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 | Select and Choice | Average | 1,620 | 225.00 | 3,645 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,275 | 255.75 | 3,261 | 52 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,100 | 251.00 | 2,761 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,593 | 257.13 | 4,097 | 13 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,504 | 253.00 | 3,806 | 6thin |
Every lot, as filed
7 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 | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,293 | 263.00/cwt | 263.00–263.00 | 3,401 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,540 | 257.00/cwt | 257.00–257.00 | 3,958 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,610 | 248.00/cwt | 248.00–248.00 | 3,993 | 4 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,639 | 257.25/cwt | 257.25–257.25 | 4,216 | 7 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,100 | 251.00/cwt | 251.00–251.00 | 2,761 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,275 | 255.75/cwt | 253.00–258.25 | 3,261 | 52 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,620 | 225.00/cwt | 225.00–225.00 | 3,645 | 5 |
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.