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 | Average | 1,537 | 147.70 | 2,270 | 28 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,430 | 173.61 | 2,482 | 213 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,367 | 166.30 | 2,274 | 62 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,395 | 158.33 | 2,209 | 12 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,551 | 172.87 | 2,682 | 351 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,395 | 164.44 | 2,295 | 45 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,607 | 156.00 | 2,507 | 3thin |
Every lot
18 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,289 | 163.46/cwt | 160.00–168.00 | 2,107 | 28 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,440 | 172.16/cwt | 167.00–174.50 | 2,479 | 45 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceCertified Prgms | 1,466 | 174.58/cwt | 174.00–175.00 | 2,559 | 63 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,531 | 165.82/cwt | 162.00–168.00 | 2,539 | 11 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,540 | 174.02/cwt | 170.50–175.50 | 2,680 | 43 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceCertified Prgms | 1,580 | 172.37/cwt | 171.50–172.75 | 2,723 | 123 |
| Steers | — | SelectHeavy Weight | 1,607 | 156.00/cwt | 154.00–157.00 | 2,507 | 3 |
| Steers |
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.