Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Steers sold steady to 1.00 higher, Slaughter Holstein Steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, and Slaughter Heifers sold steady to 1.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate to light 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	1,391	92.86	1,292	42
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,346	87.10	1,172	88
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,337	82.98	1,109	67
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,223	116.09	1,420	37
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,142	111.89	1,278	28
Heifers	Select	Average	1,195	105.59	1,262	14
Steers	Choice	Average	1,389	115.90	1,610	112
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,362	112.70	1,535	40
Steers	Select	Average	1,288	106.42	1,371	28

Every lot, as filed

9 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Choice	—	1,223	116.09/cwt	115.25–117.25	1,420	37
Steers	Choice	—	1,389	115.90/cwt	115.00–117.50	1,610	112
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,142	111.89/cwt	110.00–112.75	1,278	28
Heifers	Select	—	1,195	105.59/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,262	14
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,346	87.10/cwt	82.00–89.50	1,172	88
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,337	82.98/cwt	81.00–84.75	1,109	67
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,391	92.86/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,292	42
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,362	112.70/cwt	110.00–114.50	1,535	40
Steers	Select	—	1,288	106.42/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,371	28

How this sale compares

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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Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,223	115.25–117.25	116.09
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,142	110.00–112.75	111.89
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,195	102.00–109.00	105.59
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	1,389	115.00–117.50	115.90
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,362	110.00–114.50	112.70
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,288	100.00–109.00	106.42
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	1,346	82.00–89.50	87.10
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,337	81.00–84.75	82.98
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,391	90.00–99.00	92.86

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.

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