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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-20

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Aug 20

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

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Receipts

410 head

▲ 75 vs last sale 335▲ 25 vs year ago 385 · +6.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter steers and heifers sold mostly 2.00 higher. Slaughter Holstein steers sold mostly 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Packer demand was good yo 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	93.47	1,384	125
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,191	84.88	1,011	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,162	76.88	894	28
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,312	106.83	1,402	39
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,248	101.90	1,272	48
Heifers	Select	Average	1,113	99.68	1,109	22
Steers	Choice	Average	1,411	108.79	1,535	74
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,394	104.08	1,451	25
Steers	Select	Average	1,336	97.51	1,303	41

Every lot

14 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,132	110.24/cwt	107.50–111.75	1,248	6
Steers	—	ChoiceValue Added	1,322	113.05/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,495	22
Steers	—	Select	1,371	95.33/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,307	35
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,394	104.08/cwt	102.00–105.75	1,451	25
Steers	—	Choice	1,449	106.99/cwt	106.00–108.10	1,550	52
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,034	104.52/cwt	102.00–117.00	1,081	11
Heifers	—	Select	1,192	94.83/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,130	11
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,248	101.90/cwt	100.50–104.00	1,272	48
Heifers	—	Choice	1,312	106.83/cwt	106.00–108.50	1,402	39
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,145	78.17/cwt	72.00–85.00	895	16
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,185	75.17/cwt	71.00–79.00	891	12
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,191	84.88/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,011	8
Dairy Steers	—	ChoiceValue Added	1,470	97.93/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,440	16
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,482	92.81/cwt	90.00–95.50	1,375	109

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 Aug 20, 2020

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

Receipts 410Last week 335Year ago 385

Compared to last week, Slaughter steers and heifers sold mostly 2.00 higher. Slaughter Holstein steers sold mostly 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Packer demand was good yo moderate on a higher offering today.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,145	72.00–85.00	78.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,470	96.00–99.00	97.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,185	71.00–79.00	75.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	1,482	90.00–95.50	92.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,191	80.00–87.00	84.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,132	107.50–111.75	110.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,322	110.00–114.00	113.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,394	102.00–105.75	104.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,371	90.00–99.00	95.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,449	106.00–108.10	106.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,034	102.00–117.00	104.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,248	100.50–104.00	101.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,192	90.00–99.00	94.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,312	106.00–108.50	106.83

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.