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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-02

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Jan 2

● Final9 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

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Receipts

351 head

▲ 74 vs last sale 277▲ 351 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Steers and Heifers sold mostly 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter Holstein steers sold mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Packer demand was good to moderate on a higher offering.

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	1,510	93.54	1,412	72
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,453	88.67	1,288	48
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,267	84.16	1,066	28
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,356	121.63	1,649	21
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,216	114.12	1,388	27
Heifers	Select	Average	1,167	101.82	1,188	24
Steers	Choice	Average	1,485	121.16	1,799	55
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,375	113.39	1,559	31
Steers	Select	Average	1,439	104.18	1,499	9thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,375	113.39/cwt	110.50–117.00	1,559	31
Steers	—	Select	1,439	104.18/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,499	9
Steers	—	Choice	1,485	121.16/cwt	118.00–124.50	1,799	55
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,167	101.82/cwt	99.00–110.00	1,188	24
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,216	114.12/cwt	111.00–117.50	1,388	27
Heifers	—	Choice	1,356	121.63/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,649	21
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,267	84.16/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,066	28
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,453	88.67/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,288	48
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,510	93.54/cwt	92.00–95.75	1,412	72

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 Jan 2, 2020

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

Receipts 351Last week 277Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,453	86.00–90.00	88.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,267	82.00–85.00	84.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,510	92.00–95.75	93.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,375	110.50–117.00	113.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,439	100.00–109.00	104.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,485	118.00–124.50	121.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,216	111.00–117.50	114.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,167	99.00–110.00	101.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,356	120.00–122.00	121.63

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.