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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-17

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Sep 17

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

← Sep 10Sep 17Oct 1 →

Receipts

422 head

▲ 52 vs last sale 370▲ 422 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialThu Sep 17, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Choice steers mostly steady, with steers over 1500 lbs reaching 2.00-3.00 higher. No implant steers bringing a premium. Choice slaughter heifers 2.00 higher. Several half loads, and many smaller packages in the offering today. 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	1,696	218.50	3,706	9thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,240	210.00	2,604	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,733	219.22	3,799	16
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,554	206.80	3,214	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,229	210.00	2,581	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,494	216.49	3,234	14
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,741	207.00	3,604	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,371	223.32	3,063	94
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,324	219.80	2,909	41
Steers	Choice	Average	1,549	223.33	3,459	168
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,438	217.94	3,133	25

Every lot, as filed

21 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	1,258	219.72/cwt	217.00–221.00	2,764	9
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,369	213.75/cwt	211.00–217.00	2,926	5
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,417	223.22/cwt	222.00–224.50	3,163	32
Steers	—	Choice	1,429	221.86/cwt	219.00–223.00	3,170	26
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,558	213.07/cwt	210.00–216.00	3,320	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,560	223.37/cwt	220.50–224.50	3,485	33
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,629	219.56/cwt	218.75–220.00	3,577	9
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,633	223.96/cwt	223.00–225.50	3,657	51
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,652	223.66/cwt	221.00–226.00	3,695	26
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,077	248.58/cwt	248.00–250.00	2,677	3
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,343	217.53/cwt	215.00–219.50	2,921	38
Heifers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,368	220.53/cwt	218.00–223.00	3,017	13
Heifers	—	Choice	1,372	223.77/cwt	220.50–226.00	3,070	81
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,240	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,604	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,696	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	3,706	9
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,130	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,339	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,328	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,829	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,494	216.49/cwt	214.00–219.00	3,234	14
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,741	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	3,604	7
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,554	206.80/cwt	205.00–213.00	3,214	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,733	219.22/cwt	217.50–220.50	3,799	16

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 Sep 17, 2026

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

Receipts 422Last week 370Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,652	221.00–226.00	223.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,560	220.50–224.50	223.37
26	—	1,429	219.00–223.00	221.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,369	211.00–217.00	213.75
2	—	1,558	210.00–216.00	213.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,258	217.00–221.00	219.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,633	223.00–225.50	223.96
32	—	1,417	222.00–224.50	223.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,629	218.75–220.00	219.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,077	248.00–250.00	248.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,368	218.00–223.00	220.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,343	215.00–219.50	217.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	1,372	220.50–226.00	223.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,240	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,696	218.50	218.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,741	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,494	214.00–219.00	216.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,554	205.00–213.00	206.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,733	217.50–220.50	219.22

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.