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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-06

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Aug 6

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

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Receipts

470 head

▼ 75 vs last sale 545▲ 470 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 2.00 higher, with steers over 1500 lbs 3.00-4.00 higher. Choice slaughter heifers 3.00 higher. The auction consisted of one full load, three half loads and many smaller strings. Good demand for this offering of high 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	1,568	239.00	3,748	5thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,387	226.85	3,146	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,776	238.54	4,236	7thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,419	226.52	3,215	10
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,629	213.53	3,478	26
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,565	232.15	3,634	16
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,658	223.74	3,710	14
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,453	242.19	3,518	72
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,321	236.25	3,120	43
Steers	Choice	Average	1,593	242.04	3,856	160
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,530	236.37	3,617	42

Every lot, as filed

22 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	1,260	244.98/cwt	244.00–246.00	3,087	2
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,308	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	3,159	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,422	241.01/cwt	238.50–244.00	3,427	37
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,439	234.58/cwt	230.00–237.75	3,376	13
Steers	—	Choice	1,559	242.49/cwt	241.00–245.00	3,780	21
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,580	236.06/cwt	235.00–238.50	3,730	20
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,635	238.13/cwt	238.00–239.00	3,893	7
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,673	242.34/cwt	240.50–244.25	4,054	99
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,303	236.28/cwt	233.00–237.75	3,079	39
Heifers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,328	241.08/cwt	237.50–242.00	3,202	5
Heifers	—	Choice	1,428	242.49/cwt	240.00–244.00	3,463	58
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,494	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	3,526	4
Heifers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,681	240.86/cwt	238.50–242.75	4,049	9
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,387	226.85/cwt	224.00–229.00	3,146	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,568	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	3,748	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,512	229.67/cwt	228.00–232.00	3,473	11
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,658	223.74/cwt	222.00–225.00	3,710	14
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,682	237.62/cwt	237.00–239.00	3,997	5
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,053	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,390	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,576	226.31/cwt	225.00–228.00	3,567	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,776	238.54/cwt	235.00–239.50	4,236	7
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,629	213.53/cwt	209.00–217.00	3,478	26

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 Aug 6, 2026

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

Receipts 470Last week 545Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,422	238.50–244.00	241.01
21	—	1,559	241.00–245.00	242.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,308	241.50	241.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,439	230.00–237.75	234.58
20	—	1,580	235.00–238.50	236.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	1,673	240.50–244.25	242.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,635	238.00–239.00	238.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	244.00–246.00	244.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,568	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,387	224.00–229.00	226.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,512	228.00–232.00	229.67
5	—	1,682	237.00–239.00	237.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,658	222.00–225.00	223.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,681	238.50–242.75	240.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,428	240.00–244.00	242.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,328	237.50–242.00	241.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,303	233.00–237.75	236.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,494	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,776	235.00–239.50	238.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,576	225.00–228.00	226.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,053	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,629	209.00–217.00	213.53

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.