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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-03

Feeder Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Fri, Jan 3

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2157

← Dec 13Jan 3Dec 13 →

Receipts

1,444 head

▲ 367 vs last sale 1,077▲ 1,444 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleThu Oct 22, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today's sale was the second Iowa Cattlemen's Association Preconditioned Sale of the season. No comparison today since last sale was a month ago, but a higher undertone was noted on all cattle weights. Demand was moderate to good on a higher offering.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.19/cwt on 783 head.

Average price

$166.19

783 head · 596 lb average

Value per head Derived

$990

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1-2

$23.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.22

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	597	169.68	1,013	582
Medium and Large 1-2	590	160.24	946	141
Medium 1-2	596	146.34	872	60

One grade step is worth $23.34/cwt here — about $141 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale783 hd

166.19

—

IA average8 barns · 7,113 hd

152.98

+13.22

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

50 lots · USDA AMS · Sheldon Livestock Feeder Cattle Special - 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
Feeder Cattle · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	280	191.38/cwt	187.50–195.00	536	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	196.27/cwt	192.50–197.50	634	13
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	325	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	504	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	181.22/cwt	180.00–182.50	667	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	676	10
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	390	154.97/cwt	152.50–157.50	604	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	171.10/cwt	167.50–174.00	715	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	188.85/cwt	180.00–205.00	791	27
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	428	157.54/cwt	155.00–160.00	674	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	176.12/cwt	170.00–179.00	815	12
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	478	147.79/cwt	140.00–155.00	706	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	187.10/cwt	180.00–191.00	902	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	160.57/cwt	158.00–163.00	843	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	178.06/cwt	174.00–185.00	944	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	169.94/cwt	166.00–179.00	972	119
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	160.11/cwt	154.00–164.00	933	32
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	590	141.75/cwt	135.00–145.00	836	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	164.35/cwt	161.00–169.00	1,026	123
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	647	149.99/cwt	147.00–153.00	970	4
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	668	144.33/cwt	138.00–148.00	964	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	165.23/cwt	164.00–166.00	1,105	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	154.82/cwt	151.00–158.00	1,050	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	151.65/cwt	150.00–153.50	1,087	33
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	727	143.59/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,044	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	156.46/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,139	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	151.43/cwt	150.50–152.00	1,171	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	138.67/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,134	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	146.36/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,205	26
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	280	176.32/cwt	175.00–177.50	494	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	339	157.72/cwt	155.00–160.00	535	12
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	366	150.37/cwt	147.50–151.00	550	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	156.74/cwt	155.00–160.00	583	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	169.76/cwt	165.00–177.00	635	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	411	172.90/cwt	171.00–176.00	711	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	163.63/cwt	157.50–166.00	695	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	164.55/cwt	158.00–168.50	778	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	149.82/cwt	147.00–155.00	718	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	154.58/cwt	152.50–160.00	815	95
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	149.59/cwt	144.00–152.00	800	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	150.18/cwt	148.00–155.00	852	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	144.62/cwt	137.00–147.00	830	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	145.63/cwt	142.00–148.50	887	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	136.81/cwt	134.00–138.00	841	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	656	143.66/cwt	142.00–145.00	942	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	139.83/cwt	139.00–140.50	949	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	136.27/cwt	135.00–137.00	973	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	140.53/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,037	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	138.05/cwt	137.00–139.25	1,062	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,009	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,010	3

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 Feeder Cattle Special - Sheldon, IA

Fri Jan 3, 2020

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Receipts 1,444Last week 1,077Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	535	144.00–152.00	149.59
17	—	479	147.00–155.00	149.82
18	—	372	155.00–160.00	156.74
10	—	615	134.00–138.00	136.81
11	—	714	135.00–137.00	136.27
3	—	808	125.00	125.00
42	—	679	139.00–140.50	139.83
46	—	574	137.00–147.00	144.62
12	—	339	155.00–160.00	157.72
13	—	770	131.00	131.00
19	—	425	157.50–166.00	163.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	366	147.50–151.00	150.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	280	175.00–177.50	176.32
10	—	374	165.00–177.00	169.76
12	—	738	138.00–141.00	140.53
17	—	411	171.00–176.00	172.90
24	—	656	142.00–145.00	143.66
26	—	769	137.00–139.25	138.05
47	—	473	158.00–168.50	164.55
73	—	609	142.00–148.50	145.63
84	—	567	148.00–155.00	150.18
95	—	527	152.50–160.00	154.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	155.00	155.00
4	—	390	152.50–157.50	154.97
4	—	428	155.00–160.00	157.54
9	—	478	140.00–155.00	147.79
20	—	727	140.00–149.00	143.59
9	—	590	135.00–145.00	141.75
11	—	668	138.00–148.00	144.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	773	150.50–152.00	151.43
40	—	728	155.00–158.00	156.46
4	—	280	187.50–195.00	191.38
123	—	624	161.00–169.00	164.35
4	—	368	180.00–182.50	181.22
13	—	323	192.50–197.50	196.27
26	—	823	145.00–148.00	146.36
27	—	419	180.00–205.00	188.85
58	—	530	174.00–185.00	178.06
64	—	482	180.00–191.00	187.10
77	—	669	164.00–166.00	165.23
119	—	572	166.00–179.00	169.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	158.00–163.00	160.57
20	—	418	167.50–174.00	171.10
20	—	678	151.00–158.00	154.82
32	—	583	154.00–164.00	160.11
33	—	717	150.00–153.50	151.65
4	—	647	147.00–153.00	149.99
6	—	818	138.00–139.00	138.67
10	—	384	176.00	176.00
12	—	463	170.00–179.00	176.12

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.