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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-28

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Jan 28

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

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Receipts

550 head

▼ 120 vs last sale 670▲ 550 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Slaughter steers sold mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher, Slaughter heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher, and Slaughter Dairy Steers sold mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher. There was a moderate demand for this larger offering of high quality attractive steers and heifers 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	1,575	94.83	1,494	87
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,447	86.32	1,249	36
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,458	75.90	1,106	32
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,327	107.28	1,423	140
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,288	97.51	1,256	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,228	96.87	1,189	23
Steers	Choice	Average	1,503	108.25	1,627	152
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,430	96.67	1,382	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,278	94.01	1,202	15

Every lot

19 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,130	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,277	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,224	107.35/cwt	102.00–109.50	1,314	10
Steers	—	Select	1,289	92.65/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,194	14
Steers	—	Choice	1,424	109.02/cwt	102.00–115.00	1,552	66
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,430	96.67/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,382	10
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,608	107.69/cwt	101.00–112.50	1,732	76
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,012	107.11/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,084	6
Heifers	—	Choice	1,107	105.29/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,166	15
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,288	97.51/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,256	4
Heifers	—	Select	1,304	93.26/cwt	91.50–95.00	1,216	17
Heifers	—	Choice	1,316	108.40/cwt	101.00–112.75	1,427	94
Heifers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,466	104.86/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,537	31
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,125	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	939	8
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,344	72.87/cwt	70.00–78.00	979	17
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,350	85.82/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,159	26
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,522	94.68/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,441	58
Dairy Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,681	95.14/cwt	94.00–98.50	1,599	29
Dairy Steers	—	Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,698	87.62/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,488	10
Dairy Steers	—	SelectHeavy Weight	2,114	74.56/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,576	7

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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Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,107	101.00–108.00	105.29
94	—	1,316	101.00–112.75	108.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,466	103.00–109.00	104.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,288	96.00–99.00	97.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,012	103.00–109.00	107.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,304	91.50–95.00	93.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,522	92.00–98.00	94.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	2,114	74.00–78.00	74.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,681	94.00–98.50	95.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,698	87.00–88.00	87.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,125	83.50	83.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,350	83.00–88.00	85.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,344	70.00–78.00	72.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,224	102.00–109.50	107.35
66	—	1,424	102.00–115.00	109.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,430	96.00–99.00	96.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	1,608	101.00–112.50	107.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,289	91.00–95.00	92.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	113.00	113.00

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.