Sheldon Livestock  - ( Sheldon, IA )  - April 16, 2026

Des Moines, IA Thu Apr, 16 2026 Sheldon Livestock Feeder Cattle Special - Sheldon, IA Weighted Average Report for 4/16/2026 Receipts: 928 Last Week: 890 Last Year: 1106 Dairy-Holstein feeder special sale. No trend applicable, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale, Mostly smaller strings in the offering today, with many consignments of Jerseys. Good demand throughout the sale. Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 478 478 530.00 530.00 4 561 561 500.00 500.00 7 652 652 420.00 420.00 9 723-736 732 350.00-395.00 380.18 Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 429 429 500.00 500.00 6 534 534 470.00 470.00 Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 423 423 530.00 530.00 7 455-475 466 475.00-490.00 483.73 4 529 529 485.00 485.00 9 553-599 584 430.00-460.00 450.53 4 646 646 410.00 410.00 Dairy Heifers Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 597 597 275.00 275.00 3 1163 1163 250.00 250.00 Dairy Heifers Large 3-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 433 433 260.00 260.00 19 485 485 260.00 260.00 3 560 560 250.00 250.00 4 1130 1130 205.00 205.00 Dairy Heifers Small and Medium 3-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 21 241 241 260.00 260.00 9 253 253 200.00 200.00 5 553 553 200.00 200.00 6 756 756 185.00 185.00 9 817 817 187.50 187.50 Dairy Steers Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 26 213 213 1,600.00 1,600.00 12 303 303 475.00 475.00 7 399 399 375.00 375.00 3 407 407 350.00 350.00 16 520-543 530 325.00-330.00 327.24 10 617-633 628 315.00-320.00 316.47 18 665-687 674 310.00-315.00 311.98 22 705 705 309.00 309.00 8 906 906 285.00 285.00 31 995 995 268.00 268.00 Dairy Steers Large 3-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 594 594 310.00 310.00 Dairy Steers Small and Medium 3-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 307-346 336 340.00-360.00 355.43 3 370 370 310.00 310.00 12 413-416 415 290.00-320.00 310.05 25 465-470 467 280.00-300.00 291.95 34 521-531 528 265.00-295.00 286.29 5 670 670 240.00 240.00 Beef/Dairy Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 405 405 490.00 490.00 4 489 489 440.00 440.00 Beef/Dairy Heifers Medium and Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 469 469 380.00 380.00 4 516 516 350.00 350.00 4 593 593 375.00 375.00 5 774 774 320.00 320.00 13 844 844 295.00 295.00 5 914 914 285.00 285.00 8 958 958 285.00 285.00 Beef/Dairy Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 384 384 550.00 550.00 3 402 402 520.00 520.00 7 503-518 509 440.00-490.00 461.79 7 584 584 515.00 515.00 3 743 743 395.00 395.00 Beef/Dairy Steers Medium and Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 367-368 368 350.00-375.00 362.52 5 446 446 340.00 340.00 10 531 531 370.00 370.00 5 785 785 330.00 330.00 12 866 866 329.00 329.00 3 910 910 335.00 335.00 9 954 954 307.50 307.50