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 | — | High | 1,873 | 123.92 | 2,321 | 8thin |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | High | 1,675 | 134.00 | 2,245 | 21 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,455 | 110.43 | 1,607 | 94 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,287 | 100.66 | 1,296 | 31 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,103 | 82.07 | 905 | 25 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,474 | 155.58 | 2,293 | 16 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,354 | 146.20 | 1,980 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,364 | 180.74 | 2,465 | 170 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,264 | 172.91 | 2,186 | 20 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,139 | 165.08 | 1,880 | 7thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,469 | 180.33 | 2,649 | 243 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,362 | 172.12 | 2,344 | 16 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,086 | 165.22 | 1,794 | 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 | 1,086 | 165.22/cwt | 159.00–170.00 | 1,794 | 10 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,362 | 172.12/cwt | 165.00–174.50 | 2,344 | 16 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,469 | 180.33/cwt | 175.00–185.00 | 2,649 | 243 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,139 | 165.08/cwt | 161.00–171.00 | 1,880 | 7 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,264 | 172.91/cwt | 168.00–176.50 | 2,186 | 20 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,364 | 180.74/cwt | 175.00–185.00 | 2,465 | 170 |
| 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.