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 |
|---|
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,642 | 78.51 | 1,289 | 30 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,440 | 93.00 | 1,339 | 1thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,482 | 75.17 | 1,114 | 61 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,222 | 66.51 | 813 | 38 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,057 | 51.71 | 546 | 30 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,450 | 110.19 | 1,598 | 22 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,389 | 104.76 | 1,455 | 19 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,293 | 94.82 | 1,226 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,305 | 123.62 | 1,613 | 150 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,208 | 117.38 | 1,418 | 59 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,215 | 91.97 | 1,117 | 12 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,429 | 123.78 | 1,769 | 196 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,297 | 118.04 | 1,531 | 133 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,185 | 114.07 | 1,352 | 9thin |
Every lot
18 lots · USDA AMS · Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,185 | 114.07/cwt | 107.00–117.50 | 1,352 | 9 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,297 | 118.04/cwt | 113.50–120.75 | 1,531 | 133 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,429 | 123.78/cwt | 121.00–127.50 | 1,769 | 196 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,208 | 117.38/cwt | 115.00–119.50 | 1,418 | 59 |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,215 | 91.97/cwt | 81.00–102.00 | 1,117 | 12 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,305 | 123.62/cwt | 120.00–126.50 | 1,613 | 150 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,384 | 63.75/cwt | 43.00–74.00 | 882 | 11 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,789 | 86.12/cwt | 74.00–99.00 | 1,541 | 18 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,845 | 104.00/cwt | 104.00–104.00 | 1,919 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,004 | 44.27/cwt | 42.00–47.00 | 444 | 8 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,076 | 54.41/cwt | 50.00–59.00 | 585 | 22 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,222 | 66.51/cwt | 61.00–70.00 | 813 | 38 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,440 | 93.00/cwt | 93.00–93.00 | 1,339 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,464 | 74.63/cwt | 71.00–79.00 | 1,093 | 55 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,643 | 80.15/cwt | 80.00–81.00 | 1,317 | 6 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,293 | 94.82/cwt | 93.00–97.00 | 1,226 | 2 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,389 | 104.76/cwt | 101.00–108.00 | 1,455 | 19 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,450 | 110.19/cwt | 108.50–116.50 | 1,598 | 22 |
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.