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 | 1,755 | 204.00 | 3,580 | 2thin |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,666 | 207.66 | 3,460 | 31 |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,741 | 200.35 | 3,488 | 9thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,651 | 192.53 | 3,179 | 34 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,375 | 189.32 | 2,603 | 7thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,408 | 212.85 | 2,997 | 148 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,340 | 205.48 | 2,754 | 31 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,552 | 211.86 | 3,289 | 172 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,390 | 210.24 | 2,922 | 28 |
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 | 1,279 | 212.63/cwt | 212.00–219.00 | 2,720 | 17 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceCertified Prgms | 1,359 | 212.95/cwt | 212.00–213.50 | 2,894 | 21 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,386 | 207.00/cwt | 207.00–207.00 | 2,869 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,472 | 212.32/cwt | 210.50–213.25 | 3,125 | 29 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,549 | 211.86/cwt | 208.50–213.00 | 3,282 | 73 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceCertified Prgms | 1,635 | 214.17/cwt | 210.00–215.50 | 3,502 | 15 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,711 | 209.78/cwt | 208.00–212.50 | 3,589 | 34 |
| 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.