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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-11

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Feb 11

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

← Jan 28Feb 11Feb 18 →

Receipts

357 head

▼ 193 vs last sale 550▲ 357 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago : Slaughter steers sold mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Slaughter heifers sold mostly 1.00 to 4.00 higher, and Slaughter Holstein steers sold mostly 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Packer demand was good to moderate on a steady offering today. There was some tag of .5% to 1% on the cattle 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	1,521	98.57	1,500	156
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,579	92.82	1,466	20
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,344	79.06	1,063	21
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,375	109.03	1,499	49
Heifers	Select	Average	1,057	102.15	1,080	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,500	112.49	1,688	86
Steers	Select	Average	1,050	104.61	1,098	18

Every lot

15 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	1,050	104.61/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,098	18
Steers	—	Choice	1,398	111.95/cwt	106.50–115.50	1,565	46
Steers	—	Choice	1,430	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,559	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,628	113.33/cwt	103.00–114.75	1,845	38
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,057	102.15/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,080	7
Heifers	—	Choice	1,155	106.36/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,228	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,308	109.24/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,429	26
Heifers	—	Choice	1,495	109.16/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,632	20
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,168	78.30/cwt	64.00–88.00	915	14
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,388	92.47/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,283	9
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,499	98.33/cwt	97.00–99.50	1,474	136
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,540	82.66/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,273	3
Dairy Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,673	100.20/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,676	20
Dairy Steers	—	Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,735	93.11/cwt	92.00–95.50	1,615	11
Dairy Steers	—	SelectHeavy Weight	1,814	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,433	4

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.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Sheldon Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Sheldon, IA

Thu Feb 11, 2021

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

Receipts 357Last week 550Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,735	92.00–95.50	93.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,388	90.00–96.00	92.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,168	64.00–88.00	78.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,540	82.00–83.00	82.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,673	98.00–101.00	100.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,814	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
136	—	1,499	97.00–99.50	98.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,628	103.00–114.75	113.33
46	—	1,398	106.50–115.50	111.95
2	—	1,430	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,050	101.00–107.00	104.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,495	105.00–113.00	109.16
26	—	1,308	105.00–112.00	109.24
3	—	1,155	101.00–109.00	106.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,057	94.00–106.00	102.15

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.