Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

NW Iowa Precondition Green/Gold Tag Feeder Calf Sale - No trend today due to last sale was a year ago, but a higher undertone was noted on all cattle consigned. Demand was good on both the steers and heifers. Next sale is Friday, January 6, 2021, starting at Noon, 12:00.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.56/cwt on 554 head.

Average price

$158.56

554 head · 597 lb average

Value per head Derived

$947

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1-2

$9.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.22

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	591	161.40	954	360
Medium and Large 1-2	613	153.41	941	182
Medium 1-2	545	151.68	827	12thin

One grade step is worth $9.72/cwt here — about $127 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale554 hd

158.56

—

IA average12 barns · 8,709 hd

143.35

+15.22

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

48 lots · USDA AMS · Sheldon Livestock Feeder Cattle Special - Sheldon, IA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	485	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	585	133.54/cwt	129.00–138.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	698	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	873	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	710	126.70/cwt	123.00–128.00	900	16
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	509	154.36/cwt	151.00–156.00	786	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	581	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	866	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	179.91/cwt	170.00–184.00	833	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	138.86/cwt	138.00–140.50	1,073	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	187.22/cwt	181.00–196.00	792	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	164.14/cwt	162.00–166.00	937	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,107	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	141.54/cwt	141.00–145.00	921	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	173.51/cwt	173.00–175.00	895	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	144.23/cwt	140.00–147.00	987	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	158.94/cwt	140.00–164.00	979	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	145.56/cwt	145.56–145.56	1,032	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	996	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	161.96/cwt	160.00–164.00	771	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	969	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,047	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	604	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	146.49/cwt	142.50–149.00	863	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	991	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	179.72/cwt	179.00–180.00	690	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	167.32/cwt	165.00–168.00	810	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	137.35/cwt	137.00–139.00	942	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	157.99/cwt	153.00–159.00	918	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	163.07/cwt	160.00–168.00	858	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	136.16/cwt	132.00–139.00	989	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	156.73/cwt	153.00–159.00	994	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	835	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	712	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	147.33/cwt	144.00–149.50	775	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	913	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	154.86/cwt	152.00–158.00	816	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	167.34/cwt	165.50–169.00	705	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	145.50/cwt	140.00–148.50	898	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	151.91/cwt	150.25–154.00	855	46

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 →

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	141.00	141.00
2	—	585	129.00–138.00	133.54
2	—	698	125.00	125.00
16	—	710	123.00–128.00	126.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	651	141.00–145.00	141.54
50	—	476	160.00–164.00	161.96
2	—	823	115.00	115.00
2	—	870	116.00	116.00
3	—	757	128.00	128.00
4	—	745	140.50	140.50
6	—	331	182.50	182.50
1	—	925	114.00	114.00
2	—	265	185.00	185.00
27	—	527	152.00–158.00	154.86
31	—	421	165.50–169.00	167.34
37	—	617	140.00–148.50	145.50
46	—	563	150.25–154.00	151.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	589	142.50–149.00	146.49
2	—	758	118.00	118.00
3	—	450	156.00	156.00
4	—	628	133.00	133.00
7	—	448	159.00	159.00
25	—	526	144.00–149.50	147.33
30	—	671	136.00	136.00
1	—	345	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	509	151.00–156.00	154.36
6	—	581	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	196.00	196.00
29	—	463	170.00–184.00	179.91
29	—	773	138.00–140.50	138.86
34	—	423	181.00–196.00	187.22
51	—	571	162.00–166.00	164.14
1	—	900	123.00	123.00
3	—	327	192.50	192.50
60	—	516	173.00–175.00	173.51
62	—	684	140.00–147.00	144.23
65	—	616	140.00–164.00	158.94
11	—	709	145.56	145.56
11	—	810	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	182.50	182.50
2	—	793	125.00	125.00
7	—	384	179.00–180.00	179.72
9	—	484	165.00–168.00	167.32
11	—	686	137.00–139.00	137.35
12	—	581	153.00–159.00	157.99
41	—	526	160.00–168.00	163.07
43	—	726	132.00–139.00	136.16
56	—	634	153.00–159.00	156.73

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.

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