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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-10

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Dec 10

● Final10 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

← Dec 3Dec 10Dec 17 →

Receipts

475 head

▼ 275 vs last sale 750▼ 261 vs year ago 736 · −35.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Steers sold mostly 4.00 to 5.00 lower, Slaughter Heifers sold mostly 4.00 to 4.50 lower, and Slaughter Holstein Steers sold mostly 1.50 to 2.00 lower. Packer demand was good to moderate on a steady 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	1,478	90.40	1,336	65
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,394	84.17	1,173	43
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,235	73.78	911	12
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,367	102.20	1,397	147
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,342	97.91	1,314	24
Heifers	Select	Average	1,765	94.46	1,667	38
Steers	Choice	Average	1,513	103.12	1,560	113
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,363	97.39	1,327	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,416	96.81	1,370	28

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,231	106.40/cwt	106.00–106.50	1,310	10
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,363	97.39/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,327	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,513	103.12/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,560	113
Steers	—	Select	1,518	91.49/cwt	91.00–94.50	1,389	18
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,342	97.91/cwt	96.50–98.50	1,314	24
Heifers	—	Choice	1,367	102.20/cwt	100.00–104.50	1,397	147
Heifers	—	Select	1,765	94.46/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,667	38
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,235	73.78/cwt	70.00–75.00	911	12
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,394	84.17/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,173	43
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,478	90.40/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,336	65

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 Dec 10, 2020

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

Receipts 475Last week 750Year ago 736

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	1,513	100.00–106.00	103.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,363	96.00–99.00	97.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,231	106.00–106.50	106.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,518	91.00–94.50	91.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
147	—	1,367	100.00–104.50	102.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,342	96.50–98.50	97.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,765	92.00–95.00	94.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,394	80.00–86.00	84.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,235	70.00–75.00	73.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,478	87.00–93.00	90.40

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.