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 | High | 1,469 | 105.67 | 1,552 | 89 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Low | 1,030 | 80.13 | 825 | 59 |
| Heifers | Choice | High | 1,381 | 118.81 | 1,641 | 118 |
| Heifers | Select | Low | 1,027 | 102.38 | 1,051 | 21 |
| Steers | Choice | High | 1,456 | 119.71 | 1,743 | 109 |
| Steers | Select | Low | 1,264 | 98.94 | 1,251 | 8thin |
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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,264 | 98.94/cwt | 94.00–108.00 | 1,251 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,267 | 122.50/cwt | 118.00–123.50 | 1,552 | 10 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,389 | 114.02/cwt | 111.00–118.00 | 1,584 | 20 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,411 | 123.03/cwt | 120.00–124.50 | 1,736 | 38 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,529 | 114.85/cwt | 111.00–117.00 | 1,756 | 22 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,633 | 123.20/cwt | 121.00–127.00 | 2,012 | 19 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,027 | 102.38/cwt | 94.00–111.00 | 1,051 |
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.