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 | 1,655 | 126.41 | 2,092 | 22 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,516 | 126.69 | 1,921 | 16 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,408 | 112.17 | 1,579 | 40 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,118 | 99.92 | 1,117 | 13 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,119 | 85.57 | 958 | 11 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,534 | 160.09 | 2,456 | 43 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,458 | 147.69 | 2,153 | 16 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,193 | 125.57 | 1,498 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,272 | 184.08 | 2,341 | 140 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,077 | 176.50 | 1,901 | 21 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,240 | 176.12 | 2,184 | 17 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,388 | 184.46 | 2,560 | 278 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,309 | 179.19 | 2,346 | 56 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,148 | 173.59 | 1,993 | 24 |
Every lot
19 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,148 | 173.59/cwt | 140.00–181.25 | 1,993 | 24 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,273 | 180.96/cwt | 180.25–182.25 | 2,304 | 26 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,341 | 177.65/cwt | 173.00–182.00 | 2,382 | 30 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,388 | 184.46/cwt | 180.00–188.50 | 2,560 | 278 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,077 | 176.50/cwt | 157.50–181.00 | 1,901 | 21 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,240 | 176.12/cwt | 170.00–179.00 | 2,184 | 17 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,272 | 184.08/cwt | 180.00–188.50 | 2,341 | 140 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,578 | 132.68/cwt | 130.00–137.00 | 2,094 | 12 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,600 | 105.00/cwt | 105.00–105.00 | 1,680 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,764 | 120.44/cwt | 111.00–127.00 | 2,125 | 9 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,118 | 99.92/cwt | 97.00–102.00 | 1,117 | 13 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,119 | 90.76/cwt | 86.00–97.00 | 1,016 | 7 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,119 | 76.49/cwt | 68.00–81.00 | 856 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,398 | 107.94/cwt | 105.00–112.00 | 1,509 | 20 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,418 | 116.39/cwt | 113.00–121.00 | 1,650 | 20 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,516 | 126.69/cwt | 122.00–135.00 | 1,921 | 16 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,193 | 125.57/cwt | 120.00–130.00 | 1,498 | 3 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,458 | 147.69/cwt | 140.00–152.00 | 2,153 | 16 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,534 | 160.09/cwt | 153.00–176.00 | 2,456 | 43 |
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.