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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-13

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, May 13

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

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Receipts

414 head

▲ 108 vs last sale 306▲ 414 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 1.00 to 2.00 higher, Slaughter Heifers sold mostly 1.50 to 2.50 higher , and Slaughter Holstein steers sold mostly 1.00 higher. 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 Heifers	Choice	Average	1,439	93.51	1,346	21
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,291	81.54	1,053	10
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,264	71.43	903	8thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	High	1,522	97.97	1,491	80
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,517	85.07	1,291	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,137	71.01	807	20
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,283	110.66	1,420	128
Steers	Choice	Average	1,444	115.01	1,661	92
Steers	Select and Choice	Low	1,278	108.04	1,381	46

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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,278	108.04/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,381	46
Steers	—	Choice	1,342	109.78/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,473	24
Steers	—	Choice	1,406	114.64/cwt	111.50–117.00	1,612	30
Steers	—	Choice	1,529	111.39/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,703	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,540	119.71/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,844	33
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	ChoiceLight Weight	1,167	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,249	33
Heifers	—	ChoiceLight Weight	1,258	106.47/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,339	13
Heifers	—	Choice	1,291	113.24/cwt	110.00–117.50	1,462	67
Heifers	—	Choice	1,512	112.18/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,696	11
Heifers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,532	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,639	3
Heifers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,615	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,728	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,042	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	740	11
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,253	71.03/cwt	65.00–79.00	890	9
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,456	96.61/cwt	91.00–99.50	1,407	58
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,517	85.07/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,291	9
Dairy Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,697	101.57/cwt	96.50–106.00	1,724	22
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,264	71.43/cwt	67.00–79.00	903	8
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,291	81.54/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,053	10
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,439	93.51/cwt	93.00–94.50	1,346	21

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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Thu May 13, 2021

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Receipts 414Last week 306Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,456	91.00–99.50	96.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,697	96.50–106.00	101.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,042	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,253	65.00–79.00	71.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,517	84.00–89.00	85.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,406	111.50–117.00	114.64
33	—	1,540	117.00–124.00	119.71
24	—	1,342	106.00–114.00	109.78
5	—	1,529	110.00–113.00	111.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,278	105.00–111.00	108.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,291	80.00–82.00	81.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,264	67.00–79.00	71.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,439	93.00–94.50	93.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,167	107.00	107.00
13	—	1,258	102.00–109.00	106.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,532	107.00	107.00
1	—	1,615	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,291	110.00–117.50	113.24
11	—	1,512	112.00–113.00	112.18

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.