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 |
|---|
| Beef/Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,655 | 205.00 | 3,393 | 2thin |
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,659 | 171.15 | 2,840 | 13 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,508 | 139.01 | 2,096 | 30 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,314 | 130.35 | 1,712 | 26 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,131 | 89.60 | 1,013 | 8thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,516 | 183.97 | 2,789 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,429 | 224.75 | 3,212 | 51 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,400 | 214.90 | 3,009 | 28 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,211 | 208.12 | 2,520 | 11 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,094 | 191.23 | 2,092 | 4thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,599 | 226.41 | 3,621 | 101 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,519 | 215.69 | 3,276 | 63 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,416 | 208.51 | 2,953 | 8thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 998 | 200.74 | 2,003 | 2thin |
Every lot
23 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 998 | 200.74/cwt | 197.00–204.00 | 2,003 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,416 | 208.51/cwt | 203.00–210.00 | 2,953 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,485 | 215.85/cwt | 212.00–220.00 | 3,205 | 57 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,591 | 226.39/cwt | 223.00–231.50 | 3,602 | 96 |
| Steers | — | Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight | 1,757 | 226.79/cwt | 225.00–232.00 | 3,985 | 5 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,841 | 214.20/cwt | 195.00–219.00 | 3,943 | 6 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,094 | |
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.