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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-02

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Nov 2

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

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Receipts

388 head

▼ 117 vs last sale 505▼ 73 vs year ago 461 · −15.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, choice slaughter steers were steady to 2.00 lower. Choice slaughter heifers steady. Limited numbers of dairy cattle. Dairy steers sold with a higher undertone. Several large groups offered today. 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	1,440	153.50	2,210	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,180	136.54	1,611	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,694	164.87	2,793	16
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,563	156.04	2,439	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,459	146.83	2,142	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,417	185.45	2,628	61
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,351	178.26	2,408	68
Heifers	Select	Average	1,271	165.00	2,097	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,543	183.37	2,830	125
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,454	173.79	2,527	43

Every lot, as filed

24 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,291	172.88/cwt	168.00–173.50	2,232	9
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,397	175.79/cwt	169.00–178.50	2,456	19
Steers	—	Choice	1,402	182.00/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,552	22
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,407	183.75/cwt	181.00–185.50	2,585	26
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,576	186.47/cwt	186.00–186.75	2,939	11
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,583	171.91/cwt	170.50–175.00	2,721	13
Steers	—	Choice	1,624	183.42/cwt	178.00–187.50	2,979	62
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,869	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	3,346	4
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,888	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	3,228	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,153	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,983	3
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,269	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,094	12
Heifers	—	Select	1,295	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,137	1
Heifers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,336	187.14/cwt	186.50–190.25	2,500	16
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,360	178.55/cwt	174.00–181.50	2,428	65
Heifers	—	Choice	1,381	185.24/cwt	183.00–187.25	2,558	25
Heifers	—	Choice	1,524	184.53/cwt	175.50–187.00	2,812	19
Heifers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,585	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,869	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,180	136.54/cwt	132.50–138.00	1,611	4
Dairy Heifers	—	ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,380	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,084	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,500	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,340	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,387	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,150	3
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,459	146.83/cwt	141.00–148.00	2,142	9
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,669	156.67/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,615	5
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,694	164.87/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,793	16

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 Nov 2, 2023

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

Receipts 388Last week 505Year ago 461

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,381	183.00–187.25	185.24
19	—	1,524	175.50–187.00	184.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,269	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,360	174.00–181.50	178.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,153	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,336	186.50–190.25	187.14
1	—	1,585	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,180	132.50–138.00	136.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,694	163.00–168.00	164.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,387	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,459	141.00–148.00	146.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,669	154.00–159.00	156.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,397	169.00–178.50	175.79
13	—	1,583	170.50–175.00	171.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,407	181.00–185.50	183.75
11	—	1,576	186.00–186.75	186.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,869	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,402	180.00–185.00	182.00
62	—	1,624	178.00–187.50	183.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,291	168.00–173.50	172.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,888	171.00	171.00

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.