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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-22

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Jul 22

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

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Receipts

320 head

▼ 114 vs last sale 434▼ 78 vs year ago 398 · −19.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago choice steers were 6.00 lower, choice heifers 2.3 lower. Dairy steers were 1.00 lower, not enough dairy heifers for comparison. Demand good for the moderate offerings 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	1,320	113.38	1,496	8thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,146	96.32	1,104	8thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,150	75.37	867	9thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,474	110.45	1,627	95
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,235	91.59	1,131	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,364	73.47	1,002	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,255	118.24	1,484	51
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,331	103.77	1,381	9thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,580	81.73	1,291	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,393	117.58	1,637	111
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,335	107.93	1,441	3thin

Every lot

20 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	—	ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,274	115.43/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,471	25
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,315	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,394	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,345	108.90/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,465	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,427	118.20/cwt	113.50–123.50	1,687	86
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,184	105.93/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,254	3
Heifers	—	ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,189	116.93/cwt	112.00–120.60	1,390	27
Heifers	—	Choice	1,322	120.27/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,590	23
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,374	104.42/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,435	5
Heifers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,510	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,616	1
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,560	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,466	1
Heifers	—	SelectHeavy Weight	1,580	81.73/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,291	7
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,116	74.67/cwt	70.00–83.00	833	8
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,146	96.32/cwt	89.00–101.00	1,104	8
Dairy Heifers	—	ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,290	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,490	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,369	109.84/cwt	107.00–115.50	1,504	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,420	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,150	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,235	91.59/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,131	5
Dairy Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,364	73.47/cwt	68.00–75.00	1,002	4
Dairy Steers	—	ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,424	108.36/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,543	63
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,571	114.56/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,800	32

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 Jul 22, 2021

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

Receipts 320Last week 434Year ago 398

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,322	117.00–122.00	120.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,189	112.00–120.60	116.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,374	98.00–106.00	104.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,184	102.00–108.00	105.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,580	81.00–86.00	81.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,290	115.50	115.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,116	70.00–83.00	74.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,369	107.00–115.50	109.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,146	89.00–101.00	96.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	1,427	113.50–123.50	118.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	107.00–111.00	108.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,274	113.00–117.00	115.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,571	112.00–117.00	114.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,424	105.00–113.00	108.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,235	91.00–94.00	91.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,364	68.00–75.00	73.47

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.