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 | 1,360 | 214.00 | 2,910 | 7thin |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,565 | 224.35 | 3,511 | 3thin |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,558 | 214.55 | 3,343 | 2thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,733 | 220.62 | 3,823 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,389 | 232.35 | 3,227 | 44 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,282 | 226.42 | 2,902 | 45 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,547 | 231.61 | 3,584 | 238 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,458 | 224.20 | 3,269 | 26 |
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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,230 | 224.00/cwt | 224.00–224.00 | 2,755 | 3 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceCertified Prgms | 1,375 | 230.50/cwt | 230.50–230.50 | 3,169 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,379 | 224.84/cwt | 222.00–227.00 | 3,101 | 13 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceNatural | 1,420 | 230.00/cwt | 230.00–230.00 | 3,266 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,424 | 230.15/cwt | 227.50–233.00 | 3,277 | 40 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,565 | 232.00/cwt | 229.00–233.00 | 3,631 | 176 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,569 | 224.00/cwt | 224.00–224.00 | 3,515 | 5 |
| 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.