Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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	1,433	88.02	1,261	70
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,301	83.15	1,082	26
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,248	74.57	931	45
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,344	116.94	1,572	88
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,286	114.40	1,471	54
Heifers	Select	Average	1,264	104.47	1,321	49
Steers	Choice	Average	1,437	117.01	1,681	193
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,427	113.78	1,624	45
Steers	Select	Average	1,305	109.87	1,434	71

Every lot, as filed

11 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	—	1,344	116.94/cwt	116.00–118.25	1,572	88
Heifers	Select	—	1,264	104.47/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,321	49
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,286	114.40/cwt	111.00–115.75	1,471	54
Steers	Choice	—	1,437	117.01/cwt	116.00–118.75	1,681	193
Steers	Select	—	1,396	106.70/cwt	102.00–109.90	1,490	51
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,427	113.78/cwt	111.00–115.75	1,624	45
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,433	88.02/cwt	87.50–89.00	1,261	70
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,173	78.10/cwt	76.00–79.00	916	9
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,301	83.15/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,082	26
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,074	117.97/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,267	20
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,267	73.69/cwt	71.00–76.00	934	36

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

Thu Dec 12, 2019

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	1,344	116.00–118.25	116.94
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,264	102.00–109.00	104.47
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,286	111.00–115.75	114.40
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
193	—	1,437	116.00–118.75	117.01
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,396	102.00–109.90	106.70
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,427	111.00–115.75	113.78
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,074	115.00–128.00	117.97
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,433	87.50–89.00	88.02
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,173	76.00–79.00	78.10
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,301	81.00–85.00	83.15
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,267	71.00–76.00	73.69

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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