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 | 1,532 | 140.55 | 2,153 | 9thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,426 | 123.49 | 1,761 | 18 |
| Dairy Heifers | Select | Average | 1,163 | 116.07 | 1,350 | 22 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,555 | 143.47 | 2,231 | 48 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,433 | 136.28 | 1,953 | 14 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,403 | 126.50 | 1,775 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,350 | 188.04 | 2,539 | 72 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,268 | 178.65 | 2,266 | 62 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,316 | 166.24 | 2,188 | 15 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,502 | 187.82 | 2,820 | 233 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,421 | 176.61 | 2,510 | 84 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,313 | 156.31 | 2,052 | 10 |
Every lot
21 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 | 1,160 | 152.50/cwt | 152.50–152.50 | 1,769 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,351 | 157.26/cwt | 152.00–165.00 | 2,125 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,421 | 176.61/cwt | 171.00–181.00 | 2,510 | 84 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,500 | 187.85/cwt | 182.00–194.00 | 2,818 | 232 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,880 | 180.00/cwt | 180.00–180.00 | 3,384 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,140 | 162.91/cwt | 152.00–169.00 | 1,857 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,145 | 177.65 |
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.