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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-12

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Nov 12

● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

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Receipts

702 head

▲ 175 vs last sale 527▼ 30 vs year ago 732 · −4.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Steers sold mostly 0.50 higher, Slaughter Heifers sold mostly 1.50 to 2.00 higher, and Slaughter Holstein Steers sold mostly .50 to 1.50 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	1,534	91.83	1,409	91
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,402	87.47	1,226	97
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,409	75.39	1,062	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,305	106.59	1,391	108
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,315	101.58	1,336	52
Heifers	Select	Average	1,271	95.34	1,212	16
Steers	Select	Average	1,123	110.46	1,240	26
Steers	Choice	Average	1,472	107.37	1,580	228
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,512	102.54	1,550	75

Every lot

11 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	995	118.66/cwt	110.00–124.50	1,181	17
Steers	—	Select	1,364	94.96/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,295	9
Steers	—	Choice	1,472	107.37/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,580	228
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,512	102.54/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,550	75
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	923	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,015	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,305	106.59/cwt	105.00–109.60	1,391	108
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,315	101.58/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,336	52
Heifers	—	Select	1,321	93.24/cwt	91.50–95.00	1,232	14
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,402	87.47/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,226	97
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,409	75.39/cwt	71.00–79.00	1,062	9
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,534	91.83/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,409	91

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 12, 2020

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

Receipts 702Last week 527Year ago 732

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	1,534	90.00–95.00	91.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,409	71.00–79.00	75.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	1,402	80.00–89.00	87.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,321	91.50–95.00	93.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	923	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,315	100.00–104.00	101.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	1,305	105.00–109.60	106.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,364	91.00–97.00	94.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	995	110.00–124.50	118.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,512	100.00–104.00	102.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
228	—	1,472	105.00–110.00	107.37

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.