Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Dairy-Holstein feeder special sale. No trend applicable, as the last sale was a month ago. Many smaller packages in the offering today. Good demand for this light offering, especially on advertised consignments.

Weight class

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb steers averaged $380.00/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$380.00

3 head · 660 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,508

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−68.09

vs IA average

−39.76 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	660	380.00	2,508	3thin

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

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

380.00

—

IA average4 barns · 306 hd

448.09

−68.09

National average155 barns · 9,445 hd

419.76

−39.76

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

39 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	Large 1	1250–1300	1,297	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	3,346	3
Steers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,196	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	3,110	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,029	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,161	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,135	233.05/cwt	220.00–245.00	2,645	21
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,005	231.40/cwt	225.00–232.50	2,326	21
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	927	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,132	3
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	800–850	813	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,382	5
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	700–750	722	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,083	14
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	1000–1050	1,038	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,076	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,470	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	496	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,133	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	633	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,469	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,025	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	405.85/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,317	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	784	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,470	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,914	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	624	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,090	9
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	880	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,398	18
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,913	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,944	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	444	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,954	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	747	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,689	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,229	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	454.49/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,172	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	867	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,688	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	1100–1150	1,129	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,314	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	700–750	732	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,501	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	500–550	533	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,386	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	800–850	835	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,795	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	1200–1250	1,232	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,772	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	200–250	216	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	594	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	995	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,338	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	254	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	32
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	600–650	648	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,296	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	1400–1450	1,421	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,913	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	1250–1300	1,291	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,679	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	1050–1100	1,085	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,224	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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1250–1300	1,297	258.00	258.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	686	360.00	360.00
4	750–800	784	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	444	440.00	440.00
7	550–600	571	400.00–410.00	405.85
5	700–750	747	360.00	360.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1150–1200	1,196	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	437	510.00	510.00
22	450–500	478	450.00–460.00	454.49
3	650–700	660	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1000–1050	1,029	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	850–900	867	310.00	310.00
3	900–950	920	310.00	310.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	900–950	927	230.00	230.00
5	950–1000	995	235.00	235.00
21	1000–1050	1,005	225.00–232.50	231.40
21	1100–1150	1,135	220.00–245.00	233.05
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
14	700–750	722	150.00	150.00
5	800–850	813	170.00	170.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1000–1050	1,038	200.00	200.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	648	200.00	200.00
3	700–750	732	205.00	205.00
5	800–850	835	215.00	215.00
3	1050–1100	1,085	205.00	205.00
4	1100–1150	1,129	205.00	205.00
10	1250–1300	1,291	207.50	207.50
4	1400–1450	1,421	205.00	205.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	425	450.00	450.00
4	450–500	496	430.00	430.00
15	500–550	540	375.00	375.00
7	600–650	633	390.00	390.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	430	445.00	445.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	540	360.00	360.00
9	600–650	624	335.00	335.00
18	850–900	880	272.50	272.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
14	200–250	216	275.00	275.00
3	500–550	533	260.00	260.00
6	1200–1250	1,232	225.00	225.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
32	250–300	254	1,500.00	1,500.00

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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