Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

NW Iowa Precondition Green / Gold Tag Feeder Calf Sale - No trend today due to last sale reported was a month ago, but a higher undertone was noted on all cattle consigned. Demand was good on both the steers and heifers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.59/cwt on 924 head.

Average price

$152.59

924 head · 629 lb average

Value per head Derived

$959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$29.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.49

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	170.11	945	186
Medium and Large 1-2	641	150.48	964	570
Medium 1-2	669	140.34	939	168

One grade step is worth $29.77/cwt here — about $5 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 sale924 hd

152.59

—

IA average17 barns · 19,366 hd

142.09

+10.49

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

63 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 and Large 1	—	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	863	127.07/cwt	126.00–129.50	1,097	27
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	585	141.97/cwt	132.00–147.00	831	20
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	637	127.21/cwt	126.00–129.00	810	14
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	540	151.58/cwt	151.00–157.00	819	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	788	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	977	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	155.79/cwt	153.00–159.00	907	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	551	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	185.31/cwt	185.00–186.00	695	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	343	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	617	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	727	133.56/cwt	129.00–137.00	971	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	134.66/cwt	130.00–137.50	846	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	164.89/cwt	160.00–168.00	862	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	172.37/cwt	170.00–175.00	836	29
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	280	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	539	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	626	147.18/cwt	144.00–149.00	921	18
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	666	135.75/cwt	133.00–139.00	904	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	134.21/cwt	131.50–135.25	1,041	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	140.40/cwt	139.00–141.50	1,016	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,007	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	131.23/cwt	130.00–133.50	942	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	174.63/cwt	170.00–178.00	747	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	160.81/cwt	160.00–163.00	833	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	167.99/cwt	164.00–169.50	726	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	195.38/cwt	193.00–197.50	676	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	176.39/cwt	173.00–179.00	661	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,069	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	167.42/cwt	165.00–175.00	718	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	132.63/cwt	130.50–139.00	894	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	176.91/cwt	175.00–179.00	932	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	298	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	143.27/cwt	140.50–146.50	980	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	152.65/cwt	150.00–155.50	945	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	154.56/cwt	153.00–158.50	816	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,071	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	170.24/cwt	161.00–174.00	1,153	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	152.03/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,104	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,112	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	124.88/cwt	122.00–125.50	948	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	204.18/cwt	204.00–205.00	692	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	221.29/cwt	212.50–250.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	145.31/cwt	144.00–151.00	840	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	160.01/cwt	158.00–162.00	779	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	127.94/cwt	127.00–129.00	937	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	191.34/cwt	190.00–192.00	727	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	185.43/cwt	184.00–187.00	783	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	169.74/cwt	163.00–172.00	777	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	125.40/cwt	122.00–128.00	850	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	140.18/cwt	135.00–142.00	803	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	143.09/cwt	140.50–144.50	884	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	159.82/cwt	152.50–164.00	972	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	165.00/cwt	160.00–170.00	914	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	841	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	517	143.31/cwt	140.00–146.00	741	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	484	158.44/cwt	155.00–162.00	767	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	387	173.95/cwt	170.00–178.00	673	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	370	159.03/cwt	155.00–165.00	588	10
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	439	152.12/cwt	147.50–153.00	668	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	790	117.25/cwt	117.25–117.25	926	5

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 and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	170.00	170.00
7	—	290	190.00	190.00
3	—	375	185.00–186.00	185.31
39	—	718	130.00–133.50	131.23
23	—	428	170.00–178.00	174.63
18	—	518	160.00–163.00	160.81
46	—	674	130.50–139.00	132.63
103	—	578	144.00–151.00	145.31
16	—	458	163.00–172.00	169.74
60	—	618	140.50–144.50	143.09
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	637	126.00–129.00	127.21
10	—	517	140.00–146.00	143.31
10	—	370	155.00–165.00	159.03
6	—	439	147.50–153.00	152.12
5	—	790	117.25	117.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	628	130.00–137.50	134.66
4	—	876	115.00	115.00
15	—	432	164.00–169.50	167.99
1	—	265	170.00	170.00
11	—	375	173.00–179.00	176.39
105	—	528	153.00–158.50	154.56
17	—	759	122.00–125.50	124.88
1	—	330	167.50	167.50
48	—	487	158.00–162.00	160.01
17	—	732	127.00–129.00	127.94
40	—	678	122.00–128.00	125.40
19	—	573	135.00–142.00	140.18
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	863	126.00–129.50	127.07
20	—	585	132.00–147.00	141.97
10	—	540	151.00–157.00	151.58
2	—	788	124.00	124.00
1	—	425	150.00	150.00
4	—	343	180.00	180.00
61	—	727	129.00–137.00	133.56
1	—	280	192.50	192.50
18	—	626	144.00–149.00	147.18
10	—	666	133.00–139.00	135.75
7	—	484	155.00–162.00	158.44
7	—	387	170.00–178.00	173.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	582	153.00–159.00	155.79
82	—	523	160.00–168.00	164.89
29	—	485	170.00–175.00	172.37
77	—	776	131.50–135.25	134.21
62	—	724	139.00–141.50	140.40
15	—	346	193.00–197.50	195.38
5	—	810	132.00	132.00
4	—	429	165.00–175.00	167.42
3	—	298	195.00	195.00
122	—	684	140.50–146.50	143.27
101	—	619	150.00–155.50	152.65
22	—	855	130.00	130.00
4	—	374	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	527	175.00–179.00	176.91
15	—	754	142.00	142.00
14	—	677	161.00–174.00	170.24
9	—	726	144.00–153.00	152.03
5	—	339	204.00–205.00	204.18
4	—	267	212.50–250.00	221.29
17	—	380	190.00–192.00	191.34
16	—	422	184.00–187.00	185.43
49	—	608	152.50–164.00	159.82
29	—	554	160.00–170.00	165.00
9	—	457	184.00	184.00

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.

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