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 Steers | Choice | Average | 1,462 | 228.43 | 3,340 | 9thin |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,541 | 216.52 | 3,337 | 4thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,494 | 212.31 | 3,172 | 7thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,561 | 207.07 | 3,232 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,385 | 237.72 | 3,292 | 133 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,276 | 231.68 | 2,956 | 16 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,555 | 238.99 | 3,715 | 72 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,530 | 234.83 | 3,593 | 42 |
Every lot
17 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 Choice | 1,452 | 235.06/cwt | 232.00–236.00 | 3,413 | 22 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,460 | 239.00/cwt | 238.00–242.00 | 3,489 | 21 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,528 | 233.81/cwt | 233.00–234.50 | 3,573 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,558 | 239.30/cwt | 238.50–240.00 | 3,728 | 23 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceCertified Prgms | 1,563 | 238.85/cwt | 238.00–240.00 | 3,733 | 14 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,675 | 235.10/cwt | 234.00–236.50 | 3,938 | 12 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,682 | 238.58/cwt | 238.00–242.00 | 4,013 | 14 |
| 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.