Name: Sheldon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Dairy- Holstein feeder cattle sale. No comparison, as there hasn't been a recently reported sale. Many small strings of dairy, dairy cross, beef calves and yearlings in the offering today. Big crowd in the arena today. Good demand throughout the sale.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $289.00/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −193.00 against this barn's trailing median of $482.00.

Average price

$289.00

15 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.98

vs IA average

−10.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	289.00	1,567	15thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale15 hd

289.00

—

IA average3 barns · 159 hd

286.02

+2.98

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

−10.33

This barn, trailing median1 sales

482.00

−193.00

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

57 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
Bulls	Large 1	1300–1350	1,317	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,120	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	984	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,697	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	375.57/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,183	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	251.83/cwt	237.50–258.00	1,310	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,302	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,489	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	434	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	890	7
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	787	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,598	11
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	16
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,316	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	323.88/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,053	33
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,100	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,870	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	896	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,792	12
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,418	12
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,053	10
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	550–600	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	800–850	819	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,433	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	700–750	721	177.11/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,277	14
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	970	12
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	923	12
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	905	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,810	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	448	262.54/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,176	30
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	901	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,554	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	378	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	983	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	713	216.23/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,542	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	866	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,819	7
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	962	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,876	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	747	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,569	9
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	750–800	787	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,062	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,185	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,026	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	346.17/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,305	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,499	6
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,028	201.18/cwt	198.00–204.00	2,068	36
Steers	Large 1	1300–1350	1,308	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,433	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	328	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	959	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	461	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,106	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	1100–1150	1,131	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,968	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,555	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,354	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,417	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	635	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,340	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	500–550	543	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,086	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	850–900	853	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,450	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	373.92/cwt	355.00–384.00	1,230	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	856	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,905	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,610	9
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	700–750	723	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,157	3
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	650–700	657	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	920	3
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	250–300	299	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	523	9
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	300–350	349	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	489	12
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	650–700	650	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	943	3
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	950–1000	954	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,312	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	444	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,154	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	606	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,515	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	897	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	650–700	686	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,321	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	872	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,679	9

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
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1300–1350	1,317	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	950–1000	984	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	300–350	315	365.00–380.00	375.57
7	350–400	376	360.00	360.00
8	400–450	423	335.00	335.00
14	500–550	520	237.50–258.00	251.83
11	600–650	632	246.00	246.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	620	210.00	210.00
6	650–700	677	220.00	220.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	434	205.00	205.00
11	750–800	787	203.00	203.00
12	850–900	896	200.00	200.00
12	900–950	905	200.00	200.00
6	950–1000	962	195.00	195.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	293	315.00	315.00
12	300–350	313	310.00	310.00
10	350–400	357	295.00	295.00
12	550–600	591	240.00	240.00
16	600–650	645	230.00	230.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	300–350	325	315.00–335.00	323.88
4	400–450	405	325.00	325.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	345	260.00	260.00
4	400–450	444	260.00	260.00
8	600–650	606	250.00	250.00
6	700–750	713	215.00–217.50	216.23
7	850–900	866	210.00	210.00
3	1100–1150	1,100	170.00	170.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	299	175.00	175.00
6	550–600	555	150.00	150.00
3	650–700	657	140.00	140.00
3	700–750	723	160.00	160.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	543	200.00	200.00
6	650–700	686	192.50	192.50
14	700–750	721	170.00–180.00	177.11
8	800–850	819	175.00	175.00
5	850–900	853	170.00	170.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	328	292.50	292.50
6	350–400	378	260.00	260.00
30	400–450	448	250.00–275.00	262.54
8	450–500	461	240.00	240.00
10	600–650	635	211.00	211.00
9	700–750	747	210.00	210.00
9	850–900	872	192.50	192.50
8	900–950	901	172.50	172.50
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	349	140.00	140.00
3	650–700	650	145.00	145.00
10	750–800	787	135.00	135.00
4	950–1000	954	137.50	137.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	1150–1200	1,185	171.00	171.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	1100–1150	1,131	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	300–350	329	355.00–384.00	373.92
13	350–400	377	345.00–350.00	346.17
6	500–550	508	295.00	295.00
9	550–600	565	285.00	285.00
4	850–900	856	222.50	222.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	1000–1050	1,028	198.00–204.00	201.18
2	1300–1350	1,308	186.00	186.00

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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