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 | Choice | Average | 1,335 | 181.68 | 2,426 | 5thin |
| Beef/Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,538 | 171.62 | 2,640 | 7thin |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,576 | 211.60 | 3,335 | 13 |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,863 | 200.90 | 3,743 | 6thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,494 | 174.65 | 2,609 | 3thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,672 | 195.39 | 3,267 | 12 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,576 | 186.99 | 2,947 | 8thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,364 | 213.33 | 2,910 | 38 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,313 | 207.16 | 2,721 | 21 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,436 | 213.64 | 3,069 | 51 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,333 | 204.93 | 2,733 | 10 |
Every lot
19 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,120 | 204.00/cwt | 204.00–204.00 | 2,285 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,333 | 204.88/cwt | 200.00–206.00 | 2,731 | 6 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceCertified Prgms | 1,375 | 214.00/cwt | 214.00–214.00 | 2,943 | 7 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,407 | 213.31/cwt | 209.00–215.00 | 3,001 | 37 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,548 | 206.00/cwt | 206.00–206.00 | 3,189 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,590 | 212.50/cwt | 212.50–212.50 | 3,379 | 2 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,678 | 216.08/cwt | 213.00–218.00 | 3,626 | 5 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers |
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.