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 | 1,445 | 117.95 | 1,705 | 46 |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,215 | 98.83 | 1,201 | 19 |
| Dairy Heifers | Select | Average | 1,088 | 82.12 | 894 | 12 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,682 | 127.11 | 2,138 | 24 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,500 | 119.88 | 1,799 | 38 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,247 | 83.92 | 1,046 | 11 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,343 | 135.77 | 1,823 | 74 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,321 | 125.01 | 1,651 | 17 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,234 | 103.97 | 1,282 | 8thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,437 | 137.06 | 1,970 | 128 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,379 | 120.08 | 1,656 | 54 |
Every lot
22 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,256 | 135.70/cwt | 129.00–137.85 | 1,704 | 48 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,372 | 119.35/cwt | 119.00–126.00 | 1,637 | 49 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,448 | 127.20/cwt | 125.00–129.00 | 1,842 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,546 | 137.87/cwt | 132.00–143.50 | 2,131 | 80 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,130 | 105.41/cwt | 105.00–107.00 | 1,191 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,226 | 123.06/cwt | 118.00–126.50 | 1,509 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,273 | 134.12/cwt | 128.00–137.00 | 1,707 | 31 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,337 | 102.53/cwt | 101.00–107.00 | 1,371 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,339 | 126.66/cwt | 123.00–128.00 | 1,696 | 12 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,387 | 137.24/cwt | 131.00–140.50 | 1,904 | 42 |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,480 | 113.00/cwt | 113.00–113.00 | 1,672 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,665 | 125.00/cwt | 125.00–125.00 | 2,081 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers6 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select | 971 | 79.00/cwt | 79.00–79.00 | 767 | 4 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,147 | 83.68/cwt | 82.50–86.00 | 960 | 8 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,155 | 97.02/cwt | 92.00–101.00 | 1,121 | 14 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,375 | 115.81/cwt | 115.00–121.00 | 1,592 | 15 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,382 | 103.91/cwt | 102.00–105.00 | 1,436 | 5 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,479 | 118.99/cwt | 116.75–129.00 | 1,760 | 31 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,247 | 83.92/cwt | 82.50–90.00 | 1,046 | 11 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,412 | 119.77/cwt | 116.00–120.75 | 1,691 | 14 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,552 | 119.95/cwt | 111.00–120.50 | 1,862 | 24 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,682 | 127.11/cwt | 125.00–135.00 | 2,138 | 24 |
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.