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 | — | High | 1,700 | 124.96 | 2,124 | 33 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,559 | 126.25 | 1,968 | 8thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,393 | 109.81 | 1,529 | 80 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,205 | 95.05 | 1,145 | 21 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 947 | 67.23 | 637 | 5thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,585 | 159.14 | 2,522 | 8thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,393 | 146.82 | 2,045 | 5thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,180 | 124.46 | 1,469 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,269 | 189.36 | 2,403 | 131 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,297 | 180.50 | 2,341 | 23 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,102 | 156.89 | 1,729 | 7thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,410 | 190.55 | 2,687 | 201 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,305 | 179.99 | 2,349 | 20 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,102 | 159.76 | 1,761 | 5thin |
Every lot
17 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 | 1,102 | 159.76/cwt | 150.00–173.00 | 1,761 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,305 | 179.99/cwt | 176.00–184.25 | 2,349 | 20 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,410 | 190.55/cwt | 185.00–194.50 | 2,687 | 201 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,102 | 156.89/cwt | 141.00–165.00 | 1,729 | 7 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,269 | 189.36/cwt | 185.00–194.00 | 2,403 | 131 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,297 | 180.50/cwt | 169.00–184.75 | 2,341 | 23 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,649 | 111.89/cwt | 92.00–124.00 | 1,845 | 13 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,733 | 133.46/cwt | 126.00–146.00 | 2,313 | 20 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 903 | 57.06/cwt | 50.00–65.00 | 515 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,013 | 82.48/cwt | 80.00–85.00 | 836 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,205 | 95.05/cwt | 90.00–99.50 | 1,145 | 21 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,349 | 105.09/cwt | 100.00–109.50 | 1,418 | 40 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,436 | 114.52/cwt | 110.00–119.50 | 1,645 | 40 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,559 | 126.25/cwt | 121.00–140.00 | 1,968 | 8 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,180 | 124.46/cwt | 115.00–131.00 | 1,469 | 2 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,393 | 146.82/cwt | 146.00–148.00 | 2,045 | 5 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,585 | 159.14/cwt | 152.00–168.00 | 2,522 | 8 |
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.