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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-18

Feeder Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Apr 18

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2157

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Receipts

891 head

▼ 515 vs last sale 1,406▼ 485 vs year ago 1,376 · −35.2%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleThu Oct 22, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Dairy-Holstein Feeder Special! No comparison, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Many strings of Holstein cattle and dairy beef crosses in the offering. The seats were full in the arena today. Demand was good throughout the sale, especially on heavier cattle.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $296.16/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −127.48 against this barn's trailing median of $423.65.

Average price

$296.16

16 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$283

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$44.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.59

vs IA average

−8.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	304.51	1,739	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	560	260.00	1,456	3thin

One grade step is worth $44.51/cwt here — about $283 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale16 hd

296.16

—

IA average5 barns · 755 hd

316.76

−20.59

National average171 barns · 11,979 hd

304.39

−8.23

This barn, trailing median3 sales

423.65

−127.48

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $482.00, low $369.39, median $423.65 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

46 lots · USDA AMS · Sheldon Livestock Feeder Cattle Special - 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
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	208	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	842	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,166	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	449	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,504	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,456	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	304.51/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,739	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	283.32/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,737	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	651	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,562	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,894	3
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,063	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,680	3
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,138	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,849	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	213	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	788	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,271	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	315.45/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,470	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	503	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,283	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	266.45/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,543	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	222.58/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,502	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,609	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	998	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,946	3
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,105	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,834	3
Heifers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,155	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,056	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	292	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	993	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	881	3
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,024	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	601	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,232	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	691	205.90/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,423	11
Beef/Dairy Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	828	196.56/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,628	13
Beef/Dairy Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	964	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,832	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	1200–1250	Large 2	1,218	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,253	5
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,269	7
Beef/Dairy Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	211.46/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,339	19
Beef/Dairy Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	766	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,609	24
Beef/Dairy Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	925	162.61/cwt	160.00–185.00	1,504	29
Beef/Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Medium 2	958	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,293	8
Beef/Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	987	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,826	39
Beef/Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Large 2	1,036	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,528	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	1100–1150	Large 2	1,106	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,521	17
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	150–200	Large 2	176	333.21/cwt	300.00–350.00	586	10
Dairy Steers	200–250	Large 2	211	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	654	6
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 2	498	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,357	13
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 2	543	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,358	7
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 2	686	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,406	4
Dairy Steers	800–850	Large 2	809	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,679	7
Dairy Steers	900–950	Large 2	932	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,799	12
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	500–550	Large 2	531	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	797	4
Dairy Heifers	700–750	Medium 2	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	18
Dairy Heifers	1150–1200	Large 2	1,157	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,793	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.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Sheldon Livestock Feeder Cattle Special - Sheldon, IA

Thu Apr 18, 2024

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Receipts 891Last week 1,406Year ago 1,376

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	440	265.00	265.00
3	550–600	560	260.00	260.00
8	650–700	651	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	208	405.00	405.00
4	400–450	449	335.00	335.00
13	550–600	571	295.00–315.00	304.51
18	600–650	613	275.00–290.00	283.32
3	750–800	773	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1050–1100	1,063	158.00	158.00
3	1100–1150	1,138	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	445	230.00	230.00
8	600–650	601	205.00	205.00
11	650–700	691	195.00–210.00	205.90
13	800–850	828	185.00–200.00	196.56
8	950–1000	964	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1200–1250	1,218	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	213	370.00	370.00
3	350–400	385	330.00	330.00
13	450–500	466	290.00–330.00	315.45
9	550–600	579	260.00–280.00	266.45
6	650–700	675	220.00–225.00	222.58
3	750–800	757	212.50	212.50
3	950–1000	998	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1100–1150	1,105	166.00	166.00
11	1150–1200	1,155	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	503	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	540	235.00	235.00
19	600–650	633	200.00–220.00	211.46
24	750–800	766	210.00	210.00
29	900–950	925	160.00–185.00	162.61
39	950–1000	987	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1000–1050	1,036	147.50	147.50
17	1100–1150	1,106	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	950–1000	958	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	150–200	176	300.00–350.00	333.21
6	200–250	211	310.00	310.00
13	450–500	498	272.50	272.50
7	500–550	543	250.00	250.00
4	650–700	686	205.00	205.00
7	800–850	809	207.50	207.50
12	900–950	932	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	292	340.00	340.00
3	350–400	375	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	700–750	735	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	531	150.00	150.00
7	1150–1200	1,157	155.00	155.00

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.