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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-10

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Apr 10

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

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Receipts

321 head

▼ 150 vs last sale 471▲ 321 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

No comparison applicable, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Mostly smaller strings in the offering. Live cattle futures 3.00 lower today, after gaining yesterday. Lighter crowd today but demand still good. Next Thursday, Dairy-Holstein feeder cattle sale.

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	1,258	195.46	2,459	35
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,610	205.35	3,307	22
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,338	195.47	2,615	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,188	162.62	1,932	9thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,611	187.39	3,019	25
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,770	175.62	3,108	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,433	207.09	2,969	68
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,271	200.65	2,550	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,556	209.83	3,265	76
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,354	201.83	2,732	20

Every lot

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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,286	201.64/cwt	201.00–202.00	2,593	14
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,385	200.05/cwt	199.00–202.00	2,771	3
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,450	210.24/cwt	210.00–210.75	3,048	9
Steers	—	Choice	1,455	207.67/cwt	204.25–210.25	3,022	30
Steers	—	Choice	1,586	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	3,354	6
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,637	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	3,348	3
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,672	211.62/cwt	207.75–212.50	3,538	27
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,725	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	3,631	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,270	199.43/cwt	197.00–201.00	2,533	11
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,274	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,599	4
Heifers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,372	209.66/cwt	207.75–211.00	2,877	13
Heifers	—	Choice	1,416	206.42/cwt	203.50–208.75	2,923	47
Heifers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,636	206.85/cwt	204.00–209.75	3,384	8
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,338	195.47/cwt	195.00–196.00	2,615	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,500	204.25/cwt	204.25–204.25	3,064	10
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,702	206.27/cwt	201.00–206.75	3,511	12
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,611	187.39/cwt	183.00–189.00	3,019	25
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,770	175.62/cwt	170.00–178.00	3,108	4
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,131	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,172	7
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,290	196.32/cwt	194.75–198.50	2,533	28
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,188	162.62/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,932	9

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.

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Sheldon Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Sheldon, IA

Thu Apr 10, 2025

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

Receipts 321Last week 471Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	195.00–196.00	195.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,500	204.25	204.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,702	201.00–206.75	206.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,770	170.00–178.00	175.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,611	183.00–189.00	187.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,385	199.00–202.00	200.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,637	204.50	204.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,672	207.75–212.50	211.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,725	210.50	210.50
9	—	1,450	210.00–210.75	210.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,286	201.00–202.00	201.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,586	211.50	211.50
30	—	1,455	204.25–210.25	207.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,290	194.75–198.50	196.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,131	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,188	160.00–163.00	162.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,270	197.00–201.00	199.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,636	204.00–209.75	206.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,372	207.75–211.00	209.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,274	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,416	203.50–208.75	206.42

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.