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 |
|---|
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,659 | 227.83 | 3,780 | 21 |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,611 | 223.00 | 3,593 | 14 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,750 | 241.92 | 4,234 | 16 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,543 | 235.96 | 3,641 | 11 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,442 | 262.70 | 3,787 | 20 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,294 | 258.39 | 3,344 | 5thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,549 | 263.14 | 4,075 | 67 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,532 | 257.04 | 3,937 | 29 |
Every lot
15 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 | 1,108 | 260.00/cwt | 260.00–260.00 | 2,881 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,414 | 261.90/cwt | 259.00–265.00 | 3,703 | 23 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,437 | 257.75/cwt | 257.75–257.75 | 3,704 | 13 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceCertified Prgms | 1,442 | 270.61/cwt | 270.00–271.00 | 3,902 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,583 | 259.67/cwt | 257.00–263.00 | 4,111 | 14 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,675 | 264.73/cwt | 263.00–265.75 | 4,434 | 25 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,680 | 255.96/cwt | 254.50–259.50 | 4,300 | 14 |
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.