Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Slaughter Steers sold mostly 4.00 to 5.00 higher, Slaughter Heifers sold mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher, and Slaughter Holstein steers sold mostly 1.00 to 2.00 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 Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,354	103.33	1,399	12
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,401	103.29	1,447	36
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,562	104.30	1,629	84
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,415	97.12	1,374	38
Dairy Steers	Select	Low	1,223	79.94	977	23
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,337	122.81	1,642	68
Heifers	Select	Low	1,091	105.39	1,150	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,505	122.47	1,843	92

Every lot, as filed

18 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	—	1,581	128.75/cwt	126.00–131.00	2,036	24
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,758	111.79/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,965	10
Heifers	Choice	—	1,452	122.70/cwt	122.50–123.50	1,782	15
Steers	Choice	—	1,434	128.45/cwt	120.00–131.50	1,842	30
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,401	103.29/cwt	102.00–104.50	1,447	36
Heifers	Choice	—	1,299	127.20/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,652	29
Steers	Choice	—	1,663	113.21/cwt	113.00–114.00	1,883	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,458	114.59/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,671	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,356	114.90/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,558	13
Heifers	Choice	—	1,322	118.99/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,573	13
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,205	79.69/cwt	73.00–85.00	960	8
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,091	105.39/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,150	5
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,415	97.12/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,374	38
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,354	103.33/cwt	102.50–104.50	1,399	12
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,232	80.08/cwt	75.00–85.00	987	15
Steers	Choice	—	1,220	115.48/cwt	110.50–122.00	1,409	6
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,562	104.30/cwt	101.00–106.75	1,629	84
Heifers	Choice	—	1,167	116.95/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,365	6

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.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Sheldon Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Sheldon, IA

Thu Jun 3, 2021

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

Receipts 358Last week 208Year ago 458

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,581	126.00–131.00	128.75
30	—	1,434	120.00–131.50	128.45
9	—	1,663	113.00–114.00	113.21
13	—	1,356	113.00–118.00	114.90
6	—	1,220	110.50–122.00	115.48
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,758	110.00–112.00	111.79
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,452	122.50–123.50	122.70
29	—	1,299	121.00–131.00	127.20
5	—	1,458	114.00–115.00	114.59
13	—	1,322	116.00–124.00	118.99
6	—	1,167	115.00–121.00	116.95
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,091	105.00–106.00	105.39
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,401	102.00–104.50	103.29
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,354	102.50–104.50	103.33
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,205	73.00–85.00	79.69
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,415	93.00–99.00	97.12
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,232	75.00–85.00	80.08
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	1,562	101.00–106.75	104.30

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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