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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-16

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Apr 16

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

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Receipts

255 head

▼ 329 vs last sale 584▲ 41 vs year ago 214 · +19.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday; Choice slaughter steers steady to 1.00 lower, with steers over 1500 lbs steady to 1.00 higher. Choice slaughter heifers 3.00 higher. Dairy steers mostly steady. No implant cattle bringing a premium. The auction consisted of mainly smaller strings today. 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	1,288	242.35	3,121	14
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,568	249.50	3,912	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,251	238.76	2,987	7thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,666	218.84	3,646	11
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,635	207.23	3,388	9thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,636	232.02	3,796	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,624	223.91	3,636	12
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,447	250.47	3,624	60
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,534	237.00	3,636	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,528	249.15	3,806	73
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,651	239.75	3,958	8thin

Every lot, as filed

17 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,386	252.63/cwt	249.00–254.00	3,501	18
Steers	—	Choice	1,402	246.06/cwt	244.50–249.00	3,450	15
Steers	—	Choice	1,552	249.17/cwt	247.00–251.50	3,867	22
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,651	239.75/cwt	239.75–239.75	3,958	8
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,744	248.24/cwt	247.00–250.00	4,329	18
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,394	250.72/cwt	247.00–253.00	3,495	20
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,408	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	3,379	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,473	250.35/cwt	247.00–251.50	3,688	40
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,618	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	3,802	3
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,251	238.76/cwt	238.00–240.00	2,987	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,568	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	3,912	2
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,271	241.82/cwt	240.25–245.00	3,074	12
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,388	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	3,408	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,635	207.23/cwt	206.00–212.00	3,388	9
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,666	218.84/cwt	217.00–223.50	3,646	11
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,624	223.91/cwt	219.00–226.00	3,636	12
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,636	232.02/cwt	227.00–234.50	3,796	7

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 255Last week 584Year ago 214

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,394	247.00–253.00	250.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,618	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,473	247.00–251.50	250.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,402	244.50–249.00	246.06
22	—	1,552	247.00–251.50	249.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,744	247.00–250.00	248.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,651	239.75	239.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,386	249.00–254.00	252.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,568	249.50	249.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,251	238.00–240.00	238.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,271	240.25–245.00	241.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,388	245.50	245.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,666	217.00–223.50	218.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,635	206.00–212.00	207.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,636	227.00–234.50	232.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,624	219.00–226.00	223.91

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.