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 | 1,320 | 113.38 | 1,496 | 8thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,146 | 96.32 | 1,104 | 8thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select | Average | 1,150 | 75.37 | 867 | 9thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,474 | 110.45 | 1,627 | 95 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,235 | 91.59 | 1,131 | 5thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,364 | 73.47 | 1,002 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,255 | 118.24 | 1,484 | 51 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,331 | 103.77 | 1,381 | 9thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,580 | 81.73 | 1,291 | 7thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,393 | 117.58 | 1,637 | 111 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,335 | 107.93 | 1,441 | 3thin |
Every lot
20 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,274 | 115.43/cwt | 113.00–117.00 | 1,471 | 25 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,315 | 106.00/cwt | 106.00–106.00 | 1,394 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,345 | 108.90/cwt | 107.00–111.00 | 1,465 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,427 | 118.20/cwt | 113.50–123.50 | 1,687 | 86 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,184 | 105.93/cwt | 102.00–108.00 | 1,254 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,189 | 116.93/cwt | 112.00–120.60 | 1,390 | 27 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,322 | |
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.