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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-26

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Sep 26

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

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Receipts

267 head

▼ 138 vs last sale 405▼ 159 vs year ago 426 · −37.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Most of the auction consisted of small packages. Nice selection of dairy cattle in the offering also. 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 Steers	Choice	Average	1,530	176.66	2,703	7thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,643	168.49	2,768	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,536	167.00	2,565	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,708	176.96	3,022	13
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,475	164.06	2,420	18
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,372	183.07	2,512	59
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,198	179.92	2,155	20
Steers	Choice	Average	1,539	184.46	2,838	82
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,361	179.42	2,441	10

Every lot, as filed

15 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 ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,291	181.88/cwt	181.25–182.50	2,348	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,410	181.41/cwt	179.00–184.00	2,558	16
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,465	175.73/cwt	175.00–178.00	2,574	4
Steers	—	Choice	1,544	184.98/cwt	184.50–185.00	2,856	28
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,561	185.90/cwt	185.00–186.50	2,902	23
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,631	184.56/cwt	181.50–185.75	3,010	15
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,153	180.38/cwt	178.50–181.00	2,080	14
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,303	178.86/cwt	175.00–179.75	2,331	6
Heifers	—	Choice	1,372	183.07/cwt	181.50–185.75	2,512	59
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,536	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,565	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,329	158.99/cwt	158.00–164.00	2,113	6
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,548	166.60/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,579	12
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,708	176.96/cwt	175.25–181.00	3,022	13
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,530	176.66/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,703	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,643	168.49/cwt	167.00–171.00	2,768	3

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 Sep 26, 2024

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

Receipts 267Last week 405Year ago 426

No comparison, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Most of the auction consisted of small packages. Nice selection of dairy cattle in the offering also. Good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,303	175.00–179.75	178.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,153	178.50–181.00	180.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,372	181.50–185.75	183.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,410	179.00–184.00	181.41
28	—	1,544	184.50–185.00	184.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,291	181.25–182.50	181.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,465	175.00–178.00	175.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,561	185.00–186.50	185.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,631	181.50–185.75	184.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,536	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,708	175.25–181.00	176.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,329	158.00–164.00	158.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,548	164.00–170.00	166.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,530	174.00–179.00	176.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,643	167.00–171.00	168.49

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.