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 |
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| Beef/Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,475 | 193.19 | 2,850 | 8thin |
| Beef/Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,443 | 176.65 | 2,549 | 2thin |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,441 | 188.38 | 2,715 | 4thin |
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,671 | 172.47 | 2,882 | 35 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,401 | 149.14 | 2,089 | 103 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,220 | 134.02 | 1,635 | 46 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,097 | 109.98 | 1,206 | 36 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,608 | 178.45 | 2,869 | 33 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,451 | 168.34 | 2,443 | 9thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,243 | 155.56 | 1,934 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,304 | 198.14 | 2,584 | 188 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,223 | 192.06 | 2,349 | 105 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,041 | 190.25 | 1,981 | 24 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,415 | 197.85 | 2,800 | 361 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,321 | 191.93 | 2,535 | 143 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,094 | 189.74 | 2,076 | 27 |
Every lot
27 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 |
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| Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,094 | 189.74/cwt | 174.00–211.00 | 2,076 | 27 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,260 | 193.82/cwt | 192.00–195.00 | 2,442 | 29 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,336 | 191.45/cwt | 180.00–194.00 | 2,558 | 114 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,415 | 197.85/cwt | 195.00–207.00 | 2,800 | 361 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,041 | 190.25/cwt | 155.00–206.00 | 1,981 | 24 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,223 | 192.06/cwt | 183.00–194.00 | 2,349 | 105 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,304 | 198.14/cwt | 195.00–204.00 | 2,584 | 188 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | —Light Weight | 1,196 | 154.52/cwt | 131.00–168.00 | 1,848 | 6 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,713 | 157.87/cwt | 130.00–172.00 | 2,704 | 14 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,822 | 193.27/cwt | 177.00–217.00 | 3,521 | 15 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85%Light Weight | 893 | 133.80/cwt | 125.00–150.00 | 1,195 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90%Light Weight | 920 | 91.48/cwt | 81.00–101.00 | 842 | 7 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90%Light Weight | 928 | 114.86/cwt | 105.00–126.00 | 1,066 | 9 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80%Light Weight | 948 | 170.98/cwt | 157.50–190.00 | 1,621 | 5 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85%Return to Feed | 1,170 | 138.87/cwt | 127.50–146.50 | 1,625 | 13 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,193 | 102.59/cwt | 100.00–105.00 | 1,224 | 5 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,249 | 118.15/cwt | 107.00–125.00 | 1,476 | 15 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,287 | 131.88/cwt | 126.00–140.00 | 1,697 | 29 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed | 1,291 | 148.56/cwt | 142.00–157.00 | 1,918 | 25 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,407 | 141.88/cwt | 137.00–145.00 | 1,996 | 31 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,516 | 152.24/cwt | 146.00–165.00 | 2,308 | 42 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,243 | 155.56/cwt | 150.00–160.00 | 1,934 | 4 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,451 | 168.34/cwt | 164.00–178.00 | 2,443 | 9 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,608 | 178.45/cwt | 174.00–186.50 | 2,869 | 33 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,441 | 188.38/cwt | 188.00–188.50 | 2,715 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first |
| Beef/Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,443 | 176.65/cwt | 175.00–178.00 | 2,549 | 2 |
| Beef/Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,475 | 193.19/cwt | 191.00–193.75 | 2,850 | 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.