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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-23

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Jul 23

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

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Receipts

545 head

▲ 459 vs last sale 86▲ 257 vs year ago 288 · +89.2%

Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialThu Sep 17, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend applicable, as the last reported sale was three weeks ago. The auction consisted of one load of heifers, five half loads and plenty of smaller strings. Good demand for this larger offering of quality cattle today.

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	1,302	231.93	3,020	25
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,183	226.01	2,673	10
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,487	232.54	3,458	77
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,186	225.55	2,675	10
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,380	226.00	3,119	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,605	230.73	3,703	44
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,414	222.17	3,142	12
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,349	239.43	3,230	32
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,310	231.56	3,034	109
Steers	Choice	Average	1,481	239.12	3,542	58
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,458	232.78	3,394	109

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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,219	232.38/cwt	232.00–232.50	2,833	4
Steers	—	ChoiceNatural	1,318	239.66/cwt	238.00–243.00	3,159	3
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,399	232.48/cwt	230.00–234.00	3,252	66
Steers	—	Choice	1,437	238.85/cwt	235.50–241.00	3,432	37
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,551	233.86/cwt	233.00–234.00	3,627	29
Steers	—	Choice	1,585	239.89/cwt	236.00–243.25	3,802	13
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,636	238.79/cwt	237.50–242.00	3,907	5
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,641	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	3,807	8
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,798	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	4,153	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,293	231.53/cwt	230.00–236.00	2,994	95
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,309	233.29/cwt	232.00–234.50	3,054	10
Heifers	—	Choice	1,341	239.52/cwt	237.00–243.50	3,212	31
Heifers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,600	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	3,784	1
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,723	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	3,928	4
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,130	226.35/cwt	222.00–229.75	2,558	9
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,302	231.93/cwt	229.00–232.25	3,020	25
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,655	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	3,691	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,284	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,863	7
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,597	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	3,529	5
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,605	230.73/cwt	228.00–233.50	3,703	44
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,186	225.55/cwt	225.50–226.00	2,675	10
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,487	232.54/cwt	230.00–235.25	3,458	77
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,380	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	3,119	4

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

Thu Jul 23, 2026

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

Receipts 545Last week 86Year ago 288

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,130	222.00–229.75	226.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,302	229.00–232.25	231.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,309	232.00–234.50	233.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	236.50	236.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,723	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	1,293	230.00–236.00	231.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,341	237.00–243.50	239.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,284	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,597	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,605	228.00–233.50	230.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,798	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,641	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,219	232.00–232.50	232.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,551	233.00–234.00	233.86
66	—	1,399	230.00–234.00	232.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,636	237.50–242.00	238.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,585	236.00–243.25	239.89
37	—	1,437	235.50–241.00	238.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,318	238.00–243.00	239.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,186	225.50–226.00	225.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	1,487	230.00–235.25	232.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,380	226.00	226.00

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.