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 Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,349 | 95.13 | 1,283 | 25 |
| Dairy Heifers | Select | Average | 1,250 | 75.72 | 947 | 6thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,490 | 97.83 | 1,458 | 27 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,540 | 89.00 | 1,371 | 1thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,617 | 75.00 | 1,213 | 17 |
| Heifers | Choice | Low | 1,452 | 109.28 | 1,586 | 33 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 959 | 105.67 | 1,013 | 8thin |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,521 | 119.04 | 1,810 | 94 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,044 | 111.43 | 1,164 | 21 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,300 | 75.57 | 982 | 8thin |
Every lot
17 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 963 | 117.19/cwt | 113.00–120.00 | 1,129 | 16 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,300 | 75.57/cwt | 71.00–81.00 | 982 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,304 | 93.01/cwt | 91.00–95.00 | 1,213 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,418 | 110.10/cwt | 107.00–114.00 | 1,561 | 9 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,435 | 120.56/cwt | 117.50–124.50 | 1,730 | 19 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,556 | 122.66/cwt | 119.50–124.75 | 1,909 | 43 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,565 | 114.51/cwt | 109.00–117.00 | 1,792 | 23 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first |
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.