Sale reports / Iowa / Sheldon Livestock Auction / 2019-11-21

Sheldon Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Nov 21
● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154
Receipts
603 head
129 vs last sale 732 603 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Steers and Slaughter Heifers sold mostly 3.00 higher. Slaughter Holstein steers sold mostly 3.00 higher. Packer demand was good to moderate on a steady offering today.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,45087.541,26983
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,31582.491,08568
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,25773.0891888
HeifersChoiceAverage1,335115.371,54058
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,264112.261,41959
HeifersSelectAverage1,223107.831,31936
SteersChoiceAverage1,453115.581,679148
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,350111.321,50325
SteersSelectAverage1,298110.781,43838

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersSelect and Choice1,264112.26/cwt107.00–113.601,41959
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,134110.64/cwt110.00–111.001,25514
HeifersSelect1,280106.04/cwt102.00–109.501,35722
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,31582.49/cwt80.00–84.501,08568
Dairy SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,18376.68/cwt75.00–80.009079
Dairy SteersSelect1,26572.67/cwt70.00–77.0091979
Dairy SteersChoiceValue Added1,45294.99/cwt91.00–97.001,37918
Dairy SteersChoice1,44985.48/cwt85.00–88.001,23965
SteersSelect and Choice1,350111.32/cwt104.00–114.001,50325
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,114123.51/cwt109.50–134.001,37614
SteersSelect1,406103.36/cwt101.00–108.001,45324
SteersChoice1,453115.58/cwt114.25–117.751,679148
HeifersChoice1,335115.37/cwt114.75–116.501,54058

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.