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 | 1,418 | 237.36 | 3,366 | 3thin |
| Beef/Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,441 | 226.00 | 3,257 | 5thin |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,471 | 229.32 | 3,373 | 12 |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,599 | 227.19 | 3,633 | 12 |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,398 | 186.95 | 2,614 | 6thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,707 | 209.22 | 3,571 | 35 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,561 | 203.89 | 3,183 | 11 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,360 | 238.48 | 3,243 | 124 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,319 | 232.08 | 3,062 | 56 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,541 | 238.29 | 3,672 | 120 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,413 | 231.83 | 3,275 | 57 |
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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,207 | 231.99/cwt | 230.00–233.00 | 2,800 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,375 | 231.96/cwt | 227.50–234.25 | 3,189 | 41 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,440 | 238.74/cwt | 235.00–241.75 | 3,438 | 57 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,538 | 238.89/cwt | 238.00–240.00 | 3,674 | 21 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,557 | 233.10/cwt | 232.00–233.50 | 3,629 | 10 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceCertified Prgms | 1,580 | 236.00/cwt | 236.00–236.00 | 3,729 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,655 | 225.67/cwt | 225.00–226.00 | 3,735 | 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.