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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-22

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Oct 22

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

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Receipts

277 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 287▼ 58 vs year ago 335 · −17.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Choice slaughter steers 3.00 higher. Choice slaughter heifers 2.00 higher. Drug free and no implant steers bringing a premium. The auction consisted of one load each of heifers and dairy heifers, along with plenty of smaller strings. 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	1,537	218.34	3,356	9thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,491	216.00	3,221	4thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,185	196.00	2,323	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,609	193.72	3,117	38
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,523	186.00	2,833	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,745	207.22	3,616	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,411	224.98	3,175	87
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,236	217.25	2,685	18
Steers	Choice	Average	1,583	224.19	3,549	69
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,408	217.18	3,059	14

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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,295	218.28/cwt	213.50–223.00	2,827	6
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,320	222.42/cwt	219.00–225.50	2,936	4
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,393	213.01/cwt	212.00–214.00	2,967	2
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,527	217.48/cwt	215.00–218.00	3,321	6
Steers	—	ChoiceNatural	1,532	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	3,531	7
Steers	—	Choice	1,571	222.36/cwt	221.00–225.00	3,493	17
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,595	226.65/cwt	225.00–229.50	3,615	24
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,661	220.35/cwt	220.00–221.00	3,660	17
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,131	219.28/cwt	218.00–220.00	2,480	6
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,260	216.71/cwt	216.00–218.00	2,731	11
Heifers	—	ChoiceNatural	1,312	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,900	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,409	225.19/cwt	221.00–226.50	3,173	65
Heifers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,435	224.90/cwt	220.00–226.00	3,227	19
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,600	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	3,376	1
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,537	218.34/cwt	217.00–219.00	3,356	9
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,523	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,833	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,609	193.72/cwt	193.50–198.00	3,117	38
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,745	207.22/cwt	207.00–209.00	3,616	8
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select and ChoiceNatural	1,185	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,323	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,491	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	3,221	4

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 22, 2026

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

Receipts 277Last week 287Year ago 335

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,537	217.00–219.00	218.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,609	193.50–198.00	193.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,523	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,745	207.00–209.00	207.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,491	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,320	219.00–225.50	222.42
24	—	1,595	225.00–229.50	226.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,295	213.50–223.00	218.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	212.00–214.00	213.01
6	—	1,527	215.00–218.00	217.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,532	230.50	230.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,571	221.00–225.00	222.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,661	220.00–221.00	220.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,312	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,409	221.00–226.50	225.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,260	216.00–218.00	216.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,435	220.00–226.00	224.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,131	218.00–220.00	219.28

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.