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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-14

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Apr 14

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

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Receipts

322 head

▼ 115 vs last sale 437▼ 137 vs year ago 459 · −29.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Good demand today on quality cattle. Trade active.

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	Choice	Average	1,298	104.39	1,355	12
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,233	95.15	1,173	13
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,530	131.76	2,016	12
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,530	117.01	1,791	69
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,316	138.93	1,828	78
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,432	127.73	1,829	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,310	107.32	1,406	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,501	142.69	2,142	104
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,401	131.05	1,836	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,386	118.62	1,644	6thin

Every lot

20 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,255	140.25/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,760	16
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,290	116.86/cwt	111.00–122.00	1,507	2
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,322	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,745	3
Steers	—	Select	1,434	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,714	4
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,440	130.58/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,880	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,546	143.13/cwt	135.00–150.00	2,213	88
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,046	102.12/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,068	4
Heifers	—	ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,244	136.51/cwt	133.00–143.00	1,698	48
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,255	128.35/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,611	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,425	143.11/cwt	134.50–150.00	2,039	29
Heifers	—	Select	1,447	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,650	5
Heifers	—	SelectHeavy Weight	1,498	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,513	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,538	127.36/cwt	126.50–131.00	1,959	5
Heifers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,605	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,151	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,233	95.15/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,173	13
Dairy Heifers	—	ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,298	104.39/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,355	12
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,347	109.38/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,473	22
Dairy Steers	—	ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,442	130.99/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,889	4
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,574	132.14/cwt	129.00–137.00	2,080	8
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,616	120.58/cwt	120.00–124.50	1,949	47

This sale against other markets

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 Apr 14, 2022

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

Receipts 322Last week 437Year ago 459

No trend, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Good demand today on quality cattle. Trade active.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,425	134.50–150.00	143.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,447	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,538	126.50–131.00	127.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,498	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,244	133.00–143.00	136.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,046	101.00–105.00	102.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,255	127.00–131.00	128.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,233	95.00–96.00	95.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,298	101.00–108.00	104.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	1,546	135.00–150.00	143.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,434	119.50	119.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	111.00–122.00	116.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,440	125.00–134.00	130.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,322	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,255	136.00–142.00	140.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,616	120.00–124.50	120.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,442	129.00–133.00	130.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,574	129.00–137.00	132.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,347	106.00–115.00	109.38

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.