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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-15

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Apr 15

● Final10 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

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Receipts

459 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 404▲ 459 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Slaughter steers sod mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher, Slaughter heifers sold mostly steady to 1.00 higher, and Slaughter Holstein steers sold mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Packer demand was good to moderate on a slightly 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 Steers	Choice	Average	1,489	102.19	1,521	187
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,227	85.49	1,049	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,230	73.01	898	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,390	119.38	1,659	107
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,214	110.94	1,347	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,494	121.72	1,819	121
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,491	110.73	1,651	23

Every lot

10 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,445	121.65/cwt	117.00–124.25	1,758	64
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,491	110.73/cwt	109.50–116.00	1,651	23
Steers	—	Choice	1,550	121.80/cwt	117.00–126.75	1,888	57
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,214	110.94/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,347	12
Heifers	—	Choice	1,324	120.08/cwt	116.00–122.50	1,590	72
Heifers	—	Choice	1,525	117.93/cwt	115.00–123.50	1,798	35
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,227	85.49/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,049	7
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,230	73.01/cwt	72.00–74.00	898	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,376	97.68/cwt	93.00–99.50	1,344	21
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,503	102.76/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,544	166

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 15, 2021

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Receipts 459Last week 404Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,376	93.00–99.50	97.68
166	—	1,503	100.00–110.00	102.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,230	72.00–74.00	73.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,227	83.00–89.00	85.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,214	110.00–114.00	110.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,324	116.00–122.50	120.08
35	—	1,525	115.00–123.50	117.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,491	109.50–116.00	110.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,445	117.00–124.25	121.65
57	—	1,550	117.00–126.75	121.80

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.