Sale reports / Iowa / Sheldon Livestock Auction / 2024-07-18

Sheldon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Jul 18
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2157
Receipts
627 head
481 vs last sale 1,108 749 vs year ago 1,376 · 54.4%
Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleThu Aug 6, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Dairy-Holstein feeder cattle sale. No trend today, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Plenty of small strings in the offering today. Good crowd and good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $299.21/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits 182.79 against this barn's trailing median of $482.00.
Average price
$299.21
19 head · 565 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,691
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
19.98
vs IA average
+8.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1565299.211,69119thin
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 sale19 hd
299.21
IA average3 barns · 219 hd
319.19
−19.98
National average156 barns · 5,844 hd
291.09
+8.12
This barn, trailing median1 sales
482.00
−182.79
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

33 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350309388.66/cwt375.00–400.001,20113
Dairy SteersLarge 3450–500489285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3945
Dairy SteersLarge 3850–900876185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6214
Dairy HeifersMedium 3-41050–11001,057165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,7443
Dairy HeifersMedium 3-4750–800751145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,08918
SteersLarge 1-21150–12001,162170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,9753
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600565299.21/cwt295.00–305.001,69119
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2350–400389260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0115
Dairy SteersMedium 3-4600–650612165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0103
Dairy SteersMedium 3-4300–350337225.00/cwt225.00–225.0075812
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300278425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,18211
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400386405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,5636
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium 3-4450–500464175.00/cwt175.00–175.008124
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2450–500467255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1913
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2850–900871205.41/cwt192.50–216.001,78913
Dairy HeifersMedium 3-4250–300289210.53/cwt195.00–215.0060825
Dairy HeifersLarge 3-4350–400398137.45/cwt125.00–155.0054712
Dairy HeifersLarge 3-4500–550530135.00/cwt135.00–135.007163
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 3-4700–750745205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5279
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 3-4450–500472235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1093
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 3-4850–900856210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,79815
Dairy SteersMedium 3-4750–800786175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3765
Dairy SteersLarge 3950–1000969192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,86515
Dairy SteersLarge 3350–400387260.98/cwt250.00–285.001,01015
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2650–700698240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,67513
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2750–800763233.84/cwt220.00–240.001,78410
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2600–650629240.73/cwt235.00–245.001,5147
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500459300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3774
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400360310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1167
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450400300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2003
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300297385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,1435
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400356375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3354
HeifersLarge 11000–10501,027185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,9003

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.