Sale reports / Iowa / Sheldon Livestock Auction / 2019-06-20

Sheldon Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Jun 20
● Final9 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154
Receipts
422 head
▲ 81 vs last sale 341▲ 422 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Choice steers are 2.00 to 3.00 lower, Holstein steers are 3.00 to 4.00 lower, and the heifers are 2.00 lower. Trade was moderate on a higher offering today.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,375106.481,4642thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,43687.221,252144
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,24473.7391730
HeifersChoiceAverage1,389113.761,58017
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,207110.421,33335
HeifersSelectAverage1,33489.721,19716
SteersChoiceAverage1,406113.821,60059
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,363111.941,52642
SteersSelectAverage1,30599.601,30081

Every lot

9 lots · USDA AMS · Sheldon Livestock Slaughter Cattle - 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,30599.60/cwt93.00–105.001,30081
Steers—Select and Choice1,363111.94/cwt108.00–113.751,52642
Steers—Choice1,406113.82/cwt113.50–114.001,60059
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,207110.42/cwt106.00–112.751,33335
Heifers—Select1,33489.72/cwt81.00–95.501,19716
Heifers—Choice1,389113.76/cwt112.50–115.001,58017
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,24473.73/cwt64.00–79.0091730
Dairy Steers—Choice1,375106.48/cwt102.00–110.001,4642
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,43687.22/cwt71.00–96.001,252144

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.