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 | 1,557 | 203.32 | 3,166 | 6thin |
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,665 | 161.70 | 2,693 | 11 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,488 | 145.83 | 2,170 | 50 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,199 | 131.06 | 1,571 | 35 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 953 | 103.71 | 988 | 21 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,636 | 178.23 | 2,916 | 6thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,468 | 168.31 | 2,471 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,369 | 216.60 | 2,965 | 18 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,379 | 211.34 | 2,914 | 50 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,345 | 201.54 | 2,711 | 13 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,047 | 189.14 | 1,980 | 10 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,590 | 218.00 | 3,466 | 31 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,510 | 210.78 | 3,183 | 62 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,348 | 200.61 | 2,704 | 28 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,050 | 200.00 | 2,100 | 1thin |
Every lot
22 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,050 | 200.00/cwt | 200.00–200.00 | 2,100 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,348 | 200.61/cwt | 193.00–205.00 | 2,704 | 28 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,510 | 210.78/cwt | 207.25–214.00 | 3,183 | 62 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,590 | 218.00/cwt | 215.00–220.25 | 3,466 | 31 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,047 | 189.14/cwt | 160.00–200.00 | 1,980 | 10 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,345 | 201.54/cwt | 199.00–206.50 | 2,711 | 13 |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,369 | 216.60/cwt |
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.