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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Sep 17

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2157

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Receipts

651 head

▼ 288 vs last sale 939▲ 651 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 cattle sale. No comparison, as the last sale was a month ago. Lower trend noted. Mostly smaller strings of young calves in the offering today. Smaller crowd and lighter offering, as harvest has begun in the area. Good demand.

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 $321.71/cwt on 13 head, down $14.95 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −63.68 against this barn's trailing median of $385.39.

Average price

$321.71

▼ 14.95 vs prior sale

13 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,778

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$413

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

$49.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−72.66

vs IA average

−32.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	344.49	1,974	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	529	295.13	1,561	6thin

One grade step is worth $49.36/cwt here — about $413 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale13 hd

321.71

—

IA average6 barns · 829 hd

394.36

−72.66

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

−32.60

This barn, trailing median4 sales

385.39

−63.68

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

42 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	100–150	Medium and Large 1	103	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,259	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,884	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	369.39/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,002	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	706	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,418	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,728	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,596	4
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,088	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,796	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	452	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,288	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	399.85/cwt	380.00–418.00	1,911	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	295.13/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,561	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	344.49/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,974	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,236	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	302.90/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,166	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,152	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	909	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,563	15
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,034	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,657	11
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,115	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,676	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers13 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	150–200	Small and Medium 3-4	161	660.00/head	660.00–660.00	660	27
Dairy Steers	150–200	Large 3-4	170	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	510	3
Dairy Steers	150–200	Large 3	176	780.59/head	750.00–800.00	781	14
Dairy Steers	200–250	Large 3	214	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,038	5
Dairy Steers	200–250	Small and Medium 3-4	226	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	9
Dairy Steers	200–250	Large 3	235	1,089.24/head	800.00–1,200.00	1,089	39
Dairy Steers	250–300	Large 3	268	1,228.81/head	1,075.00–1,335.00	1,229	14
Dairy Steers	300–350	Small and Medium 3-4	318	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,034	6
Dairy Steers	300–350	Small and Medium 4	318	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	827	5
Dairy Steers	350–400	Small and Medium 4	385	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	943	10
Dairy Steers	350–400	Small and Medium 3-4	387	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,393	3
Dairy Steers	400–450	Small and Medium 4	400	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,100	7
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	3
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	274	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	617	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	399	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,835	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,223	6
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,733	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,666	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	990	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,475	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	400–450	Small and Medium 3-4	419	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	922	5
Dairy Heifers	750–800	Small and Medium 4	755	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,095	7
Dairy Heifers	750–800	Small and Medium 3-4	797	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,395	6
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Small and Medium 3-4	869	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,608	4
Dairy Heifers	900–950	Small and Medium 3-4	920	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,674	8

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	478	380.00–418.00	399.85
7	550–600	573	330.00–355.00	344.49
9	600–650	621	360.00	360.00
7	700–750	715	300.00–305.00	302.90
4	750–800	755	285.00	285.00
15	900–950	909	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	452	285.00	285.00
6	500–550	529	290.00–300.00	295.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	1000–1050	1,034	257.00	257.00
3	1100–1150	1,115	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	170	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
14	150–200	176	750.00–800.00	780.59
39	200–250	235	800.00–1,200.00	1,089.24
5	200–250	214	485.00	485.00
14	250–300	268	1,075.00–1,335.00	1,228.81
3	450–500	470	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
27	150–200	161	660.00	660.00
9	200–250	226	810.00	810.00
6	300–350	318	325.00	325.00
3	350–400	387	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	318	260.00	260.00
10	350–400	385	245.00	245.00
7	400–450	400	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	274	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	399	460.00	460.00
6	700–750	735	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	595	280.00	280.00
3	950–1000	990	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	385	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	100–150	103	750.00	750.00
3	250–300	265	475.00	475.00
4	400–450	433	435.00	435.00
17	500–550	542	365.00–390.00	369.39
6	700–750	706	342.50	342.50
4	850–900	880	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	768	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1050–1100	1,088	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	419	220.00	220.00
6	750–800	797	175.00	175.00
4	850–900	869	185.00	185.00
8	900–950	920	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	755	145.00	145.00

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.