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 | 1,703 | 71.57 | 1,219 | 10 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,530 | 63.24 | 967 | 24 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,348 | 52.25 | 704 | 131 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,213 | 40.80 | 495 | 60 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,497 | 94.57 | 1,416 | 23 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,428 | 85.32 | 1,218 | 12 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,372 | 74.99 | 1,029 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,335 | 104.80 | 1,399 | 251 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,242 | 98.12 | 1,219 | 44 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,133 | 92.31 | 1,046 | 4thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,437 | 104.73 | 1,505 | 288 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,320 | 98.97 | 1,306 | 56 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,214 | 94.49 | 1,147 | 20 |
Every lot
17 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 | 1,214 | 94.49/cwt | 84.00–101.50 | 1,147 | 20 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,320 | 98.97/cwt | 94.00–101.50 | 1,306 | 56 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,437 | 104.73/cwt | 102.00–107.50 | 1,505 | 288 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,133 | 92.31/cwt | 86.00–98.00 | 1,046 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,242 | 98.12/cwt | 93.00–102.50 | 1,219 | 44 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,335 | 104.80/cwt | 102.00–107.60 | 1,399 | 251 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — |
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.