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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-16

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Jul 16

● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

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Receipts

409 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 450▲ 3 vs year ago 406 · +0.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Steers sold mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher and Slaughter 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 lower 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	1,405	88.96	1,250	88
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,386	84.18	1,167	78
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,359	72.94	991	40
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,239	98.91	1,225	25
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,266	92.89	1,176	32
Heifers	Select	Average	1,286	85.22	1,096	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,444	100.44	1,450	57
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,421	94.26	1,339	48
Steers	Select	Average	1,359	84.40	1,147	8thin

Every lot

13 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,160	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	928	2
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,421	94.26/cwt	90.00–96.75	1,339	48
Steers	—	Select	1,425	85.87/cwt	81.50–88.00	1,224	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,444	100.44/cwt	97.25–101.75	1,450	57
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,098	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	873	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,239	98.91/cwt	96.00–101.75	1,225	25
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,266	92.89/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,176	32
Heifers	—	Select	1,315	86.10/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,132	13
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,234	71.32/cwt	67.00–78.00	880	12
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,386	84.18/cwt	80.00–86.50	1,167	78
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,393	88.59/cwt	87.00–89.50	1,234	67
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,412	73.63/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,040	28
Dairy Steers	—	ChoiceValue Added	1,444	90.16/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,302	21

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.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Sheldon Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Sheldon, IA

Thu Jul 16, 2020

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

Receipts 409Last week 450Year ago 406

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,239	96.00–101.75	98.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,315	82.00–89.00	86.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,266	91.00–96.00	92.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,098	79.50	79.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	1,386	80.00–86.50	84.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,412	71.00–78.00	73.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,393	87.00–89.50	88.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,444	90.00–93.00	90.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,234	67.00–78.00	71.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,444	97.25–101.75	100.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,425	81.50–88.00	85.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,421	90.00–96.75	94.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,160	80.00	80.00

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.