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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-14

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Sep 14

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

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Receipts

356 head

▲ 185 vs last sale 171▼ 288 vs year ago 644 · −44.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last week, choice slaughter steers were 3.00 higher. Choice slaughter heifers 1.00 higher. Limited numbers on dairy cattle last week for comparison. 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	1,488	167.47	2,492	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,203	135.55	1,631	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,559	160.94	2,509	88
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,485	149.00	2,213	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,362	183.31	2,496	49
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,301	176.57	2,297	19
Heifers	Select	Average	1,381	162.12	2,239	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,513	184.97	2,799	159
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,443	174.94	2,524	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,378	160.27	2,209	9thin

Every lot, as filed

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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,378	160.27/cwt	157.00–163.50	2,209	9
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,443	174.94/cwt	170.50–177.00	2,524	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,513	184.97/cwt	180.50–186.75	2,799	159
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,110	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,865	1
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,159	177.02/cwt	176.00–178.00	2,052	10
Heifers	—	ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,202	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,212	5
Heifers	—	Choice	1,380	183.23/cwt	180.00–187.25	2,529	44
Heifers	—	Select	1,415	161.39/cwt	153.00–168.00	2,284	8
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,459	176.06/cwt	172.00–177.00	2,569	9
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,386	157.43/cwt	157.00–158.00	2,182	12
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,485	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,213	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,586	161.49/cwt	158.75–164.50	2,561	76
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,203	135.55/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,631	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,488	167.47/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,492	4

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.

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Sheldon Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Sheldon, IA

Thu Sep 14, 2023

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

Receipts 356Last week 171Year ago 644

Compared to the sale last week, choice slaughter steers were 3.00 higher. Choice slaughter heifers 1.00 higher. Limited numbers on dairy cattle last week for comparison. Demand good. Active trade.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,378	157.00–163.50	160.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
159	—	1,513	180.50–186.75	184.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,443	170.50–177.00	174.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,386	157.00–158.00	157.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	1,586	158.75–164.50	161.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,203	135.00–136.00	135.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,488	160.00–170.00	167.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,202	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,459	172.00–177.00	176.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,159	176.00–178.00	177.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,415	153.00–168.00	161.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,380	180.00–187.25	183.23

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.