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 | — | Low | 1,775 | 155.08 | 2,752 | 30 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,380 | 136.71 | 1,887 | 46 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,210 | 123.21 | 1,491 | 43 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,031 | 111.89 | 1,153 | 11 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,335 | 188.09 | 2,511 | 247 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,102 | 184.13 | 2,029 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,198 | 183.32 | 2,196 | 45 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,457 | 187.89 | 2,738 | 301 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,306 | 183.84 | 2,401 | 53 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,153 | 180.01 | 2,076 | 8thin |
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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,153 | 180.01/cwt | 171.00–191.00 | 2,076 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,248 | 186.61/cwt | 184.50–189.00 | 2,329 | 7 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,315 | 183.42/cwt | 179.00–184.50 | 2,412 | 46 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,457 | 187.89/cwt | 185.00–192.75 | 2,738 | 301 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,102 | 184.13/cwt | 184.00–184.50 | 2,029 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,198 | 183.32/cwt | 177.00–187.50 | 2,196 | 45 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,335 | 188.09/cwt | 185.00–191.50 | 2,511 | 247 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,328 | 123.73/cwt | 121.00–126.00 | 1,643 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,781 | 152.72/cwt | 135.00–163.00 | 2,720 | 19 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,860 | 167.04/cwt | 165.00–170.00 | 3,107 | 9 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90%Light Weight | 904 | 111.15/cwt | 107.00–114.00 | 1,005 | 5 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85%Light Weight | 961 | 126.66/cwt | 124.00–133.00 | 1,217 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed | 1,039 | 155.19/cwt | 138.00–165.00 | 1,612 | 8 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85%Return to Feed | 1,073 | 126.21/cwt | 120.00–135.00 | 1,354 | 13 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,136 | 112.50/cwt | 110.00–114.00 | 1,278 | 6 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,317 | 121.18/cwt | 116.00–124.50 | 1,596 | 26 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,396 | 128.49/cwt | 125.00–133.00 | 1,794 | 21 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,521 | 138.16/cwt | 134.00–142.50 | 2,101 | 17 |
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.