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 Steers | Choice | Average | 1,490 | 93.34 | 1,391 | 128 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,322 | 87.19 | 1,153 | 8thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,137 | 72.36 | 823 | 18 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,435 | 124.84 | 1,791 | 55 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,256 | 116.03 | 1,457 | 15 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,201 | 103.59 | 1,244 | 12 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,465 | 122.62 | 1,796 | 46 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,285 | 115.46 | 1,484 | 22 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,574 | 102.97 | 1,621 | 25 |
Every lot, as filed
9 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.
| Class | Grade / description | Weight | Avg wt | Price | Range | Per head | Head |
|---|
| Steers | Select | — | 1,574 | 102.97/cwt | 100.00–107.50 | 1,621 | 25 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,256 | 116.03/cwt | 114.00–118.00 | 1,457 | 15 |
| Heifers | Select | — | 1,201 | 103.59/cwt | 101.00–110.00 | 1,244 | 12 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,285 | 115.46/cwt | 110.00–118.00 | 1,484 | 22 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,465 | 122.62/cwt | 120.00–125.00 | 1,796 | 46 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,435 | 124.84/cwt | 121.25–126.75 | 1,791 | 55 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,322 | 87.19/cwt | 82.00–88.50 | 1,153 | 8 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | — | 1,137 | 72.36/cwt | 70.00–76.00 | 823 | 18 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | — | 1,490 | 93.34/cwt | 90.50–94.50 | 1,391 | 128 |
How this sale compares
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.