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 | 1,677 | 86.48 | 1,451 | 26 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,605 | 93.00 | 1,493 | 1thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,484 | 75.10 | 1,114 | 76 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,412 | 65.82 | 929 | 29 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,028 | 52.50 | 540 | 13 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,549 | 99.64 | 1,543 | 29 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,310 | 92.61 | 1,213 | 4thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,280 | 66.99 | 857 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,321 | 115.74 | 1,529 | 180 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,149 | 110.88 | 1,274 | 34 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,033 | 107.21 | 1,107 | 9thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,406 | 115.73 | 1,627 | 203 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,230 | 111.26 | 1,368 | 25 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,061 | 107.39 | 1,139 | 18 |
Every lot
19 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 | 1,061 | 107.39/cwt | 105.50–109.00 | 1,139 | 18 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,230 | 111.26/cwt | 108.00–112.25 | 1,368 | 25 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,406 | 115.73/cwt | 112.50–119.00 | 1,627 | 203 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,033 | 107.21/cwt | 104.00–110.50 | 1,107 | 9 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,149 | 110.88/cwt | 106.00–112.25 | 1,274 | 34 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,321 | 115.74/cwt | 112.50–118.75 | 1,529 | 180 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 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.