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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-19

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Nov 19

● Final12 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

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Receipts

990 head

▲ 288 vs last sale 702▲ 387 vs year ago 603 · +64.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Steers sold mostly 2.50 to 3.50 lower, Slaughter Heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 3.00 lower, and Holstein Steers sold mostly 1.50 to 2.50 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	1,529	89.94	1,375	91
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,382	84.87	1,173	75
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,191	74.06	882	83
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,385	104.21	1,443	77
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,272	101.90	1,296	109
Heifers	Select	Average	1,170	97.66	1,143	88
Steers	Select	Average	1,251	108.25	1,354	92
Steers	Choice	Average	1,472	104.25	1,535	159
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,422	102.16	1,453	216

Every lot

12 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	1,123	116.22/cwt	106.00–124.50	1,305	58
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,422	102.16/cwt	100.00–103.75	1,453	216
Steers	—	Select	1,468	94.65/cwt	90.00–115.00	1,389	34
Steers	—	Choice	1,472	104.25/cwt	103.25–105.25	1,535	159
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,014	107.75/cwt	105.50–116.00	1,093	25
Heifers	—	Select	1,232	93.66/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,154	63
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,272	101.90/cwt	100.00–103.75	1,296	109
Heifers	—	Choice	1,385	104.21/cwt	103.25–105.25	1,443	77
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,159	74.99/cwt	65.00–78.00	869	18
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,200	73.80/cwt	70.00–77.00	886	65
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,382	84.87/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,173	75
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,529	89.94/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,375	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 19, 2020

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

Receipts 990Last week 702Year ago 603

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
159	—	1,472	103.25–105.25	104.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
216	—	1,422	100.00–103.75	102.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,123	106.00–124.50	116.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,468	90.00–115.00	94.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	1,385	103.25–105.25	104.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	1,272	100.00–103.75	101.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,014	105.50–116.00	107.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,232	90.00–99.00	93.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,382	81.00–88.00	84.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,159	65.00–78.00	74.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,200	70.00–77.00	73.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	1,529	88.00–92.00	89.94

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.