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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-11

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Jun 11

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

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Receipts

334 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 336▼ 142 vs year ago 476 · −29.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the auction two weeks ago: Choice slaughter steers over 1500 lbs 1.00 lower. Limited numbers on lighter steers. Choice slaughter heifers 1.00 lower. No implant and drug free cattle bringing a premium. Several half loads and plenty of smaller strings in the sale today. Demand good on 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 Heifers	Choice	Average	1,448	242.51	3,512	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,670	260.50	4,350	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,405	246.00	3,456	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,538	243.04	3,738	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,689	219.00	3,699	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,547	238.61	3,691	24
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,473	231.43	3,409	15
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,452	259.99	3,775	67
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,285	254.57	3,272	16
Steers	Choice	Average	1,582	259.72	4,108	115
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,617	252.83	4,089	50

Every lot, as filed

24 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,366	255.99/cwt	254.00–260.50	3,497	16
Steers	—	ChoiceNatural	1,423	260.19/cwt	258.50–261.00	3,703	3
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,425	250.69/cwt	248.50–253.00	3,572	2
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,450	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	3,806	5
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,480	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	3,774	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,552	260.95/cwt	258.00–263.75	4,050	42
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,592	252.96/cwt	252.00–253.00	4,027	22
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,668	252.71/cwt	249.00–255.50	4,215	24
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,701	259.58/cwt	258.25–263.00	4,415	49
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,040	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,610	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,287	254.52/cwt	251.00–256.00	3,276	5
Heifers	—	ChoiceNatural	1,309	260.17/cwt	259.00–263.00	3,406	7
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,339	255.39/cwt	254.00–256.50	3,420	9
Heifers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,392	266.50/cwt	266.50–266.50	3,710	6
Heifers	—	Choice	1,477	259.24/cwt	257.00–262.75	3,829	54
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,405	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	3,456	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,670	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	4,350	1
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,448	242.51/cwt	239.00–244.50	3,512	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,538	243.04/cwt	240.00–247.00	3,738	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,689	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	3,699	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,273	232.75/cwt	232.50–233.00	2,963	6
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,527	237.76/cwt	235.00–243.00	3,631	22
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,606	230.55/cwt	226.50–233.00	3,703	9
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,765	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	4,377	2

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 Jun 11, 2026

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

Receipts 334Last week 336Year ago 476

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	260.50	260.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,448	239.00–244.50	242.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,366	254.00–260.50	255.99
42	—	1,552	258.00–263.75	260.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,423	258.50–261.00	260.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,480	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,450	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,425	248.50–253.00	250.69
22	—	1,592	252.00–253.00	252.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,701	258.25–263.00	259.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,668	249.00–255.50	252.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	240.00–247.00	243.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,689	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,527	235.00–243.00	237.76
2	—	1,765	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,606	226.50–233.00	230.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,273	232.50–233.00	232.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,477	257.00–262.75	259.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,392	266.50	266.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,309	259.00–263.00	260.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,287	251.00–256.00	254.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,339	254.00–256.50	255.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	251.00	251.00

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.