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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-17

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Apr 17

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

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Receipts

214 head

▼ 107 vs last sale 321▼ 223 vs year ago 437 · −51.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last Thursday, Choice slaughter steers 5.00-6.00 higher, with steers over 1500 lbs bringing a premium. Dairy steers 8.00 higher today, with a lighter offering. Choice slaughter heifers 3.00-7.00 higher. Mostly smaller strings 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	Choice	Average	1,335	181.68	2,426	5thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,538	171.62	2,640	7thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,576	211.60	3,335	13
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,863	200.90	3,743	6thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,494	174.65	2,609	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,672	195.39	3,267	12
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,576	186.99	2,947	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,364	213.33	2,910	38
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,313	207.16	2,721	21
Steers	Choice	Average	1,436	213.64	3,069	51
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,333	204.93	2,733	10

Every lot

19 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,120	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,285	2
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,333	204.88/cwt	200.00–206.00	2,731	6
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,375	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,943	7
Steers	—	Choice	1,407	213.31/cwt	209.00–215.00	3,001	37
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,548	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	3,189	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,590	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	3,379	2
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,678	216.08/cwt	213.00–218.00	3,626	5
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,259	204.94/cwt	204.00–209.50	2,580	18
Heifers	—	Choice	1,364	213.33/cwt	211.00–216.00	2,910	38
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,640	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	3,616	3
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,288	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,331	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,367	182.13/cwt	178.00–185.00	2,490	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,538	171.62/cwt	171.00–175.00	2,640	7
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,494	174.65/cwt	174.00–175.00	2,609	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,576	186.99/cwt	183.00–189.00	2,947	8
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,672	195.39/cwt	192.00–199.00	3,267	12
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,475	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	3,127	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,663	211.26/cwt	209.50–214.00	3,513	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,863	200.90/cwt	200.00–206.00	3,743	6

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 17, 2025

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Receipts 214Last week 321Year ago 437

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,364	211.00–216.00	213.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,640	220.50	220.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,259	204.00–209.50	204.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,407	209.00–215.00	213.31
2	—	1,590	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,120	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,375	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,678	213.00–218.00	216.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,333	200.00–206.00	204.88
2	—	1,548	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,367	178.00–185.00	182.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,288	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,538	171.00–175.00	171.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,494	174.00–175.00	174.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,576	183.00–189.00	186.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,672	192.00–199.00	195.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,475	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,863	200.00–206.00	200.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,663	209.50–214.00	211.26

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.