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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-25

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Jul 25

● Final6 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

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Receipts

335 head

▼ 71 vs last sale 406▲ 335 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.50-2.50 higher. Demand good on moderate to light offerings.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,369	93.70	1,283	15
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,366	85.65	1,170	65
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,200	114.76	1,377	78
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,416	106.25	1,505	14
Steers	Choice	Average	1,415	115.10	1,629	48
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,346	106.11	1,428	34

Every lot

6 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,346	106.11/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,428	34
Steers	—	Choice	1,415	115.10/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,629	48
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,200	114.76/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,377	78
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,416	106.25/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,505	14
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,366	85.65/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,170	65
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,369	93.70/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,283	15

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.

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Sheldon Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Sheldon, IA

Thu Jul 25, 2019

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

Receipts 335Last week 406Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Slaughter Steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.50-2.50 higher. Demand good on moderate to light offerings.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	1,200	110.00–120.00	114.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,416	105.00–107.00	106.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,415	110.00–119.00	115.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,346	103.00–108.00	106.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,369	90.00–99.00	93.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,366	84.00–88.00	85.65

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.