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 | 1,650 | 110.23 | 1,819 | 20 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,696 | 115.29 | 1,955 | 4thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,434 | 97.72 | 1,401 | 59 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,209 | 82.35 | 996 | 27 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,182 | 68.73 | 812 | 40 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,460 | 137.17 | 2,003 | 19 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,346 | 125.24 | 1,686 | 10 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,274 | 153.30 | 1,953 | 204 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,178 | 145.25 | 1,711 | 31 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,060 | 140.69 | 1,491 | 16 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,402 | 154.01 | 2,159 | 314 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,309 | 147.13 | 1,926 | 31 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,111 | 140.98 | 1,566 | 11 |
Every lot
16 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 | 1,111 | 140.98/cwt | 126.00–153.00 | 1,566 | 11 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,309 | 147.13/cwt | 142.00–149.75 | 1,926 | 31 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,402 | 154.01/cwt | 150.00–157.00 | 2,159 | 314 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,060 | 140.69/cwt | 130.00–155.00 | 1,491 | 16 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,178 | 145.25/cwt | 140.00–149.00 | 1,711 | 31 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,274 | 153.30/cwt | 150.00–156.25 | 1,953 | 204 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first |
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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.