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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-18

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Apr 18

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

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Receipts

437 head

▲ 135 vs last sale 302▼ 41 vs year ago 478 · −8.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Fat cattle sale: No comparison. No implant steers bringing a premium. Two load lots of fat heifers, weighing 1371 topping the heifer market. CME live cattle futures remain steady today. Good demand.

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
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,474	158.00	2,329	4thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,598	173.00	2,765	8thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,618	163.58	2,647	17
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,543	157.53	2,431	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,601	164.67	2,636	24
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,673	155.94	2,609	30
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,387	185.61	2,575	126
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,395	175.64	2,450	56
Steers	Choice	Average	1,608	182.91	2,942	57
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,399	173.14	2,422	27

Every lot

21 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,247	182.75/cwt	182.75–182.75	2,279	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,399	173.14/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,422	27
Steers	—	Choice	1,409	183.14/cwt	179.00–184.00	2,580	7
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,459	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,714	7
Steers	—	Choice	1,543	181.81/cwt	179.00–184.50	2,805	2
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,604	185.40/cwt	181.00–188.00	2,974	17
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,739	180.15/cwt	173.50–183.50	3,133	23
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,340	173.25/cwt	173.25–173.25	2,322	14
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,364	176.29/cwt	172.50–180.75	2,405	33
Heifers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,372	182.91/cwt	180.00–185.50	2,510	27
Heifers	—	Choice	1,381	186.46/cwt	184.50–186.60	2,575	95
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,595	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,823	9
Heifers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,643	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	3,015	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,543	157.53/cwt	157.00–159.00	2,431	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,493	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	2,471	4
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,622	164.51/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,668	20
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,673	155.94/cwt	148.00–158.00	2,609	30
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,535	157.37/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,416	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,598	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,765	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,653	166.17/cwt	166.00–167.00	2,747	12
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,474	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,329	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.

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Sheldon Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Sheldon, IA

Thu Apr 18, 2024

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

Receipts 437Last week 302Year ago 478

Fat cattle sale: No comparison. No implant steers bringing a premium. Two load lots of fat heifers, weighing 1371 topping the heifer market. CME live cattle futures remain steady today. Good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,543	157.00–159.00	157.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,643	183.50	183.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	1,381	184.50–186.60	186.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,340	173.25	173.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,372	180.00–185.50	182.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,364	172.50–180.75	176.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,595	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,409	179.00–184.00	183.14
2	—	1,543	179.00–184.50	181.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,247	182.75	182.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,399	170.00–177.00	173.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,459	186.00	186.00
17	—	1,604	181.00–188.00	185.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,739	173.50–183.50	180.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,622	160.00–166.00	164.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,493	165.50	165.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,673	148.00–158.00	155.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,653	166.00–167.00	166.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,598	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,535	155.00–167.00	157.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,474	158.00	158.00

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.