Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Slaughter steers sod mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher, Slaughter heifers sold mostly steady to 1.00 higher, and Slaughter Holstein steers sold mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Packer demand was good to moderate on a slightly 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	1,489	102.19	1,521	187
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,227	85.49	1,049	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,230	73.01	898	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,390	119.38	1,659	107
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,214	110.94	1,347	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,494	121.72	1,819	121
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,491	110.73	1,651	23

Every lot, as filed

10 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
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,376	97.68/cwt	93.00–99.50	1,344	21
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,230	73.01/cwt	72.00–74.00	898	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,214	110.94/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,347	12
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,491	110.73/cwt	109.50–116.00	1,651	23
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,227	85.49/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,049	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,324	120.08/cwt	116.00–122.50	1,590	72
Steers	Choice	—	1,445	121.65/cwt	117.00–124.25	1,758	64
Heifers	Choice	—	1,525	117.93/cwt	115.00–123.50	1,798	35
Steers	Choice	—	1,550	121.80/cwt	117.00–126.75	1,888	57
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,503	102.76/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,544	166

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
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,376	93.00–99.50	97.68
166	—	1,503	100.00–110.00	102.76
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,230	72.00–74.00	73.01
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,227	83.00–89.00	85.49
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,214	110.00–114.00	110.94
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,324	116.00–122.50	120.08
35	—	1,525	115.00–123.50	117.93
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,491	109.50–116.00	110.73
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,445	117.00–124.25	121.65
57	—	1,550	117.00–126.75	121.80

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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