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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-18

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Jun 18

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

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Receipts

220 head

▼ 114 vs last sale 334▲ 220 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, Choice slaughter steers 5.00-6.00 higher. Choice slaughter heifers 4.00 higher. No implant cattle bringing a premium. Dairy steers 4.00 higher. The auction consisted of mostly smaller strings. Good demand for this light offering.

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
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,659	227.83	3,780	21
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,611	223.00	3,593	14
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,750	241.92	4,234	16
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,543	235.96	3,641	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,442	262.70	3,787	20
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,294	258.39	3,344	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,549	263.14	4,075	67
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,532	257.04	3,937	29

Every lot, as filed

15 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,108	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,881	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,414	261.90/cwt	259.00–265.00	3,703	23
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,437	257.75/cwt	257.75–257.75	3,704	13
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,442	270.61/cwt	270.00–271.00	3,902	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,583	259.67/cwt	257.00–263.00	4,111	14
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,675	264.73/cwt	263.00–265.75	4,434	25
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,680	255.96/cwt	254.50–259.50	4,300	14
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,294	258.39/cwt	258.00–258.50	3,344	5
Heifers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,355	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	3,645	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,380	262.86/cwt	259.00–266.00	3,627	13
Heifers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,636	259.75/cwt	254.50–263.00	4,250	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,543	235.96/cwt	231.00–237.00	3,641	11
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,750	241.92/cwt	238.00–246.00	4,234	16
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,611	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	3,593	14
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,659	227.83/cwt	227.50–231.00	3,780	21

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 18, 2026

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

Receipts 220Last week 334Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,380	259.00–266.00	262.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,636	254.50–263.00	259.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,294	258.00–258.50	258.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,442	270.00–271.00	270.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,108	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,675	263.00–265.75	264.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,680	254.50–259.50	255.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,583	257.00–263.00	259.67
23	—	1,414	259.00–265.00	261.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,437	257.75	257.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,543	231.00–237.00	235.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,750	238.00–246.00	241.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,611	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,659	227.50–231.00	227.83

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.