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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-17

Feeder Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Jul 17

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2157

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Receipts

628 head

▼ 478 vs last sale 1,106▲ 1 vs year ago 627 · +0.2%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleThu Oct 22, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Dairy-Holstein feeder cattle special! No comparison, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Smaller auction today with county fairs in the area. Nice offering of quality Holstein cattle and diary/beef crosses. Good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb steers averaged $350.00/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −164.20 against this barn's trailing median of $514.20.

Average price

$350.00

10 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,551

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−21.92

vs IA average

−49.29 vs national

Price by quality 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	443	350.00	1,551	10thin

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

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale10 hd

350.00

—

IA average2 barns · 13 hd

371.92

−21.92

National average148 barns · 4,501 hd

399.29

−49.29

This barn, trailing median3 sales

514.20

−164.20

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 400–500 lb

3 sales

Steers 400–500 lb: high $518.33, low $467.89, median $514.20 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

36 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	234	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,229	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	412.05/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,372	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,551	10
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers12 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	200–250	Small and Medium 3-4	245	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,164	13
Dairy Steers	300–350	Small and Medium 3-4	302	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,284	3
Dairy Steers	300–350	Large 3	333	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,199	9
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	434	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,345	19
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	465	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,418	13
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3-4Natural	514	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,285	5
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	553	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,825	6
Dairy Steers	550–600	Small and Medium 3-4	573	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,433	6
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3	644	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,835	7
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	658	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,744	3
Dairy Steers	750–800	Large 3	763	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,908	14
Dairy Steers	1000–1050	Large 3Natural	1,008	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,197	7
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers12 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,445	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	448.77/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,849	28
Beef/Dairy Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	457	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,079	9
Beef/Dairy Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	477	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,932	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	507	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,332	15
Beef/Dairy Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	517	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,042	9
Beef/Dairy Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	410.40/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,413	49
Beef/Dairy Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	588	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,176	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	313.15/cwt	312.50–315.00	2,270	15
Beef/Dairy Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	747	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,689	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	810	310.45/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,515	11
Beef/Dairy Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	902	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,706	9
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	312	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,248	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,670	11
Beef/Dairy Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	512	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,946	10
Beef/Dairy Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,242	30
Beef/Dairy Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	636	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,353	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	718	311.16/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,234	38
Beef/Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,020	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,372	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3-4	736	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,380	9
Dairy Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3-4	786	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,376	6

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 17, 2025

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

Receipts 628Last week 1,106Year ago 627

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	333	360.00	360.00
19	400–450	434	310.00	310.00
13	450–500	465	305.00	305.00
6	550–600	553	330.00	330.00
7	600–650	644	285.00	285.00
3	650–700	658	265.00	265.00
14	750–800	763	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	1000–1050	1,008	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
13	200–250	245	475.00	475.00
3	300–350	302	425.00	425.00
6	550–600	573	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	514	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	450.00	450.00
28	400–450	412	445.00–470.00	448.77
9	450–500	457	455.00	455.00
15	500–550	507	460.00	460.00
49	550–600	588	400.00–440.00	410.40
6	700–750	747	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	477	405.00	405.00
9	500–550	517	395.00	395.00
6	550–600	588	370.00	370.00
15	700–750	725	312.50–315.00	313.15
11	800–850	810	305.00–315.00	310.45
9	900–950	902	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	312	400.00	400.00
10	500–550	512	380.00	380.00
30	550–600	590	380.00	380.00
4	600–650	636	370.00	370.00
38	700–750	718	300.00–320.00	311.16
3	1000–1050	1,020	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	371	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	736	187.50	187.50
6	750–800	786	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	234	525.00	525.00
7	300–350	333	395.00–425.00	412.05
10	400–450	443	350.00	350.00

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.