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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-20

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Aug 20

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

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Receipts

312 head

▼ 158 vs last sale 470▼ 61 vs year ago 373 · −16.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The last reported slaughter auction was August 6, no comparison applicable. Lower trend noted, as the market has been in the decline. No implant steers showing a 3.00-4.00 gain today. The sale consisted of a half load of dairy steers, half load of heifers and many smaller strings. Good demand.

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	1,360	223.98	3,046	8thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,385	212.60	2,945	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,417	224.94	3,187	34
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,458	220.44	3,213	11
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,480	220.00	3,256	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,683	222.73	3,749	29
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,576	212.09	3,343	46
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,389	227.96	3,166	76
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,198	223.00	2,672	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,449	226.59	3,282	72
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,377	219.72	3,025	7thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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 Choice	1,332	219.21/cwt	217.00–220.00	2,920	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,343	225.10/cwt	223.25–226.25	3,023	37
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,488	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	3,288	2
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,489	229.25/cwt	229.25–229.25	3,414	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,527	226.44/cwt	224.75–227.25	3,458	17
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,595	230.42/cwt	230.00–234.00	3,675	9
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,712	228.98/cwt	228.50–230.50	3,920	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,198	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,672	4
Heifers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,358	228.16/cwt	226.50–229.00	3,098	9
Heifers	—	Choice	1,393	227.93/cwt	224.00–232.75	3,175	67
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,245	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,751	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,417	224.94/cwt	223.25–228.75	3,187	34
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,505	220.31/cwt	220.00–222.00	3,316	9
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,360	223.98/cwt	220.00–225.00	3,046	8
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,385	212.60/cwt	211.00–214.00	2,945	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,576	212.09/cwt	210.00–218.00	3,343	46
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,683	222.73/cwt	220.00–227.00	3,749	29
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	3,256	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 Aug 20, 2026

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Receipts 312Last week 470Year ago 373

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,712	228.50–230.50	228.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,595	230.00–234.00	230.42
5	—	1,489	229.25	229.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,527	224.75–227.25	226.44
37	—	1,343	223.25–226.25	225.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,332	217.00–220.00	219.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,198	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,358	226.50–229.00	228.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,393	224.00–232.75	227.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,505	220.00–222.00	220.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,417	223.25–228.75	224.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,385	211.00–214.00	212.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,360	220.00–225.00	223.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,576	210.00–218.00	212.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,683	220.00–227.00	222.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,480	220.00	220.00

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.