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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-02

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, May 2

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

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Receipts

528 head

▲ 91 vs last sale 437▲ 96 vs year ago 432 · +22.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago: Choice slaughter steers were steady, with heavyweights bringing 1.00-4.00 higher. Dairy steers 1.00-2.00 higher today. Dairy beef steers on an upward trend, but not enough numbers last sale for comparison. Choice slaughter heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Load lot of choice steers and many smaller strings in the offering today. With rain a constant in our area, no field work is being done. Trailers were lined up unloading cattle today, and the arena was full. Good demand.

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
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,368	176.20	2,410	12
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,370	170.24	2,332	10
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,549	179.57	2,781	35
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,689	173.87	2,937	11
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,623	162.60	2,639	50
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,652	154.26	2,548	12
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,408	183.75	2,587	110
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,329	178.90	2,377	32
Steers	Choice	Average	1,567	185.16	2,901	172
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,268	181.00	2,295	3thin

Every lot, as filed

17 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,268	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,295	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,439	183.09/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,635	39
Steers	—	Choice	1,556	187.35/cwt	183.50–188.25	2,915	48
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,590	185.61/cwt	184.25–186.25	2,951	39
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,667	184.25/cwt	182.00–186.75	3,071	46
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,167	176.49/cwt	174.50–181.00	2,060	10
Heifers	—	Choice	1,402	183.56/cwt	182.25–186.25	2,574	94
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,402	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,524	22
Heifers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,444	184.86/cwt	182.50–185.50	2,669	16
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,458	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,566	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,554	179.79/cwt	177.00–182.00	2,794	33
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,689	173.87/cwt	172.00–175.50	2,937	11
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,623	162.60/cwt	159.00–165.00	2,639	50
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,652	154.26/cwt	154.00–155.00	2,548	12
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,347	176.07/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,372	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,370	170.24/cwt	170.00–170.50	2,332	10
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,389	176.32/cwt	175.00–177.00	2,449	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.

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Sheldon Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Sheldon, IA

Thu May 2, 2024

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

Receipts 528Last week 437Year ago 432

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,439	180.00–185.00	183.09
48	—	1,556	183.50–188.25	187.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,268	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,590	184.25–186.25	185.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,667	182.00–186.75	184.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,689	172.00–175.50	173.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,554	177.00–182.00	179.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,458	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,652	154.00–155.00	154.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,623	159.00–165.00	162.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,167	174.50–181.00	176.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,444	182.50–185.50	184.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,402	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	1,402	182.25–186.25	183.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,347	174.00–178.00	176.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,389	175.00–177.00	176.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,370	170.00–170.50	170.24

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.