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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-07

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, May 7

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

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Receipts

392 head

▼ 236 vs last sale 628▼ 17 vs year ago 409 · −4.2%

Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialThu Sep 17, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Choice slaughter steers were steady to 2.00 lower. Choice slaughter heifers 3.00-4.00 lower. No implant and steers over 1600 lbs bringing a premium today. CME live cattle futures down 3.00. The auction consisted of a load lot of heifers, several half loads and many smaller strings. Good demand for this moderate 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	Choice	Average	1,390	237.82	3,306	10
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,327	226.04	3,000	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,507	219.47	3,307	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,751	234.71	4,110	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,617	228.71	3,699	10
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,451	257.07	3,730	103
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,242	252.15	3,132	30
Steers	Choice	Average	1,582	257.80	4,079	107
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,688	252.32	4,260	54

Every lot, as filed

19 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,210	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	3,134	4
Steers	—	Choice	1,445	256.45/cwt	255.50–260.00	3,706	28
Steers	—	Choice	1,538	258.34/cwt	257.00–259.25	3,973	17
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,554	251.72/cwt	250.00–252.00	3,912	7
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,653	258.56/cwt	256.50–261.00	4,274	38
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,662	257.78/cwt	255.50–261.25	4,284	24
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,741	252.08/cwt	250.75–253.75	4,389	31
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,790	251.08/cwt	251.00–252.00	4,494	12
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,173	253.73/cwt	250.00–265.00	2,976	19
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,361	249.42/cwt	248.00–253.50	3,395	11
Heifers	—	Choice	1,440	257.03/cwt	255.25–259.75	3,701	82
Heifers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,478	257.40/cwt	254.00–259.25	3,804	19
Heifers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,653	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	4,223	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,551	228.58/cwt	226.00–229.00	3,545	7
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,751	234.71/cwt	232.00–237.00	4,110	9
Dairy Steers	—	Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,772	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	4,058	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,327	226.04/cwt	223.00–227.00	3,000	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,507	219.47/cwt	219.00–220.00	3,307	4
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,390	237.82/cwt	235.00–240.00	3,306	10

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

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Receipts 392Last week 628Year ago 409

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,662	255.50–261.25	257.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,653	256.50–261.00	258.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,741	250.75–253.75	252.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,538	257.00–259.25	258.34
28	—	1,445	255.50–260.00	256.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,210	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,554	250.00–252.00	251.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,790	251.00–252.00	251.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,551	226.00–229.00	228.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,751	232.00–237.00	234.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,772	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,507	219.00–220.00	219.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,327	223.00–227.00	226.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,390	235.00–240.00	237.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,478	254.00–259.25	257.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,361	248.00–253.50	249.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,653	255.50	255.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,173	250.00–265.00	253.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	1,440	255.25–259.75	257.03

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.