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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-20

Feeder Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Tue, Dec 20

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2157

← Jan 8Dec 20Jan 10 →

Receipts

1,449 head

▼ 146 vs last sale 1,595▲ 1,449 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

NW Iowa Precondition Green/Gold Tag Feeder Calf Sale. No trend today. Demand good. Active trade.

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 $195.72/cwt on 793 head.

Average price

$195.72

793 head · 608 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,191

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$14.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.45

vs IA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	617	197.45	1,219	699
Medium and Large 1-2	541	182.83	990	94

One grade step is worth $14.63/cwt here — about $229 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 sale793 hd

195.72

—

IA average7 barns · 6,478 hd

187.27

+8.45

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

Every lot

31 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	241.23/cwt	240.00–242.50	941	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	228.17/cwt	222.00–238.00	972	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	447	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	809	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	216.49/cwt	212.50–227.00	1,013	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	197.22/cwt	195.00–201.00	943	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	179.37/cwt	175.00–192.50	935	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	204.96/cwt	198.00–213.00	1,090	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	170.67/cwt	167.50–172.00	954	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	202.60/cwt	191.00–211.00	1,165	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	200.86/cwt	191.00–205.00	1,251	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	173.28/cwt	145.00–184.00	1,088	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	193.01/cwt	181.00–199.50	1,291	140
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	172.79/cwt	172.50–173.00	1,189	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	183.53/cwt	178.00–185.00	1,323	147
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,172	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	170.34/cwt	168.00–173.00	1,305	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	809	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,351	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	858	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,304	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	341	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	685	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	200.82/cwt	200.00–202.50	755	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	179.04/cwt	177.50–180.00	750	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	192.07/cwt	189.00–198.00	818	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	491	190.37/cwt	187.00–193.50	935	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	186.83/cwt	183.00–193.00	990	123
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	177.35/cwt	169.00–187.00	1,032	101
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	156.38/cwt	155.00–160.00	970	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	174.51/cwt	165.00–179.00	1,094	118
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,010	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	159.79/cwt	155.00–169.00	1,088	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	151.19/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,078	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,194	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.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Sheldon Livestock Feeder Cattle Special - Sheldon, IA

Tue Dec 20, 2022

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

Receipts 1,449Last week 1,595Year ago 0

NW Iowa Precondition Green/Gold Tag Feeder Calf Sale. No trend today. Demand good. Active trade.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	773	154.50	154.50
7	—	341	201.00	201.00
9	—	376	200.00–202.50	200.82
20	—	713	149.00–153.00	151.19
45	—	426	189.00–198.00	192.07
59	—	491	187.00–193.50	190.37
76	—	681	155.00–169.00	159.79
101	—	582	169.00–187.00	177.35
118	—	627	165.00–179.00	174.51
123	—	530	183.00–193.00	186.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	419	177.50–180.00	179.04
5	—	673	150.00	150.00
32	—	620	155.00–160.00	156.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	623	191.00–205.00	200.86
147	—	721	178.00–185.00	183.53
92	—	575	191.00–211.00	202.60
18	—	809	167.00	167.00
80	—	468	212.50–227.00	216.49
140	—	669	181.00–199.50	193.01
6	—	390	240.00–242.50	241.23
17	—	766	168.00–173.00	170.34
114	—	532	198.00–213.00	204.96
10	—	426	222.00–238.00	228.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	628	145.00–184.00	173.28
12	—	447	181.00	181.00
3	—	858	152.00	152.00
10	—	559	167.50–172.00	170.67
3	—	728	161.00	161.00
36	—	478	195.00–201.00	197.22
7	—	688	172.50–173.00	172.79
12	—	521	175.00–192.50	179.37

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.