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 | 1,390 | 237.82 | 3,306 | 10 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,327 | 226.04 | 3,000 | 4thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,507 | 219.47 | 3,307 | 4thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,751 | 234.71 | 4,110 | 9thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,617 | 228.71 | 3,699 | 10 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,451 | 257.07 | 3,730 | 103 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,242 | 252.15 | 3,132 | 30 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,582 | 257.80 | 4,079 | 107 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,688 | 252.32 | 4,260 | 54 |
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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,210 | 259.00/cwt | 259.00–259.00 | 3,134 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,445 | 256.45/cwt | 255.50–260.00 | 3,706 | 28 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,538 | 258.34/cwt | 257.00–259.25 | 3,973 | 17 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,554 | 251.72/cwt | 250.00–252.00 | 3,912 | 7 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,653 | 258.56/cwt | 256.50–261.00 | 4,274 | 38 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceCertified Prgms | 1,662 | 257.78/cwt | 255.50–261.25 | 4,284 | 24 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms | 1,741 | 252.08/cwt | 250.75–253.75 | 4,389 | 31 |
| 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.