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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-01

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Jun 1

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

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Receipts

389 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 417▼ 271 vs year ago 660 · −41.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison as the sale last week was not reported. Demand good. Active trade.

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	1,358	135.34	1,837	16
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,755	129.00	2,264	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,716	156.61	2,687	43
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,497	142.59	2,135	55
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,367	186.81	2,554	62
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,394	177.67	2,477	12
Heifers	Select	Average	1,421	161.52	2,295	20
Steers	Choice	Average	1,490	185.97	2,771	135
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,365	172.82	2,358	23

Every lot

14 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,088	174.75/cwt	170.00–177.50	1,901	3
Steers	—	ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,225	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,266	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,406	172.53/cwt	169.00–177.50	2,426	20
Steers	—	Choice	1,492	185.98/cwt	181.00–192.00	2,775	134
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,130	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,023	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,367	186.81/cwt	182.00–190.00	2,554	62
Heifers	—	Select	1,421	161.52/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,295	20
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,482	177.23/cwt	177.00–179.00	2,627	9
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,365	143.92/cwt	136.00–147.00	1,965	9
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,523	142.33/cwt	139.00–146.00	2,168	46
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,716	156.61/cwt	152.00–168.00	2,687	43
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,280	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,709	10
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,487	138.41/cwt	135.00–142.00	2,058	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,755	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,264	1

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 Jun 1, 2023

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

Receipts 389Last week 417Year ago 660

No comparison as the sale last week was not reported. Demand good. Active trade.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,365	136.00–147.00	143.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,523	139.00–146.00	142.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,716	152.00–168.00	156.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,088	170.00–177.50	174.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
134	—	1,492	181.00–192.00	185.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,406	169.00–177.50	172.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,280	133.50	133.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,487	135.00–142.00	138.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,367	182.00–190.00	186.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,421	160.00–168.00	161.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,130	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,482	177.00–179.00	177.23

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.