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 | 1,576 | 123.68 | 1,949 | 57 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,582 | 121.48 | 1,922 | 9thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,428 | 109.08 | 1,557 | 124 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,320 | 95.92 | 1,266 | 63 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,192 | 80.20 | 956 | 37 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,545 | 157.87 | 2,439 | 39 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,514 | 147.47 | 2,233 | 9thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,295 | 126.69 | 1,641 | 6thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,313 | 187.65 | 2,464 | 82 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,263 | 180.61 | 2,281 | 73 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,088 | 166.81 | 1,815 | 17 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,386 | 187.42 | 2,598 | 119 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,358 | 181.65 | 2,467 | 78 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,113 | 172.40 | 1,919 | 19 |
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 | 1,113 | 172.40/cwt | 158.00–184.00 | 1,919 | 19 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,358 | 181.65/cwt | 174.00–184.50 | 2,467 | 78 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,386 | 187.42/cwt | 184.75–192.00 | 2,598 | 119 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,088 | 166.81/cwt | 140.00–182.50 | 1,815 | 17 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,263 | 180.61/cwt | 172.00–184.00 | 2,281 | 73 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,313 | 187.65/cwt | 184.50–190.50 | 2,464 | 82 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,481 | 115.33/cwt | 100.00–129.00 | 1,708 | 38 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,765 | 140.39/cwt | 130.00–152.00 | 2,478 | 19 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,060 | 55.06/cwt | 40.00–71.00 | 584 | 6 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,218 | 85.07/cwt | 75.00–90.00 | 1,036 | 31 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,320 | 95.92/cwt | 91.00–100.00 | 1,266 | 63 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,378 | 105.82/cwt | 101.00–109.50 | 1,458 | 74 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,501 | 113.91/cwt | 110.00–119.00 | 1,710 | 50 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,582 | 121.48/cwt | 120.00–125.00 | 1,922 | 9 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,295 | 126.69/cwt | 121.00–132.00 | 1,641 | 6 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,514 | 147.47/cwt | 140.00–150.00 | 2,233 | 9 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,545 | 157.87/cwt | 152.00–169.00 | 2,439 | 39 |
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.