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 | 1,578 | 148.15 | 2,337 | 25 |
| Dairy Heifers | Select | Average | 1,167 | 131.06 | 1,529 | 15 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,546 | 150.31 | 2,324 | 76 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,491 | 143.54 | 2,140 | 14 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,354 | 129.78 | 1,757 | 17 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,429 | 178.39 | 2,549 | 35 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,317 | 167.97 | 2,212 | 40 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,536 | 178.84 | 2,746 | 142 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,507 | 165.33 | 2,491 | 29 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,219 | 156.31 | 1,905 | 10 |
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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,215 | 169.00/cwt | 169.00–169.00 | 2,053 | 1 |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,219 | 156.31/cwt | 149.00–157.00 | 1,905 | 10 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,240 | 173.50/cwt | 173.50–173.50 | 2,151 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,517 | 165.20/cwt | 162.00–172.50 | 2,506 | 28 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,535 | 178.94/cwt | 174.00–183.10 | 2,747 | 140 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,925 | 170.00/cwt | 170.00–170.00 | 3,273 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed |
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.