Sale reports / Iowa / Sheldon Livestock Auction / 2020-06-11

Sheldon Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Jun 11
● Final9 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154
Receipts
336 head
▼ 122 vs last sale 458▼ 5 vs year ago 341 · −1.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Steers and Heifers sold mostly 8.00 to 9.00 lower. Slaughter Holstein steers sold mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Packer demand was good to moderate on a steady 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 SteersChoiceAverage1,44082.821,193104
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,25073.5892029
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,38363.758825thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,381102.551,41626
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,32495.811,26949
HeifersSelectAverage1,29886.841,12717
SteersChoiceAverage1,491103.421,54237
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,46894.491,38735
SteersSelectAverage1,61885.731,38722

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—Select and Choice1,46894.49/cwt90.00–98.001,38735
Steers—Choice1,491103.42/cwt100.00–107.001,54237
Steers—Select1,61885.73/cwt80.00–89.001,38722
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,29886.84/cwt82.50–89.501,12717
Heifers—Select and Choice1,32495.81/cwt91.00–99.501,26949
Heifers—Choice1,381102.55/cwt100.00–105.501,41626
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,25073.58/cwt70.00–78.0092029
Dairy Steers—Select1,38363.75/cwt61.00–66.008825
Dairy Steers—Choice1,44082.82/cwt80.00–88.501,193104

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.