Slaughter cattle
By class and quality grade · $/cwtCull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
| Class | Grade | Dressing | Avg wt | $/cwt | $/head | Head |
|---|
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,575 | 94.83 | 1,494 | 87 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,447 | 86.32 | 1,249 | 36 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,458 | 75.90 | 1,106 | 32 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,327 | 107.28 | 1,423 | 140 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,288 | 97.51 | 1,256 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,228 | 96.87 | 1,189 | 23 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,503 | 108.25 | 1,627 | 152 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,430 | 96.67 | 1,382 | 10 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,278 | 94.01 | 1,202 | 15 |
Every lot
19 lots · USDA AMS · Sheldon Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Sheldon, IANothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
| Class | Weight | Grade / description | Avg wt | Price | Range | Per head | Head |
|---|
| Slaughter Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,130 | 113.00/cwt | 113.00–113.00 | 1,277 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,224 | 107.35/cwt | 102.00–109.50 | 1,314 | 10 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,289 | 92.65/cwt | 91.00–95.00 | 1,194 | 14 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,424 | 109.02/cwt | 102.00–115.00 | 1,552 | 66 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,430 | 96.67/cwt | 96.00–99.00 | 1,382 | 10 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,608 | 107.69/cwt | 101.00–112.50 | 1,732 | 76 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,012 | 107.11/cwt |
This sale against other markets
Iowa weighted averagesOne 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.