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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Dairy-Holstein feeder cattle sale. No comparison, as there hasn't been a recently reported feeder sale. Lower trend today, as the market has been in the decline. Almost a full load of dairy steers, large offering of small calves and plenty of smaller strings in the offering. Good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $423.65/cwt on 40 head, down $58.35 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −29.18 against this barn's trailing median of $452.82.

Average price

$423.65

▼ 58.35 vs prior sale

40 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,225

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs IA average

+34.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	423.65	2,225	40

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale40 hd

423.65

—

IA average1 barns · 40 hd

423.65

+0.00

National average130 barns · 4,978 hd

388.91

+34.74

This barn, trailing median2 sales

452.82

−29.18

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

57 lots · USDA AMS · Sheldon Livestock Feeder Cattle Special - Sheldon, IA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,662	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	950–1000	960	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,064	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	900–950	941	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,108	5
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	650–700	662	223.56/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,480	13
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	800–850	818	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,841	12
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	850–900	888	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,007	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	380.80/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,816	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	483.83/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,563	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,414	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,152	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	372.46/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,466	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,027	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	752	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,805	12
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	738	263.99/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,948	12
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	352.57/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,830	15
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,896	12
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,437	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,849	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	304.27/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,567	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,083	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	844	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,110	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	410.39/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,773	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,880	9
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	358.48/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,043	12
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	868	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,344	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,706	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	1,571.26/head	1,375.00–1,700.00	1,571	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	153	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	917	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,522	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	347.48/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,234	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,395	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	347	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	173	901.36/head	800.00–950.00	901	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	204	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	436.53/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,244	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	994	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,932	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	1,493.88/head	1,225.00–1,750.00	1,494	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,051	8
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 4	250–300	250	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	650	17
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	200–250	204	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	612	16
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	450–500	464	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,056	13
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	700–750	739	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,404	14
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	550–600	599	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,318	4
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	750–800	793	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,745	6
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	650–700	662	210.05/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,391	9
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	300–350	340	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	986	11
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	400–450	407	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	977	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	250–300	274	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	6
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,038	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,387	42
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	550–600	574	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,722	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1250–1300	1,265	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,657	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1150–1200	1,193	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,470	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,083	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,383	3

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 Feeder Cattle Special - Sheldon, IA

Thu Aug 20, 2026

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Receipts 939Last week 556Year ago 899

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	150–200	173	800.00–950.00	901.36
9	200–250	204	1,050.00	1,050.00
23	250–300	275	1,225.00–1,750.00	1,493.88
7	300–350	323	470.00–500.00	483.83
16	300–350	347	1,800.00	1,800.00
3	350–400	382	435.00	435.00
8	400–450	432	390.00–430.00	410.39
7	400–450	406	1,950.00	1,950.00
9	500–550	537	350.00	350.00
8	550–600	586	350.00	350.00
8	850–900	871	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	515	300.00–310.00	304.27
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	950–1000	960	215.00	215.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	574	300.00	300.00
13	650–700	662	210.00–235.00	223.56
12	800–850	818	225.00	225.00
5	850–900	888	226.00	226.00
5	900–950	941	224.00	224.00
42	1000–1050	1,038	230.00	230.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
17	250–300	250	260.00	260.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
16	200–250	204	300.00	300.00
11	300–350	340	290.00	290.00
10	400–450	407	240.00	240.00
13	450–500	464	227.50	227.50
4	550–600	599	220.00	220.00
9	650–700	662	205.00–220.00	210.05
6	750–800	793	220.00	220.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	380.00	380.00
18	450–500	477	370.00–390.00	380.80
12	700–750	738	245.00–270.00	263.99
12	750–800	752	240.00	240.00
4	800–850	844	250.00	250.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	430.00	430.00
12	550–600	570	340.00–365.00	358.48
3	850–900	868	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	150–200	153	1,250.00	1,250.00
7	250–300	255	1,175.00	1,175.00
15	300–350	309	1,375.00–1,700.00	1,571.26
10	350–400	364	1,975.00	1,975.00
3	450–500	477	425.00	425.00
30	500–550	514	415.00–450.00	436.53
10	550–600	559	385.00	385.00
10	600–650	619	390.00	390.00
18	650–700	662	370.00–385.00	372.46
3	850–900	880	315.00	315.00
5	950–1000	994	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	643	340.00–355.00	347.48
16	900–950	917	275.00	275.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	425.00	425.00
5	450–500	474	360.00	360.00
15	500–550	519	350.00–360.00	352.57
12	550–600	566	335.00	335.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
14	700–750	739	190.00	190.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
6	250–300	274	1,125.00	1,125.00
3	1050–1100	1,083	220.00	220.00
4	1150–1200	1,193	207.00	207.00
4	1250–1300	1,265	210.00	210.00

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.

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