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 | 1,733 | 85.43 | 1,480 | 22 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,310 | 95.00 | 1,245 | 1thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,483 | 73.87 | 1,096 | 52 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,298 | 65.47 | 850 | 41 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,138 | 50.10 | 570 | 45 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,502 | 112.93 | 1,696 | 18 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,436 | 104.54 | 1,501 | 6thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,138 | 78.70 | 896 | 7thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,296 | 125.80 | 1,630 | 165 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,182 | 120.13 | 1,420 | 35 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,001 | 106.02 | 1,061 | 10 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,400 | 126.41 | 1,770 | 264 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,215 | 120.03 | 1,458 | 16 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,096 | 109.10 | 1,196 | 10 |
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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,096 | 109.10/cwt | 100.00–117.00 | 1,196 | 10 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,215 | 120.03/cwt | 116.00–121.50 | 1,458 | 16 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,400 | 126.41/cwt | 122.00–131.00 | 1,770 | 264 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,001 | 106.02/cwt | 80.00–115.00 | 1,061 | 10 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,182 | 120.13/cwt | 116.00–121.50 | 1,420 | 35 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,296 | 125.80/cwt | 122.00–130.00 | 1,630 | 165 |
| 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.