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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-17

Feeder Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Oct 17

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2157

← Aug 15Oct 17Apr 17 →

Receipts

1,100 head

▲ 172 vs last sale 928▼ 276 vs year ago 1,376 · −20.1%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleThu Oct 22, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Dairy- Holstein feeder cattle sale. No comparison, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Many small strings of dairy, dairy cross, beef calves and yearlings in the offering today. Big crowd in the arena today. Good demand throughout the sale.

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 $289.00/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −134.65 against this barn's trailing median of $423.65.

Average price

$289.00

15 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.98

vs IA average

−10.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	289.00	1,567	15thin

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 sale15 hd

289.00

—

IA average3 barns · 159 hd

286.02

+2.98

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

−10.33

This barn, trailing median3 sales

423.65

−134.65

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

57 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	373.92/cwt	355.00–384.00	1,230	54
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	346.17/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,305	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,499	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,610	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	856	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,905	4
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,028	201.18/cwt	198.00–204.00	2,068	36
Steers	1300–1350	Large 1	1,308	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,433	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	375.57/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,183	47
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,354	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,417	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	251.83/cwt	237.50–258.00	1,310	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,302	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,555	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,489	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	984	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,697	11
Bulls	1300–1350	Large 1	1,317	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,120	6
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	293	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	923	12
Beef/Dairy Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	970	12
Beef/Dairy Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	357	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,053	10
Beef/Dairy Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	434	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	890	7
Beef/Dairy Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	591	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,418	12
Beef/Dairy Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	16
Beef/Dairy Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	787	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,598	11
Beef/Dairy Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	896	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,792	12
Beef/Dairy Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	905	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,810	12
Beef/Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	962	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,876	6
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers8 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	323.88/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,053	33
Beef/Dairy Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	897	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,316	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	444	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,154	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	606	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,515	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	713	216.23/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,542	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	866	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,819	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 2-3	1,100	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,870	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers17 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	250–300	Small and Medium 3-4	299	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	523	9
Dairy Steers	300–350	Large 3	328	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	959	10
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	378	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	983	6
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	448	262.54/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,176	30
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	461	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,106	8
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3-4	543	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,086	4
Dairy Steers	550–600	Small and Medium 3-4	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	6
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3	635	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,340	10
Dairy Steers	650–700	Small and Medium 3-4	657	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	920	3
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3-4	686	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,321	6
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3-4	721	177.11/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,277	14
Dairy Steers	700–750	Small and Medium 3-4	723	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,157	3
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3	747	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,569	9
Dairy Steers	800–850	Large 3-4	819	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,433	8
Dairy Steers	850–900	Large 3-4	853	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,450	5
Dairy Steers	850–900	Large 3	872	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,679	9
Dairy Steers	900–950	Large 3	901	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,554	8
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	300–350	Small and Medium 3-4	349	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	489	12
Dairy Heifers	650–700	Small and Medium 3-4	650	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	943	3
Dairy Heifers	750–800	Small and Medium 3-4	787	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,062	10
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Small and Medium 3-4	954	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,312	4
Dairy Heifers	1100–1150	Large 2	1,131	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,968	8
Dairy Heifers	1150–1200	Large 3	1,185	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,026	11

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 Oct 17, 2024

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

Receipts 1,100Last week 928Year ago 1,376

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1300–1350	1,317	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	950–1000	984	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	300–350	315	365.00–380.00	375.57
7	350–400	376	360.00	360.00
8	400–450	423	335.00	335.00
14	500–550	520	237.50–258.00	251.83
11	600–650	632	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	620	210.00	210.00
6	650–700	677	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	434	205.00	205.00
11	750–800	787	203.00	203.00
12	850–900	896	200.00	200.00
12	900–950	905	200.00	200.00
6	950–1000	962	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	293	315.00	315.00
12	300–350	313	310.00	310.00
10	350–400	357	295.00	295.00
12	550–600	591	240.00	240.00
16	600–650	645	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	300–350	325	315.00–335.00	323.88
4	400–450	405	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	345	260.00	260.00
4	400–450	444	260.00	260.00
8	600–650	606	250.00	250.00
6	700–750	713	215.00–217.50	216.23
7	850–900	866	210.00	210.00
3	1100–1150	1,100	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	299	175.00	175.00
6	550–600	555	150.00	150.00
3	650–700	657	140.00	140.00
3	700–750	723	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	543	200.00	200.00
6	650–700	686	192.50	192.50
14	700–750	721	170.00–180.00	177.11
8	800–850	819	175.00	175.00
5	850–900	853	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	328	292.50	292.50
6	350–400	378	260.00	260.00
30	400–450	448	250.00–275.00	262.54
8	450–500	461	240.00	240.00
10	600–650	635	211.00	211.00
9	700–750	747	210.00	210.00
9	850–900	872	192.50	192.50
8	900–950	901	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	349	140.00	140.00
3	650–700	650	145.00	145.00
10	750–800	787	135.00	135.00
4	950–1000	954	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	1150–1200	1,185	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	1100–1150	1,131	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	300–350	329	355.00–384.00	373.92
13	350–400	377	345.00–350.00	346.17
6	500–550	508	295.00	295.00
9	550–600	565	285.00	285.00
4	850–900	856	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	1000–1050	1,028	198.00–204.00	201.18
2	1300–1350	1,308	186.00	186.00

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.