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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-18

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Jun 18

● Final9 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

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Receipts

475 head

▲ 139 vs last sale 336▲ 53 vs year ago 422 · +12.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Steers and Heifers sold mostly 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter Holstein steers sold mostly 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Packer demand was good to 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,480	83.77	1,240	189
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,483	75.04	1,113	18
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,129	63.74	720	23
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,374	102.45	1,408	15
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,415	95.90	1,357	21
Heifers	Select	Average	1,411	86.59	1,222	21
Steers	Choice	Average	1,466	101.94	1,494	78
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,609	95.12	1,530	37
Steers	Select	Average	1,403	86.92	1,219	18

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	1,403	86.92/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,219	18
Steers	—	Choice	1,466	101.94/cwt	97.00–104.75	1,494	78
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,609	95.12/cwt	91.00–97.50	1,530	37
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,374	102.45/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,408	15
Heifers	—	Select	1,411	86.59/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,222	21
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,415	95.90/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,357	21
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,129	63.74/cwt	61.00–68.00	720	23
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,480	83.77/cwt	80.00–87.75	1,240	189
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,483	75.04/cwt	71.00–78.50	1,113	18

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 Jun 18, 2020

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Receipts 475Last week 336Year ago 422

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,374	100.00–104.00	102.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,411	80.00–89.00	86.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,415	94.00–98.00	95.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
189	—	1,480	80.00–87.75	83.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,129	61.00–68.00	63.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,483	71.00–78.50	75.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	1,466	97.00–104.75	101.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,403	84.00–90.00	86.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,609	91.00–97.50	95.12

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.