Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Dairy-Holstein Feeder Special! No comparison, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Many strings of Holstein cattle and dairy beef crosses in the offering. The seats were full in the arena today. Demand was good throughout the sale, especially on heavier cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $296.16/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −156.66 against this barn's trailing median of $452.82.

Average price

$296.16

16 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$283

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

$44.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.59

vs IA average

−8.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	304.51	1,739	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	560	260.00	1,456	3thin

One grade step is worth $44.51/cwt here — about $283 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale16 hd

296.16

—

IA average5 barns · 755 hd

316.76

−20.59

National average171 barns · 11,979 hd

304.39

−8.23

This barn, trailing median2 sales

452.82

−156.66

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

46 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,562	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,166	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	828	196.56/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,628	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	266.45/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,543	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	222.58/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,502	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	304.51/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,739	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	208	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	842	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	766	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,609	24
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	211.46/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,339	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	315.45/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,470	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	449	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,504	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	283.32/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,737	18
Dairy Steers	Large 2	200–250	211	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	654	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	1200–1250	1,218	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,253	5
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,138	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,849	3
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,063	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,680	3
Heifers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,155	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,056	11
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,105	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,834	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,269	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,283	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	601	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,232	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	964	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,832	8
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	162.61/cwt	160.00–185.00	1,504	29
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	987	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,826	39
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,024	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	691	205.90/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,423	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	292	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	993	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	881	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,271	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	998	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,946	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1000–1050	1,036	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,528	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1100–1150	1,106	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,521	17
Dairy Steers	Large 2	800–850	809	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,679	7
Dairy Steers	Large 2	150–200	176	333.21/cwt	300.00–350.00	586	10
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	700–750	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	18
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	950–1000	958	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,293	8
Dairy Steers	Large 2	900–950	932	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,799	12
Dairy Steers	Large 2	450–500	498	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,357	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	500–550	531	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	797	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1150–1200	1,157	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,793	7
Dairy Steers	Large 2	500–550	543	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,358	7
Dairy Steers	Large 2	650–700	686	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,406	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.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Sheldon Livestock Feeder Cattle Special - Sheldon, IA

Thu Apr 18, 2024

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

Receipts 891Last week 1,406Year ago 1,376

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	440	265.00	265.00
3	550–600	560	260.00	260.00
8	650–700	651	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	208	405.00	405.00
4	400–450	449	335.00	335.00
13	550–600	571	295.00–315.00	304.51
18	600–650	613	275.00–290.00	283.32
3	750–800	773	245.00	245.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1050–1100	1,063	158.00	158.00
3	1100–1150	1,138	162.50	162.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	445	230.00	230.00
8	600–650	601	205.00	205.00
11	650–700	691	195.00–210.00	205.90
13	800–850	828	185.00–200.00	196.56
8	950–1000	964	190.00	190.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1200–1250	1,218	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	213	370.00	370.00
3	350–400	385	330.00	330.00
13	450–500	466	290.00–330.00	315.45
9	550–600	579	260.00–280.00	266.45
6	650–700	675	220.00–225.00	222.58
3	750–800	757	212.50	212.50
3	950–1000	998	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1100–1150	1,105	166.00	166.00
11	1150–1200	1,155	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	503	255.00	255.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	540	235.00	235.00
19	600–650	633	200.00–220.00	211.46
24	750–800	766	210.00	210.00
29	900–950	925	160.00–185.00	162.61
39	950–1000	987	185.00	185.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1000–1050	1,036	147.50	147.50
17	1100–1150	1,106	137.50	137.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	950–1000	958	135.00	135.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	150–200	176	300.00–350.00	333.21
6	200–250	211	310.00	310.00
13	450–500	498	272.50	272.50
7	500–550	543	250.00	250.00
4	650–700	686	205.00	205.00
7	800–850	809	207.50	207.50
12	900–950	932	193.00	193.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	292	340.00	340.00
3	350–400	375	235.00	235.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	700–750	735	110.00	110.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	531	150.00	150.00
7	1150–1200	1,157	155.00	155.00

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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