3,768	31
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,493	208.72/cwt	208.00–209.00	3,116	7
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,632	215.32/cwt	213.00–221.00	3,514	3
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,305	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,845	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 Mar 26, 2026

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

Receipts 554Last week 459Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,427	229.00–234.50	233.85
13	—	1,565	231.00–233.75	233.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,641	233.75	233.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,544	234.50–240.00	235.95
37	—	1,365	236.00–241.50	237.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,654	236.00–242.00	238.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,684	240.00–242.25	240.86
6	—	1,484	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,234	225.00–232.00	229.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,628	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,310	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,673	234.00–239.00	236.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,457	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,305	236.00–241.75	237.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,272	227.00–233.00	232.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,653	225.00–231.00	227.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,495	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
146	—	1,411	234.00–240.00	236.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,335	205.00–220.00	212.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,646	211.00–219.00	214.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,663	224.00–230.00	226.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,395	207.00–220.00	216.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,493	208.00–209.00	208.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,632	213.00–221.00	215.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,305	218.00	218.00

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.