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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-18

Feeder Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Jul 18

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2157

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Receipts

627 head

▼ 481 vs last sale 1,108▼ 749 vs year ago 1,376 · −54.4%

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. Plenty of small strings in the offering today. Good crowd and good demand.

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 $299.21/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −124.44 against this barn's trailing median of $423.65.

Average price

$299.21

19 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−19.98

vs IA average

+8.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	299.21	1,691	19thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale19 hd

299.21

—

IA average3 barns · 219 hd

319.19

−19.98

National average156 barns · 5,844 hd

291.09

+8.12

This barn, trailing median3 sales

423.65

−124.44

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

33 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	278	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,182	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	309	388.66/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,201	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,563	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,377	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	299.21/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,691	19
Steers	1150–1200	Large 1-2	1,162	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,975	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	297	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,143	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	356	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,335	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,116	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,200	3
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,027	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,900	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	300–350	Medium 3-4	337	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	758	12
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	387	260.98/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,010	15
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	489	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,394	5
Dairy Steers	600–650	Medium 3-4	612	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,010	3
Dairy Steers	750–800	Medium 3-4	786	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,376	5
Dairy Steers	850–900	Large 3	876	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,621	4
Dairy Steers	950–1000	Large 3	969	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,865	15
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	250–300	Medium 3-4	289	210.53/cwt	195.00–215.00	608	25
Dairy Heifers	350–400	Large 3-4	398	137.45/cwt	125.00–155.00	547	12
Dairy Heifers	500–550	Large 3-4	530	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	716	3
Dairy Heifers	750–800	Medium 3-4	751	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,089	18
Dairy Heifers	1050–1100	Medium 3-4	1,057	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,744	3
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	389	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,011	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,191	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	240.73/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,514	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	698	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,675	13
Beef/Dairy Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	763	233.84/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,784	10
Beef/Dairy Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	871	205.41/cwt	192.50–216.00	1,789	13
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	450–500	Medium 3-4	464	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	812	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3-4	472	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,109	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3-4	745	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,527	9
Beef/Dairy Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 3-4	856	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,798	15

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 Jul 18, 2024

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

Receipts 627Last week 1,108Year ago 1,376

Dairy-Holstein feeder cattle sale. No trend today, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Plenty of small strings in the offering today. Good crowd and good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	278	425.00	425.00
13	300–350	309	375.00–400.00	388.66
6	350–400	386	405.00	405.00
4	450–500	459	300.00	300.00
19	550–600	565	295.00–305.00	299.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1150–1200	1,162	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	387	250.00–285.00	260.98
5	450–500	489	285.00	285.00
4	850–900	876	185.00	185.00
15	950–1000	969	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	337	225.00	225.00
3	600–650	612	165.00	165.00
5	750–800	786	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
25	250–300	289	195.00–215.00	210.53
18	750–800	751	145.00	145.00
3	1050–1100	1,057	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	398	125.00–155.00	137.45
3	500–550	530	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	389	260.00	260.00
3	450–500	467	255.00	255.00
7	600–650	629	235.00–245.00	240.73
13	650–700	698	240.00	240.00
10	750–800	763	220.00–240.00	233.84
13	850–900	871	192.50–216.00	205.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	464	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	472	235.00	235.00
9	700–750	745	205.00	205.00
15	850–900	856	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	360	310.00	310.00
3	400–450	400	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	297	385.00	385.00
4	350–400	356	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1000–1050	1,027	185.00	185.00

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.