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 | 1,500 | 151.13 | 2,267 | 2thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,469 | 137.63 | 2,022 | 8thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,574 | 162.34 | 2,555 | 27 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,340 | 145.00 | 1,943 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,303 | 183.41 | 2,389 | 79 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,241 | 175.37 | 2,176 | 31 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,420 | 156.18 | 2,218 | 13 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,401 | 181.55 | 2,544 | 81 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,345 | 174.04 | 2,341 | 68 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,414 | 160.37 | 2,267 | 7thin |
Every lot
17 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 |
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| Slaughter Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,155 | 167.00/cwt | 167.00–167.00 | 1,929 | 1 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,220 | 180.00/cwt | 180.00–180.00 | 2,196 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,240 | 174.00/cwt | 174.00–174.00 | 2,158 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,348 | 174.04/cwt | 170.00–177.00 | 2,346 | 66 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,408 | 181.61/cwt | 179.00–188.00 | 2,557 | 78 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,457 | 159.26/cwt | 156.00–167.00 | 2,320 | 6 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,073 | 161.50/cwt | 160.00–163.00 | 1,733 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,176 | 176.52/cwt | 171.00–178.50 | 2,076 | 18 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,190 | 181.12/cwt | 180.00–183.50 | 2,155 | 22 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,306 | 174.18/cwt | 174.00–176.00 | 2,275 | 12 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,346 | 184.29/cwt | 181.00–187.50 | 2,481 | 57 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,483 | 155.21/cwt | 152.50–165.00 | 2,302 | 11 |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,625 | 169.00/cwt | 169.00–169.00 | 2,746 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,340 | 145.00/cwt | 145.00–145.00 | 1,943 | 1 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,574 | 162.34/cwt | 157.00–166.00 | 2,555 | 27 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,469 | 137.63/cwt | 136.00–141.00 | 2,022 | 8 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,500 | 151.13/cwt | 147.00–155.00 | 2,267 | 2 |
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.