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 | 1,514 | 95.51 | 1,446 | 105 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,450 | 86.14 | 1,249 | 45 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,098 | 71.82 | 789 | 39 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,038 | 112.22 | 1,165 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,410 | 107.53 | 1,516 | 117 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,088 | 111.47 | 1,213 | 4thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,516 | 107.76 | 1,634 | 136 |
Every lot
15 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,088 | 111.47/cwt | 111.00–112.00 | 1,213 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,255 | 104.44/cwt | 103.00–105.00 | 1,311 | 12 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,414 | 105.91/cwt | 100.00–114.00 | 1,498 | 33 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,557 | 109.74/cwt | 100.00–114.00 | 1,709 | 75 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,730 | 104.79/cwt | 101.50–109.00 | 1,813 | 16 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,038 | 112.22/cwt | 103.00–122.50 | 1,165 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,297 | 105.12/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.