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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-12

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Oct 12

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

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Receipts

451 head

▲ 73 vs last sale 378▲ 168 vs year ago 283 · +59.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last Thursday, choice slaughter steers were 2.00 higher. Choice slaughter heifers 1.00 higher. Dairy steers 3.00 higher. Limited number of dairy heifers both this week and last week.

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	Select	Average	1,082	131.00	1,417	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,425	155.62	2,217	59
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,675	150.14	2,516	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,525	136.00	2,074	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,349	184.63	2,491	69
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,385	174.19	2,413	63
Heifers	Select	Average	1,332	161.00	2,144	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,447	184.94	2,675	119
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,481	175.98	2,607	87
Steers	Select	Average	1,261	158.25	1,996	8thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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	1,152	180.85/cwt	180.50–181.50	2,083	7
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,160	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,984	1
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,175	156.97/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,844	2
Steers	—	Select	1,290	158.68/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,047	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,465	185.20/cwt	180.00–191.00	2,713	112
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,485	176.04/cwt	168.00–179.50	2,614	86
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,013	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,702	2
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,168	178.05/cwt	176.00–179.00	2,080	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,349	184.63/cwt	180.00–189.75	2,491	69
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,396	174.00/cwt	169.00–177.00	2,429	60
Heifers	—	Select	1,530	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,417	1
Heifers	—	SelectHeavy Weight	1,770	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,655	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,270	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,842	1
Dairy Steers	—	ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,351	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,067	41
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,525	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,074	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,593	161.58/cwt	158.00–164.00	2,574	18
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,743	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,632	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,082	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,417	6

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 Oct 12, 2023

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

Receipts 451Last week 378Year ago 283

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,152	180.50–181.50	180.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	1,485	168.00–179.50	176.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	155.00–159.00	156.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,290	155.00–160.00	158.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	1,465	180.00–191.00	185.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,743	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,351	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,593	158.00–164.00	161.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,082	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,396	169.00–177.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,168	176.00–179.00	178.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,013	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,349	180.00–189.75	184.63

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.