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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-10

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Oct 10

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

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Receipts

414 head

▲ 147 vs last sale 267▼ 37 vs year ago 451 · −8.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago: Choice slaughter steers 1.00 higher. Steers over 1600 lbs bringing 1.00 premium. Choice slaughter heifers 4.00 higher. Dairy steers 6.00-7.00 lower today. Mostly smaller strings in the offering 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 Steers	Choice	Average	1,570	177.96	2,794	12
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,693	164.00	2,777	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,686	170.05	2,867	18
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,444	160.50	2,318	13
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,374	187.01	2,570	116
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,353	182.18	2,464	45
Steers	Choice	Average	1,551	185.92	2,884	111
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,407	177.90	2,502	40

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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,298	172.93/cwt	171.00–174.00	2,245	13
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,300	183.56/cwt	181.00–186.00	2,386	6
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,402	180.01/cwt	177.00–181.50	2,524	19
Steers	—	Choice	1,453	185.40/cwt	183.50–188.00	2,694	18
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,525	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	2,722	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,538	185.79/cwt	183.75–189.00	2,857	42
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,559	184.41/cwt	184.00–186.00	2,875	16
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,636	182.45/cwt	182.00–182.75	2,985	5
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,680	187.75/cwt	185.00–190.00	3,154	29
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,078	182.35/cwt	179.00–184.50	1,966	7
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,338	180.59/cwt	180.50–181.50	2,416	9
Heifers	—	Choice	1,364	186.80/cwt	184.85–190.00	2,548	101
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,373	182.46/cwt	179.00–183.75	2,505	23
Heifers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,442	188.41/cwt	187.00–188.50	2,717	15
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,616	183.33/cwt	182.50–183.50	2,963	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,444	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	2,318	13
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,686	170.05/cwt	169.00–174.00	2,867	18
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,385	175.87/cwt	174.50–178.00	2,436	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,632	178.66/cwt	175.00–180.50	2,916	9
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,693	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,777	2

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

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Receipts 414Last week 267Year ago 451

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,538	183.75–189.00	185.79
18	—	1,453	183.50–188.00	185.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,300	181.00–186.00	183.56
16	—	1,559	184.00–186.00	184.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,402	177.00–181.50	180.01
3	—	1,525	178.50	178.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,636	182.00–182.75	182.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,298	171.00–174.00	172.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,680	185.00–190.00	187.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,686	169.00–174.00	170.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,444	160.50	160.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,385	174.50–178.00	175.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,632	175.00–180.50	178.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,693	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,616	182.50–183.50	183.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,442	187.00–188.50	188.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,338	180.50–181.50	180.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	1,364	184.85–190.00	186.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,078	179.00–184.50	182.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,373	179.00–183.75	182.46

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.