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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-20

Feeder Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Jun 20

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2157

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Receipts

1,108 head

▲ 217 vs last sale 891▼ 268 vs year ago 1,376 · −19.5%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleThu Oct 22, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Dairy-Holstein Feeder Cattle Sale. No trend today, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Good demand, especially on larger groups of light calves.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.51/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −133.87 against this barn's trailing median of $385.39.

Average price

$251.51

69 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,439

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$20.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs IA average

−15.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	265.97	1,524	20
Medium and Large 1-2	572	245.61	1,404	49

One grade step is worth $20.36/cwt here — about $120 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale69 hd

251.51

—

IA average1 barns · 69 hd

251.51

+0.00

National average151 barns · 8,584 hd

267.22

−15.71

This barn, trailing median4 sales

385.39

−133.87

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

4 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $461.14, low $321.71, median $385.39 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

43 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	251	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,130	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,299	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,695	25
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	294.02/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,688	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	603	306.93/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,851	58
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	251	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,092	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	501	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,328	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	265.97/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,524	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	243.89/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,410	45
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,553	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	241.44/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,601	37
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,684	9
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,933	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	372	260.03/cwt	250.00–265.00	967	19
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	454	238.64/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,083	39
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	583	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,399	12
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3	633	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,329	13
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	668	205.75/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,374	70
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3	712	200.96/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,431	13
Dairy Steers	850–900	Large 3	865	195.12/cwt	187.50–197.50	1,688	53
Dairy Steers	1000–1050	Large 3	1,009	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,998	10
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers9 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	357	315.09/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,125	18
Beef/Dairy Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,564	10
Beef/Dairy Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	602	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,595	12
Beef/Dairy Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	676	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,606	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	757	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,794	21
Beef/Dairy Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	831	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,753	14
Beef/Dairy Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	869	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,834	10
Beef/Dairy Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	994	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,928	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	1000–1050	Large 2	1,007	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,903	5
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3-4	438	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,073	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3-4	617	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,327	13
Beef/Dairy Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3-4	711	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,458	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	100–150	Medium 3-4	143	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	250	6
Dairy Heifers	250–300	Medium 3-4	265	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	464	6
Dairy Heifers	300–350	Medium 3-4	312	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	499	46
Dairy Heifers	600–650	Large 3-4	602	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,264	3
Dairy Heifers	650–700	Large 3-4	674	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,314	5
Dairy Heifers	750–800	Medium 3-4	761	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,027	15
Dairy Heifers	800–850	Medium 3-4	841	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,135	6
Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Large 3-4	1,039	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,610	4
Dairy Heifers	1050–1100	Large 3-4	1,067	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,707	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 Jun 20, 2024

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

Receipts 1,108Last week 891Year ago 1,376

Dairy-Holstein Feeder Cattle Sale. No trend today, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Good demand, especially on larger groups of light calves.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	372	250.00–265.00	260.03
39	450–500	454	232.50–240.00	238.64
12	550–600	583	240.00	240.00
13	600–650	633	210.00	210.00
70	650–700	668	190.00–210.00	205.75
13	700–750	712	200.00–202.50	200.96
53	850–900	865	187.50–197.50	195.12
10	1000–1050	1,009	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1000–1050	1,007	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	357	295.00–325.00	315.09
10	550–600	590	265.00	265.00
12	600–650	602	265.00	265.00
8	650–700	676	237.50	237.50
21	750–800	757	237.00	237.00
14	800–850	831	211.00	211.00
10	850–900	869	211.00	211.00
8	950–1000	994	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	438	245.00	245.00
13	600–650	617	215.00	215.00
5	700–750	711	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	251	435.00	435.00
20	550–600	573	265.00–270.00	265.97
3	600–650	615	252.50	252.50
37	650–700	663	240.00–242.50	241.44
9	700–750	729	231.00	231.00
3	800–850	833	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	501	265.00	265.00
45	550–600	578	235.00–250.00	243.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	251	450.00	450.00
25	500–550	534	317.50	317.50
7	550–600	590	300.00	300.00
58	600–650	603	305.00–310.00	306.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	433	300.00	300.00
20	550–600	574	290.00–295.00	294.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	602	210.00	210.00
5	650–700	674	195.00	195.00
4	1000–1050	1,039	155.00	155.00
7	1050–1100	1,067	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	100–150	143	175.00	175.00
6	250–300	265	175.00	175.00
46	300–350	312	160.00	160.00
15	750–800	761	135.00	135.00
6	800–850	841	135.00	135.00

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.