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 | 1,827 | 130.91 | 2,392 | 29 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,599 | 134.27 | 2,147 | 7thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,378 | 119.80 | 1,651 | 80 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,201 | 106.76 | 1,282 | 47 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,070 | 93.08 | 996 | 42 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,467 | 164.83 | 2,418 | 23 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,253 | 154.19 | 1,932 | 2thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,147 | 131.00 | 1,503 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,278 | 187.79 | 2,400 | 279 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,258 | 180.58 | 2,272 | 34 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,060 | 172.39 | 1,827 | 15 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,425 | 187.73 | 2,675 | 380 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,306 | 180.29 | 2,355 | 29 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,140 | 176.60 | 2,013 | 26 |
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 | 1,140 | 176.60/cwt | 150.00–185.00 | 2,013 | 26 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,306 | 180.29/cwt | 175.00–183.50 | 2,355 | 29 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,425 | 187.73/cwt | 184.00–191.75 | 2,675 | 380 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,060 | 172.39/cwt | 160.00–180.00 | 1,827 | 15 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,258 | 180.58/cwt | 175.00–183.50 | 2,272 | 34 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,278 | 187.79/cwt | 184.00–191.00 | 2,400 | 279 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | —Light Weight | 1,115 | 128.00/cwt | 128.00–128.00 | 1,427 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,730 | 137.42/cwt | 132.00–146.00 | 2,377 | 14 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,975 | 124.61/cwt | 116.00–130.00 | 2,461 | 14 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 848 | 64.51/cwt | 50.00–69.00 | 547 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,093 | 96.09/cwt | 80.00–101.50 | 1,050 | 38 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,201 | 106.76/cwt | 102.00–111.00 | 1,282 | 47 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,321 | 115.31/cwt | 112.00–119.50 | 1,523 | 35 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,423 | 123.30/cwt | 120.00–129.00 | 1,755 | 45 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,599 | 134.27/cwt | 131.00–136.00 | 2,147 | 7 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,147 | 131.00/cwt | 131.00–131.00 | 1,503 | 2 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,253 | 154.19/cwt | 149.00–159.00 | 1,932 | 2 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,467 | 164.83/cwt | 160.00–169.00 | 2,418 | 23 |
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.