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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-30

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, May 30

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

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Receipts

232 head

▼ 293 vs last sale 525▼ 157 vs year ago 389 · −40.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough choice slaughter steers and heifers to make a trend today. Mostly small strings, along with a load lot of heavyweight steers in the offering. Smaller crowd today, as field work is in full swing. Buyers were in the seats and demand was good.

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	1,431	179.64	2,571	10
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,279	175.16	2,240	11
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,590	174.00	2,767	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,602	150.50	2,411	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,642	166.45	2,733	28
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,538	166.23	2,557	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,387	187.54	2,602	39
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,331	181.00	2,409	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,637	188.02	3,077	69
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,496	182.45	2,729	16

Every lot, as filed

16 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,330	181.41/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,413	8
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,380	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,581	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,436	185.83/cwt	183.00–188.00	2,669	11
Steers	—	Choice	1,590	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	2,934	8
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,591	188.64/cwt	185.00–189.50	3,001	10
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,661	183.50/cwt	183.00–184.00	3,048	8
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,730	189.28/cwt	185.00–190.50	3,275	38
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,331	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,409	6
Heifers	—	Choice	1,375	188.10/cwt	187.75–189.00	2,586	33
Heifers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,456	184.48/cwt	182.50–186.50	2,686	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,602	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	2,411	3
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,431	179.64/cwt	177.00–182.00	2,571	10
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,279	175.16/cwt	173.00–178.50	2,240	11
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,590	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,767	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,538	166.23/cwt	163.00–167.50	2,557	7
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,642	166.45/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,733	28

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 May 30, 2024

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

Receipts 232Last week 525Year ago 389

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,661	183.00–184.00	183.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,590	184.50	184.50
11	—	1,436	183.00–188.00	185.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	187.00	187.00
10	—	1,591	185.00–189.50	188.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,730	185.00–190.50	189.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,330	180.00–186.00	181.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,331	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,456	182.50–186.50	184.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,375	187.75–189.00	188.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,602	150.50	150.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,431	177.00–182.00	179.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,279	173.00–178.50	175.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,590	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,538	163.00–167.50	166.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,642	164.00–170.00	166.45

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.