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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-15

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Aug 15

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

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Receipts

327 head

▲ 52 vs last sale 275▼ 206 vs year ago 533 · −38.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago: Not enough choice slaughter steers last sale for comparison. Choice slaughter heifers 3.00 lower. Dairy steers 1.00 lower. CME live cattle futures 1.00 lower today. Many small groups, along with a load lot of heifers in the offering. Demand 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	1,209	181.00	2,188	6thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,548	189.75	2,937	6thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,193	185.75	2,216	8thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,699	176.36	2,996	27
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,545	165.98	2,565	20
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,364	192.83	2,630	51
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,483	182.18	2,702	54
Steers	Choice	Average	1,550	193.10	2,993	98
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,569	188.83	2,963	6thin

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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,405	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	2,648	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,461	193.56/cwt	191.50–197.00	2,828	26
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,515	193.09/cwt	191.50–193.25	2,925	24
Steers	—	Choice	1,563	193.34/cwt	191.00–196.00	3,022	25
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,651	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,120	4
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,674	192.32/cwt	191.00–193.00	3,219	23
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,270	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	2,445	3
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,326	188.75/cwt	188.75–188.75	2,503	13
Heifers	—	Choice	1,370	192.85/cwt	190.00–195.25	2,642	48
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,531	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,756	39
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,573	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,863	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,402	161.47/cwt	161.00–166.00	2,264	11
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,699	176.36/cwt	174.50–179.50	2,996	27
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,720	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	2,950	9
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,193	185.75/cwt	185.75–185.75	2,216	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,548	189.75/cwt	189.75–189.75	2,937	6
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,209	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,188	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 Aug 15, 2024

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Receipts 327Last week 275Year ago 533

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,573	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,326	188.75	188.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,370	190.00–195.25	192.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,531	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,270	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,461	191.50–197.00	193.56
25	—	1,563	191.00–196.00	193.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,651	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,405	188.50	188.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,674	191.00–193.00	192.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,515	191.50–193.25	193.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,720	171.50	171.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,699	174.50–179.50	176.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,402	161.00–166.00	161.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,548	189.75	189.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,193	185.75	185.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,209	181.00	181.00

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.