Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Steers sold mostly 2.50 to 3.50 lower, Slaughter Heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 3.00 lower, and Holstein Steers sold mostly 1.50 to 2.50 lower. Packer demand was good to moderate on a higher 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	1,529	89.94	1,375	91
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,382	84.87	1,173	75
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,191	74.06	882	83
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,385	104.21	1,443	77
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,272	101.90	1,296	109
Heifers	Select	Average	1,170	97.66	1,143	88
Steers	Select	Average	1,251	108.25	1,354	92
Steers	Choice	Average	1,472	104.25	1,535	159
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,422	102.16	1,453	216

Every lot, as filed

12 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
Steers	Choice	—	1,472	104.25/cwt	103.25–105.25	1,535	159
Heifers	Choice	—	1,385	104.21/cwt	103.25–105.25	1,443	77
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,382	84.87/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,173	75
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,422	102.16/cwt	100.00–103.75	1,453	216
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,272	101.90/cwt	100.00–103.75	1,296	109
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,159	74.99/cwt	65.00–78.00	869	18
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,123	116.22/cwt	106.00–124.50	1,305	58
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,014	107.75/cwt	105.50–116.00	1,093	25
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,200	73.80/cwt	70.00–77.00	886	65
Steers	Select	—	1,468	94.65/cwt	90.00–115.00	1,389	34
Heifers	Select	—	1,232	93.66/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,154	63
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,529	89.94/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,375	91

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 Nov 19, 2020

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

Receipts 990Last week 702Year ago 603

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
159	—	1,472	103.25–105.25	104.25
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
216	—	1,422	100.00–103.75	102.16
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,123	106.00–124.50	116.22
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,468	90.00–115.00	94.65
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	1,385	103.25–105.25	104.21
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	1,272	100.00–103.75	101.90
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,014	105.50–116.00	107.75
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,232	90.00–99.00	93.66
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,382	81.00–88.00	84.87
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,159	65.00–78.00	74.99
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,200	70.00–77.00	73.80
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	1,529	88.00–92.00	89.94

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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