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 |
|---|
| Beef/Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,258 | 195.46 | 2,459 | 35 |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,610 | 205.35 | 3,307 | 22 |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,338 | 195.47 | 2,615 | 2thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,188 | 162.62 | 1,932 | 9thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,611 | 187.39 | 3,019 | 25 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,770 | 175.62 | 3,108 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,433 | 207.09 | 2,969 | 68 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,271 | 200.65 | 2,550 | 15 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,556 | 209.83 | 3,265 | 76 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,354 | 201.83 | 2,732 | 20 |
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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,286 | 201.64/cwt | 201.00–202.00 | 2,593 | 14 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,385 | 200.05/cwt | 199.00–202.00 | 2,771 | 3 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceCertified Prgms | 1,450 | 210.24/cwt | 210.00–210.75 | 3,048 | 9 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,455 | 207.67/cwt | 204.25–210.25 | 3,022 | 30 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,586 | 211.50/cwt | 211.50–211.50 | 3,354 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,637 | 204.50/cwt | 204.50–204.50 | 3,348 | 3 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,672 | 211.62/cwt | 207.75–212.50 | 3,538 | 27 |
| 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.