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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-07

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Sep 7

● Final12 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

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Receipts

171 head

▼ 362 vs last sale 533▼ 104 vs year ago 275 · −37.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison today, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Limited numbers on dairy cattle today but good quality. Good demand. 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	1,568	152.50	2,391	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,047	128.15	1,342	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,535	161.43	2,478	34
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,167	146.18	1,706	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,296	181.62	2,353	39
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,220	170.00	2,074	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,464	182.17	2,668	73
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,503	170.41	2,561	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,305	161.00	2,101	1thin

Every lot, as filed

12 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	—	ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,170	180.04/cwt	179.00–182.00	2,106	3
Steers	—	Select	1,305	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,101	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,477	182.26/cwt	177.00–185.00	2,692	70
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,503	170.41/cwt	168.00–172.00	2,561	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,195	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,163	11
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,220	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,074	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,335	181.87/cwt	181.00–185.00	2,428	28
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,167	146.18/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,706	3
Dairy Steers	—	ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,451	157.11/cwt	154.00–158.00	2,280	18
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,630	166.29/cwt	159.00–179.00	2,711	16
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,047	128.15/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,342	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,568	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	2,391	3

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 Sep 7, 2023

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

Receipts 171Last week 533Year ago 275

No comparison today, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Limited numbers on dairy cattle today but good quality. Good demand. 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
3	—	1,167	144.00–150.00	146.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,630	159.00–179.00	166.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,451	154.00–158.00	157.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,335	181.00–185.00	181.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,195	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,477	177.00–185.00	182.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,503	168.00–172.00	170.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,170	179.00–182.00	180.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,568	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,047	125.00–132.00	128.15

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.