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 | 1,410 | 133.50 | 1,882 | 1thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,408 | 119.00 | 1,676 | 13 |
| Dairy Heifers | Select | Average | 1,268 | 110.29 | 1,398 | 20 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,483 | 127.95 | 1,898 | 58 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,299 | 117.50 | 1,526 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,273 | 142.18 | 1,810 | 36 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,234 | 123.91 | 1,529 | 23 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,147 | 113.57 | 1,303 | 28 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,458 | 144.70 | 2,110 | 61 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,348 | 133.37 | 1,798 | 22 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,333 | 121.81 | 1,624 | 5thin |
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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,176 | 133.15/cwt | 129.00–137.00 | 1,566 | 8 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,195 | 139.00/cwt | 139.00–139.00 | 1,661 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,333 | 121.81/cwt | 119.00–125.00 | 1,624 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,446 | 133.49/cwt | 127.00–136.00 | 1,930 | 14 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,467 | 144.89/cwt | 139.00–148.50 | 2,126 | 59 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,058 | 124.38/cwt | 120.00–126.50 | 1,316 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,065 | 111.89/cwt | 108.00–114.00 | 1,192 | 15 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,105 | 139.44/cwt | 137.50–139.75 | 1,541 | 7 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,242 | 115.50/cwt | 111.00–117.00 | 1,435 | 13 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,260 | 123.84/cwt | 119.00–132.50 | 1,560 | 20 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,314 | 142.84/cwt | 138.00–145.75 | 1,877 | 29 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,268 | 130.00/cwt | 130.00–130.00 | 1,648 | 2 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,273 | 116.00/cwt | 116.00–116.00 | 1,477 | 3 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,375 | 122.00/cwt | 122.00–122.00 | 1,678 | 1 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,491 | 127.88/cwt | 125.00–132.00 | 1,907 | 56 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,268 | 110.29/cwt | 108.00–111.00 | 1,398 | 20 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,336 | 120.50/cwt | 120.50–120.50 | 1,610 | 4 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,410 | 133.50/cwt | 133.50–133.50 | 1,882 | 1 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,440 | 118.34/cwt | 118.00–119.50 | 1,704 | 9 |
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.