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USDA Sheldon, IA Weighted Average

USDA Sheldon, IA Weighted Average 04/17 16:20 AMS_2154 MARS Sheldon Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Sheldon, IA Sheldon Livestock Auction-Sheldon,IA Livestock Weighted Average Report for 04/17/2025 - Final Auction This Week Last Reported Last Year ------------------------------------------------------------ Total Receipts: ------------------------------------------------------------ SLAUGHTER CATTLE 214 321 437 Compared to the sale last Thursday, Choice slaughter steers 5.00-6.00 higher, with steers over 1500 lbs bringing a premium. Dairy steers 8.00 higher today, with a lighter offering. Choice slaughter heifers 3.00-7.00 higher. Mostly smaller strings in the offering today. Good demand. --------------------------------------------------------------- SLAUGHTER CATTLE --------------------------------------------------------------- DAIRY HEIFERS - Choice 2-4 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing 3 1453-1575 1494 174-175 174.65 Average DAIRY STEERS - Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing 12 1380-1830 1672 192-199 195.39 Average DAIRY STEERS - Select and Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing 8 1550-1598 1576 183-189 186.99 Average DAIRY/BEEF HEIFERS - Choice 3-4 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing 2 1288-1288 1288 181-181 181 Average Certified Prgms 3 1250-1525 1367 178-185 182.13 Average DAIRY/BEEF HEIFERS - Select and Choice 3-4 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing 7 1518-1655 1538 171-175 171.62 Average DAIRY/BEEF STEERS - Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing 6 1475-1475 1475 212-212 212 Average Certified Prgms DAIRY/BEEF STEERS - Choice 3-4 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing 7 1628-1730 1663 209.5-214 211.26 Average DAIRY/BEEF STEERS - Select and Choice 3-4 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing 6 1670-2070 1863 200-206 200.9 Average HEIFERS - Choice 2-4 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing 38 1298-1475 1364 211-216 213.33 Average HEIFERS - Select and Choice 2-4 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing 18 1173-1285 1259 204-209.5 204.94 Average 3 1640-1640 1640 220.5-220.5 220.5 Average Heavy Weight STEERS - Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing 7 1375-1375 1375 214-214 214 Average Certified Prgms 37 1321-1499 1407 209-215 213.31 Average STEERS - Choice 3-4 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing 2 1590-1590 1590 212.5-212.5 212.5 Average 5 1613-1722 1678 213-218 216.08 Average Heavy Weight STEERS - Select and Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing 2 1120-1120 1120 204-204 204 Average Return to Feed 6 1301-1490 1333 200-206 204.88 Average STEERS - Select and Choice 3-4 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing 2 1548-1548 1548 206-206 206 Average
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TREND: The trend for July corn is sideways.

NONCOMMERCIAL OUTLOOK: Noncommercial traders held a net-long futures position of 175,429 contracts of corn as of April 29, a decrease of 44,414 contracts week-over-week as traders have returned to liquidating long positions over the past two weeks.

COMMERCIAL OUTLOOK: Commercial corn traders held a net-short position of 128,654 contracts as of April 29, a decrease of 32,825 contracts week-over-week. The July 2025 contract is priced 29 1/4 cents higher than the September 2025 contract, a spread that weakened over the past week. DTN's National Corn Basis continued to climb over the past week to 30 cents under the July board, an improvement of 3 cents week-over-week.

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AgHost Livestock Close

AgHost Livestock Close

It was a fruitful day for the livestock complex as all three of the markets ended the day stronger. It was especially a big-hitting week for the cattle complex as traders pushed the contracts higher through Friday's close thanks to the added support of yet-again record-breaking cash cattle prices.

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