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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-28

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, May 28

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

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Receipts

336 head

▼ 61 vs last sale 397▼ 264 vs year ago 600 · −44.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Choice slaughter steers mostly steady with steers over 1500 lbs 2.00 higher. Choice slaughter heifers 2.00 higher. No implant heifers bringing a premium. Mostly smaller strings in the offering today. Good demand for this offering of quality cattle.

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 Steers	Choice	Average	1,749	259.18	4,533	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,748	245.00	4,283	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,624	255.49	4,149	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,725	229.17	3,953	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,368	261.86	3,581	109
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,289	254.53	3,280	44
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,562	262.49	4,099	39
Steers	Choice	Average	1,567	262.39	4,111	78

Every lot

20 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,336	268.86/cwt	254.00–280.00	3,592	14
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,386	257.68/cwt	255.00–260.00	3,571	9
Steers	—	Choice	1,463	260.26/cwt	258.50–265.50	3,808	13
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,547	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	3,960	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,553	261.62/cwt	260.50–262.25	4,063	18
Steers	—	ChoiceNatural	1,555	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	4,121	1
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,565	271.30/cwt	269.00–272.75	4,246	13
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,663	259.81/cwt	259.50–260.00	4,321	15
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,702	260.94/cwt	259.50–265.00	4,441	24
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,802	258.26/cwt	258.00–258.50	4,654	7
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,216	258.13/cwt	257.00–258.50	3,139	9
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,267	252.59/cwt	250.00–257.00	3,200	27
Heifers	—	Choice	1,353	260.08/cwt	257.50–264.50	3,519	78
Heifers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,404	266.33/cwt	263.50–270.25	3,739	31
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,444	257.03/cwt	254.00–259.00	3,712	8
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,748	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	4,283	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,749	259.18/cwt	258.50–260.50	4,533	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,603	248.88/cwt	243.00–255.00	3,990	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,638	259.89/cwt	258.50–262.50	4,257	3
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,725	229.17/cwt	227.00–232.00	3,953	7

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

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Receipts 336Last week 397Year ago 600

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,463	258.50–265.50	260.26
18	—	1,553	260.50–262.25	261.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,386	255.00–260.00	257.68
13	—	1,565	269.00–272.75	271.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,336	254.00–280.00	268.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,663	259.50–260.00	259.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,702	259.50–265.00	260.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,547	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,802	258.00–258.50	258.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,749	258.50–260.50	259.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,748	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,603	243.00–255.00	248.88
3	—	1,638	258.50–262.50	259.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,725	227.00–232.00	229.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,404	263.50–270.25	266.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,444	254.00–259.00	257.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,216	257.00–258.50	258.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	1,353	257.50–264.50	260.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,267	250.00–257.00	252.59

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.