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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-18

Feeder Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Jun 18

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2157

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Receipts

556 head

▼ 105 vs last sale 661▲ 556 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleThu Oct 22, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Dairy-Holstein feeder special sale. No trend applicable, as the last sale was a month ago. Many smaller packages in the offering today. Good demand for this light offering, especially on advertised consignments.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb steers averaged $380.00/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 2 of 1 comparable sales and sits +9.50 against this barn's trailing median of $370.50.

Average price

$380.00

3 head · 660 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,508

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−68.09

vs IA average

−39.76 vs national

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	660	380.00	2,508	3thin

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

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

380.00

—

IA average4 barns · 306 hd

448.09

−68.09

National average155 barns · 9,445 hd

419.76

−39.76

This barn, trailing median1 sales

370.50

+9.50

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

Every lot

39 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,229	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	454.49/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,172	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,508	3
Steers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,196	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	3,110	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	444	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,954	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	405.85/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,317	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	686	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,470	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	747	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,689	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	784	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,470	4
Heifers	1250–1300	Large 1	1,297	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	3,346	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	867	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,688	3
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	920	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,852	3
Bulls	1000–1050	Large 1-2	1,029	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,161	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	600–650	Large 3-4	648	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,296	4
Dairy Heifers	700–750	Small and Medium 4	722	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,083	14
Dairy Heifers	700–750	Large 3-4	732	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,501	3
Dairy Heifers	800–850	Small and Medium 4	813	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,382	5
Dairy Heifers	800–850	Large 3-4	835	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,795	5
Dairy Heifers	900–950	Large 3	927	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,132	3
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Large 3	995	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,338	5
Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Large 3	1,005	231.40/cwt	225.00–232.50	2,326	21
Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Small and Medium 3-4	1,038	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,076	3
Dairy Heifers	1050–1100	Large 3-4	1,085	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,224	3
Dairy Heifers	1100–1150	Large 3-4	1,129	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,314	4
Dairy Heifers	1100–1150	Large 3	1,135	233.05/cwt	220.00–245.00	2,645	21
Dairy Heifers	1250–1300	Large 3-4	1,291	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,679	10
Dairy Heifers	1400–1450	Large 3-4	1,421	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,913	4
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,913	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	496	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,133	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,025	15
Beef/Dairy Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	633	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,469	7
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,914	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,944	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	624	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,090	9
Beef/Dairy Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	880	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,398	18
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	200–250	Large 3-4	216	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	594	14
Dairy Steers	250–300	Large 3	254	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	32
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3-4	533	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,386	3
Dairy Steers	1200–1250	Large 3-4	1,232	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,772	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 Jun 18, 2026

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1250–1300	1,297	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	686	360.00	360.00
4	750–800	784	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	444	440.00	440.00
7	550–600	571	400.00–410.00	405.85
5	700–750	747	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1150–1200	1,196	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	437	510.00	510.00
22	450–500	478	450.00–460.00	454.49
3	650–700	660	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1000–1050	1,029	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	850–900	867	310.00	310.00
3	900–950	920	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	900–950	927	230.00	230.00
5	950–1000	995	235.00	235.00
21	1000–1050	1,005	225.00–232.50	231.40
21	1100–1150	1,135	220.00–245.00	233.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
14	700–750	722	150.00	150.00
5	800–850	813	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1000–1050	1,038	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	648	200.00	200.00
3	700–750	732	205.00	205.00
5	800–850	835	215.00	215.00
3	1050–1100	1,085	205.00	205.00
4	1100–1150	1,129	205.00	205.00
10	1250–1300	1,291	207.50	207.50
4	1400–1450	1,421	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	425	450.00	450.00
4	450–500	496	430.00	430.00
15	500–550	540	375.00	375.00
7	600–650	633	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	430	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	540	360.00	360.00
9	600–650	624	335.00	335.00
18	850–900	880	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
14	200–250	216	275.00	275.00
3	500–550	533	260.00	260.00
6	1200–1250	1,232	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
32	250–300	254	1,500.00	1,500.00

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.