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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-30

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Apr 30

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

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Receipts

628 head

▲ 373 vs last sale 255▲ 628 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale TWO weeks ago: Choice slaughter steers 10.00-12.00 higher. Choice slaughter heifers 9.00-10.00 higher. The auction consisted of two loads, half loads and plenty of smaller strings. Good demand on this large 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 Heifers	Choice	Average	1,542	245.51	3,786	5thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,671	250.52	4,186	9thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,618	243.13	3,934	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,578	225.00	3,551	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,624	214.27	3,480	29
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,594	227.60	3,628	12
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,652	223.31	3,689	32
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,441	260.71	3,756	186
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,369	256.79	3,516	65
Steers	Choice	Average	1,570	259.32	4,071	158
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,479	254.87	3,770	67

Every lot, as filed

23 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	1,284	267.45/cwt	264.00–277.00	3,434	8
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,386	258.90/cwt	258.00–261.00	3,588	16
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,388	252.01/cwt	250.00–262.00	3,498	20
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,433	254.32/cwt	254.00–254.50	3,644	21
Steers	—	Choice	1,450	258.82/cwt	256.00–261.00	3,753	39
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,550	254.01/cwt	253.00–255.00	3,937	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,552	260.26/cwt	258.00–262.50	4,039	26
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,673	258.93/cwt	255.00–260.00	4,332	69
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,693	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	4,453	8
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,742	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	4,407	16
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,190	263.04/cwt	255.00–265.50	3,130	9
Heifers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,334	260.13/cwt	256.00–261.00	3,470	14
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,398	255.78/cwt	253.00–257.50	3,576	56
Heifers	—	Choice	1,439	260.82/cwt	258.75–263.50	3,753	162
Heifers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,619	259.74/cwt	257.00–260.50	4,205	10
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,301	243.62/cwt	235.00–246.00	3,169	5
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,594	227.60/cwt	225.00–231.00	3,628	12
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,717	219.55/cwt	218.00–222.00	3,770	27
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,618	243.13/cwt	241.00–244.00	3,934	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,671	250.52/cwt	247.00–252.50	4,186	9
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,542	245.51/cwt	243.50–246.00	3,786	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,578	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	3,551	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,624	214.27/cwt	212.00–216.00	3,480	29

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 Apr 30, 2026

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Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
162	—	1,439	258.75–263.50	260.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,398	253.00–257.50	255.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,190	255.00–265.50	263.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,334	256.00–261.00	260.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,619	257.00–260.50	259.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,450	256.00–261.00	258.82
26	—	1,552	258.00–262.50	260.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,386	258.00–261.00	258.90
8	—	1,693	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,388	250.00–262.00	252.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,673	255.00–260.00	258.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,742	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,284	264.00–277.00	267.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,433	254.00–254.50	254.32
2	—	1,550	253.00–255.00	254.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,717	218.00–222.00	219.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,594	225.00–231.00	227.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,301	235.00–246.00	243.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,671	247.00–252.50	250.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,618	241.00–244.00	243.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,542	243.50–246.00	245.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,578	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,624	212.00–216.00	214.27

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.