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Sheldon Livestock Auction

Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-07

Slaughter Cattle · Sheldon, Iowa · Thu, Nov 7

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2154

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Receipts

471 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 426▲ 83 vs year ago 388 · +21.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago, choice slaughter steers were steady to 2.00 higher. Choice slaughter heifers mostly 1.00 higher. Two load lots of steers and heifers, along with small strings of quality cattle in the offering today. 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	1,472	182.91	2,692	13
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,506	178.18	2,684	17
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,592	164.00	2,611	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,575	171.29	2,698	10
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,472	187.75	2,764	116
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,334	182.10	2,428	28
Steers	Choice	Average	1,514	186.89	2,830	205
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,397	181.26	2,532	44

Every lot, as filed

20 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,276	181.32/cwt	180.00–182.25	2,314	20
Steers	—	ChoiceNatural	1,405	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,655	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,423	179.15/cwt	178.00–180.50	2,549	9
Steers	—	Choice	1,432	187.03/cwt	183.00–188.00	2,678	90
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,442	186.24/cwt	186.00–187.00	2,686	25
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,523	187.20/cwt	185.00–188.50	2,851	15
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,523	182.75/cwt	182.75–182.75	2,783	13
Steers	—	Choice	1,559	186.96/cwt	184.50–189.75	2,915	42
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,673	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	3,020	2
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,744	186.72/cwt	183.50–187.50	3,256	32
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,273	181.17/cwt	181.00–181.50	2,306	6
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,350	182.35/cwt	180.00–184.50	2,462	22
Heifers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,420	188.62/cwt	185.50–191.00	2,678	34
Heifers	—	Choice	1,493	187.35/cwt	186.00–190.75	2,797	81
Heifers	—	ChoiceNatural	1,565	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,974	1
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,336	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,371	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,472	182.91/cwt	181.75–185.00	2,692	13
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,658	178.79/cwt	177.00–179.00	2,964	9
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,575	171.29/cwt	170.00–172.00	2,698	10
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,592	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,611	4

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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Receipts 471Last week 426Year ago 388

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,423	178.00–180.50	179.15
13	—	1,523	182.75	182.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,559	184.50–189.75	186.96
90	—	1,432	183.00–188.00	187.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,523	185.00–188.50	187.20
25	—	1,442	186.00–187.00	186.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,744	183.50–187.50	186.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,673	180.50	180.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,276	180.00–182.25	181.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,658	177.00–179.00	178.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,472	181.75–185.00	182.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,336	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,575	170.00–172.00	171.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,592	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,350	180.00–184.50	182.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,273	181.00–181.50	181.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	1,493	186.00–190.75	187.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,420	185.50–191.00	188.62

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.