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 |
|---|
| Beef/Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,499 | 185.67 | 2,783 | 4thin |
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,713 | 157.85 | 2,704 | 13 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,403 | 135.88 | 1,907 | 37 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,260 | 122.69 | 1,545 | 32 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,114 | 104.76 | 1,167 | 15 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,569 | 174.35 | 2,736 | 12 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,426 | 162.66 | 2,320 | 6thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,356 | 192.25 | 2,607 | 113 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,225 | 187.33 | 2,295 | 51 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,083 | 183.18 | 1,984 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,472 | 191.75 | 2,822 | 210 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,351 | 186.48 | 2,520 | 53 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,010 | 162.50 | 1,641 | 3thin |
Every lot
24 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,010 | 162.50/cwt | 150.00–190.00 | 1,641 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,184 | 185.75/cwt | 183.00–187.00 | 2,199 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,365 | 186.54/cwt | 180.00–189.75 | 2,546 | 49 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,464 | 191.72/cwt | 190.00–196.00 | 2,807 | 204 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,733 | 192.74/cwt | 189.00–193.50 | 3,340 | 6 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,083 | 183.18/cwt | 181.00–185.00 | 1,984 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,225 | 187.33/cwt | 180.00–189.75 | 2,295 | 51 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,356 | 192.25/cwt | 190.00–195.50 | 2,607 | 113 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | —Light Weight | 1,135 | 130.00/cwt | 130.00–130.00 | 1,476 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,690 | 173.75/cwt | 166.00–181.00 | 2,936 | 6 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,833 | 146.59/cwt | 126.00–155.00 | 2,687 | 6 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85%Light Weight | 845 | 132.50/cwt | 132.50–132.50 | 1,120 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90%Light Weight | 925 | 114.27/cwt | 113.00–116.00 | 1,057 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85%Return to Feed | 1,067 | 136.41/cwt | 125.00–150.00 | 1,455 | 6 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,113 | 87.40/cwt | 67.50–97.50 | 973 | 5 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,196 | 113.09/cwt | 107.50–117.00 | 1,353 | 7 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed | 1,292 | 136.50/cwt | 129.00–145.00 | 1,764 | 9 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,309 | 120.59/cwt | 117.00–124.00 | 1,579 | 22 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,327 | 130.26/cwt | 127.00–133.00 | 1,729 | 10 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,422 | 107.33/cwt | 107.00–108.00 | 1,526 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,501 | 138.70/cwt | 134.00–152.00 | 2,082 | 18 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,426 | 162.66/cwt | 162.00–164.00 | 2,320 | 6 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,569 | 174.35/cwt | 168.50–178.00 | 2,736 | 12 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,499 | 185.67/cwt | 184.00–188.00 | 2,783 | 4 |
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.