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 | 1,626 | 108.44 | 1,763 | 41 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,611 | 105.36 | 1,697 | 15 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,435 | 89.68 | 1,287 | 98 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,298 | 77.10 | 1,001 | 33 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,078 | 62.76 | 677 | 33 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,490 | 127.73 | 1,903 | 53 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,374 | 116.12 | 1,595 | 7thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,208 | 103.29 | 1,248 | 6thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,293 | 147.93 | 1,913 | 137 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,283 | 138.82 | 1,781 | 62 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,158 | 116.22 | 1,346 | 10 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,415 | 148.59 | 2,103 | 226 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,347 | 139.41 | 1,878 | 37 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,091 | 122.28 | 1,334 | 8thin |
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 | 1,091 | 122.28/cwt | 114.00–130.00 | 1,334 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,347 | 139.41/cwt | 131.00–142.00 | 1,878 | 37 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,415 | 148.59/cwt | 143.00–154.25 | 2,103 | 226 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,158 | 116.22/cwt | 110.00–139.00 | 1,346 | 10 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,283 | 138.82/cwt | 130.00–142.75 | 1,781 | 62 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,293 | 147.93/cwt | 143.00–153.25 | 1,913 | 137 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 875 | 71.04/cwt | 67.00–77.00 | 622 | 3 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,528 | 103.15/cwt | 85.00–112.00 | 1,576 | 18 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,826 | 118.81/cwt | 113.00–135.00 | 2,169 | 20 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,061 | 43.76/cwt | 38.00–52.00 | 464 | 6 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,082 | 66.98/cwt | 54.00–73.00 | 725 | 27 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,298 | 77.10/cwt | 74.00–81.00 | 1,001 | 33 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,354 | 86.25/cwt | 82.00–89.50 | 1,168 | 56 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,544 | 94.25/cwt | 90.00–99.00 | 1,455 | 42 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,611 | 105.36/cwt | 100.00–114.00 | 1,697 | 15 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,208 | 103.29/cwt | 94.00–109.00 | 1,248 | 6 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,374 | 116.12/cwt | 110.00–120.00 | 1,595 | 7 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,490 | 127.73/cwt | 122.00–135.00 | 1,903 | 53 |
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.