Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Dairy-Holstein Feeder Cattle Sale. No trend today, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Good demand, especially on larger groups of light calves.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.51/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −182.60 against this barn's trailing median of $434.11.

Average price

$251.51

69 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,439

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$20.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs IA average

−15.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	265.97	1,524	20
Medium and Large 1-2	572	245.61	1,404	49

One grade step is worth $20.36/cwt here — about $120 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $461.14, low $336.66, median $434.11 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale69 hd

251.51

—

IA average1 barns · 69 hd

251.51

+0.00

National average151 barns · 8,584 hd

267.22

−15.71

This barn, trailing median3 sales

434.11

−182.60

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

43 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	583	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,399	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	633	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,329	13
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	1000–1050	1,007	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,903	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	372	260.03/cwt	250.00–265.00	967	19
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	668	205.75/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,374	70
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,564	10
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	400–450	438	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,073	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,933	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	251	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,092	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,684	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	306.93/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,851	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	265.97/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,524	20
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	600–650	602	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,264	3
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3-4	300–350	312	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	499	46
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3-4	250–300	265	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	464	6
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3-4	800–850	841	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,135	6
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3-4	100–150	143	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	250	6
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3-4	750–800	761	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,027	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	1050–1100	1,067	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,707	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	712	200.96/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,431	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,009	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,998	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	650–700	674	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,314	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	865	195.12/cwt	187.50–197.50	1,688	53
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	1000–1050	1,039	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,610	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	831	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,753	14
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,606	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	602	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,595	12
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	600–650	617	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,327	13
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	869	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,834	10
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	994	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,928	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,299	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	294.02/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,688	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	501	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,328	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	700–750	711	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,458	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	241.44/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,601	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	251	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,130	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	757	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,794	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	243.89/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,410	45
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	315.09/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,125	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,695	25
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	454	238.64/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,083	39

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 Jun 20, 2024

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

Receipts 1,108Last week 891Year ago 1,376

Dairy-Holstein Feeder Cattle Sale. No trend today, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Good demand, especially on larger groups of light calves.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	372	250.00–265.00	260.03
39	450–500	454	232.50–240.00	238.64
12	550–600	583	240.00	240.00
13	600–650	633	210.00	210.00
70	650–700	668	190.00–210.00	205.75
13	700–750	712	200.00–202.50	200.96
53	850–900	865	187.50–197.50	195.12
10	1000–1050	1,009	198.00	198.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1000–1050	1,007	189.00	189.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	357	295.00–325.00	315.09
10	550–600	590	265.00	265.00
12	600–650	602	265.00	265.00
8	650–700	676	237.50	237.50
21	750–800	757	237.00	237.00
14	800–850	831	211.00	211.00
10	850–900	869	211.00	211.00
8	950–1000	994	194.00	194.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	438	245.00	245.00
13	600–650	617	215.00	215.00
5	700–750	711	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	251	435.00	435.00
20	550–600	573	265.00–270.00	265.97
3	600–650	615	252.50	252.50
37	650–700	663	240.00–242.50	241.44
9	700–750	729	231.00	231.00
3	800–850	833	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	501	265.00	265.00
45	550–600	578	235.00–250.00	243.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	251	450.00	450.00
25	500–550	534	317.50	317.50
7	550–600	590	300.00	300.00
58	600–650	603	305.00–310.00	306.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	433	300.00	300.00
20	550–600	574	290.00–295.00	294.02
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	602	210.00	210.00
5	650–700	674	195.00	195.00
4	1000–1050	1,039	155.00	155.00
7	1050–1100	1,067	160.00	160.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	100–150	143	175.00	175.00
6	250–300	265	175.00	175.00
46	300–350	312	160.00	160.00
15	750–800	761	135.00	135.00
6	800–850	841	135.00	135.00

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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