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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-05

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Nov 5

● Final10 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

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Receipts

527 head

▼ 126 vs last sale 653▲ 146 vs year ago 381 · +38.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Steers sold mostly 0.50 to 1.50 higher, Slaughter Heifers were steady, and Slaughter Holstein Steers sold mostly .50 to 1.50 higher. 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	1,486	92.89	1,380	83
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,265	84.52	1,069	16
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,271	75.89	965	38
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,303	105.21	1,371	122
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,270	102.79	1,305	60
Heifers	Select	Average	1,115	94.62	1,055	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,405	107.09	1,505	95
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,448	103.39	1,497	72
Steers	Select	Average	1,455	96.93	1,410	38

Every lot

10 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	—	Choice	1,405	107.09/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,505	95
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,448	103.39/cwt	101.00–104.50	1,497	72
Steers	—	Select	1,455	96.93/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,410	38
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,115	94.62/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,055	3
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,270	102.79/cwt	101.50–104.00	1,305	60
Heifers	—	Choice	1,303	105.21/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,371	122
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,056	82.81/cwt	81.00–85.00	874	9
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,265	84.52/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,069	16
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,338	73.74/cwt	70.00–79.00	987	29
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,486	92.89/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,380	83

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 Nov 5, 2020

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

Receipts 527Last week 653Year ago 381

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	1,405	105.00–111.00	107.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,448	101.00–104.50	103.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,455	94.00–99.00	96.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
122	—	1,303	104.00–106.00	105.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,270	101.50–104.00	102.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,115	94.00–96.00	94.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,265	80.00–89.00	84.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,056	81.00–85.00	82.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,338	70.00–79.00	73.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	1,486	91.00–95.00	92.89

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.