Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, Slaughter Steers and Heifers sold mostly 1.50 to 2.50 lower. Slaughter Holstein Steers sold mostly 4.00 higher. Packer demand was good to moderate on a lower 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	1,457	96.64	1,408	88
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,521	92.24	1,403	43
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,257	84.22	1,059	32
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,390	117.58	1,634	16
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,399	115.58	1,617	15
Heifers	Select	Average	1,283	105.69	1,356	25
Steers	Choice	Average	1,477	118.38	1,748	59
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,538	114.35	1,759	32
Steers	Select	Average	1,274	103.61	1,320	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	—	1,390	117.58/cwt	117.00–117.75	1,634	16
Heifers	Select	—	1,283	105.69/cwt	100.50–109.50	1,356	25
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,399	115.58/cwt	115.00–116.50	1,617	15
Steers	Choice	—	1,477	118.38/cwt	117.00–119.25	1,748	59
Steers	Select	—	1,274	103.61/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,320	28
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,538	114.35/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,759	32
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,457	96.64/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,408	88
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,257	84.22/cwt	80.00–89.50	1,059	32
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,521	92.24/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,403	43

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
16	—	1,390	117.00–117.75	117.58
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,283	100.50–109.50	105.69
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,399	115.00–116.50	115.58
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,477	117.00–119.25	118.38
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,274	100.00–107.00	103.61
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,538	113.00–115.00	114.35
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	1,457	95.00–99.00	96.64
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,257	80.00–89.50	84.22
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,521	90.00–95.00	92.24

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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