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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-17

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Oct 17

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

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Receipts

347 head

▼ 67 vs last sale 414▼ 158 vs year ago 505 · −31.3%

Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialThu Sep 17, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last week: Choice slaughter steers steady to 2.00 lower. Choice slaughter heifers steady to 1.00 lower. Dairy steers 2.00-4.00 higher today. No implant steers bringing a premium. Mostly 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	Select and Choice	Average	1,225	177.75	2,177	14
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,739	183.25	3,187	5thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,713	172.00	2,946	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,612	166.50	2,684	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,720	174.47	3,001	12
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,645	164.00	2,698	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,363	185.26	2,525	92
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,377	179.83	2,477	49
Steers	Choice	Average	1,511	185.06	2,797	96
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,508	181.04	2,730	20

Every lot

22 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	—	ChoiceNatural	1,296	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,385	6
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,314	177.91/cwt	175.00–181.50	2,338	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,438	183.53/cwt	181.75–184.75	2,639	41
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,490	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,652	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,522	184.44/cwt	183.00–184.75	2,807	12
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,537	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,805	5
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,577	190.43/cwt	190.00–192.00	3,003	10
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,641	185.91/cwt	185.00–191.00	3,051	27
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,658	183.54/cwt	183.00–184.25	3,043	7
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,131	179.83/cwt	179.00–181.00	2,034	5
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceNatural	1,163	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	2,111	2
Heifers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,338	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	2,469	30
Heifers	—	Choice	1,375	185.63/cwt	184.00–190.00	2,552	62
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,381	181.27/cwt	180.00–181.75	2,503	23
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,434	176.48/cwt	174.00–178.50	2,531	16
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,600	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	2,968	3
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,713	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,946	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,739	183.25/cwt	183.25–183.25	3,187	5
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,225	177.75/cwt	177.75–177.75	2,177	14
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,612	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	2,684	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,645	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,698	6
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,720	174.47/cwt	173.00–176.00	3,001	12

This sale against other markets

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 Oct 17, 2024

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

Receipts 347Last week 414Year ago 505

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,381	180.00–181.75	181.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,163	181.50	181.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,131	179.00–181.00	179.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,338	184.50	184.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,375	184.00–190.00	185.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,434	174.00–178.50	176.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,600	185.50	185.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,713	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,739	183.25	183.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,225	177.75	177.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,641	185.00–191.00	185.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,658	183.00–184.25	183.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,438	181.75–184.75	183.53
12	—	1,522	183.00–184.75	184.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,314	175.00–181.50	177.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,577	190.00–192.00	190.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,537	182.50	182.50
2	—	1,490	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,296	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,612	166.50	166.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,645	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,720	173.00–176.00	174.47

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.