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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-02

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Jun 2

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

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Receipts

660 head

▲ 172 vs last sale 488▲ 302 vs year ago 358 · +84.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison today, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Many big groups of quality cattle today. Demand good. 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
Bulls	—	Average	1,350	101.00	1,364	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,342	122.16	1,639	21
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,214	111.20	1,350	19
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,525	125.48	1,914	86
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,290	114.53	1,477	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,333	139.45	1,859	165
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,279	127.45	1,631	25
Heifers	Select	Average	1,304	105.48	1,375	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,477	142.12	2,099	284
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,303	126.62	1,650	18
Steers	Select	Average	1,062	109.00	1,158	6thin

Every lot

17 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	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,014	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,126	4
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,059	125.29/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,327	3
Steers	—	Select	1,158	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,216	2
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,352	126.89/cwt	119.00–132.00	1,716	15
Steers	—	Choice	1,473	142.29/cwt	134.00–151.00	2,096	281
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,827	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,302	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,078	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,380	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,297	127.40/cwt	118.00–132.50	1,652	23
Heifers	—	Select	1,304	105.48/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,375	10
Heifers	—	Choice	1,333	139.45/cwt	134.00–147.00	1,859	165
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,350	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,364	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,125	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,406	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,168	112.36/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,312	10
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,265	109.92/cwt	101.00–112.50	1,390	9
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,393	121.49/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,692	17
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,290	114.53/cwt	107.50–118.00	1,477	8
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,525	125.48/cwt	121.00–132.00	1,914	86

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.

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Sheldon Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Sheldon, IA

Thu Jun 2, 2022

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

Receipts 660Last week 488Year ago 358

No comparison today, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Many big groups of quality cattle today. Demand good. Trade active.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
165	—	1,333	134.00–147.00	139.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,304	100.00–110.00	105.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,297	118.00–132.50	127.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
281	—	1,473	134.00–151.00	142.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,158	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,014	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,059	123.00–130.00	125.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,352	119.00–132.00	126.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,827	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,168	106.00–113.00	112.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,265	101.00–112.50	109.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,393	115.00–127.00	121.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,125	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	1,525	121.00–132.00	125.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,290	107.50–118.00	114.53

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.