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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-25

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Mar 25

● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

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Receipts

301 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 285▲ 301 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 steady, Slaughter heifers sold mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher, and Slaughter Holstein steers sold mostly steady today. Packer demand was good to moderate on a slightly lower 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 Steers	Choice	Average	1,492	98.60	1,471	89
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,197	80.96	969	11
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,070	80.82	865	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,415	111.49	1,578	82
Heifers	Select	Average	1,150	109.87	1,264	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,507	111.17	1,676	101
Steers	Select	Average	1,123	107.01	1,202	2thin

Every lot

13 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	1,123	107.01/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,202	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,460	106.33/cwt	102.00–113.00	1,552	27
Steers	—	Choice	1,516	113.24/cwt	102.25–117.00	1,717	71
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,724	105.66/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,822	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,150	109.87/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,264	5
Heifers	—	Choice	1,283	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,450	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,347	111.94/cwt	106.00–112.50	1,508	30
Heifers	—	Choice	1,469	111.09/cwt	101.00–118.00	1,632	48
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,070	80.82/cwt	70.00–82.00	865	11
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,197	80.96/cwt	70.00–88.50	969	11
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,456	97.89/cwt	96.00–99.50	1,425	68
Dairy Steers	—	ChoiceValue Added	1,598	101.72/cwt	101.00–104.50	1,625	19
Dairy Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,728	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,607	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

Thu Mar 25, 2021

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Receipts 301Last week 285Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,469	101.00–118.00	111.09
30	—	1,347	106.00–112.50	111.94
4	—	1,283	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,150	108.00–111.00	109.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,460	102.00–113.00	106.33
71	—	1,516	102.25–117.00	113.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,123	106.00–108.00	107.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,724	103.00–107.00	105.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,728	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,598	101.00–104.50	101.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,197	70.00–88.50	80.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,070	70.00–82.00	80.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,456	96.00–99.50	97.89

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.