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 | 1,525 | 233.27 | 3,557 | 11 |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,547 | 220.56 | 3,412 | 3thin |
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,720 | 204.18 | 3,511 | 51 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,553 | 207.19 | 3,218 | 4thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,461 | 172.28 | 2,517 | 108 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,184 | 163.37 | 1,934 | 61 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,081 | 135.22 | 1,462 | 45 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,597 | 218.25 | 3,485 | 39 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,582 | 194.73 | 3,081 | 12 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,286 | 236.74 | 3,044 | 65 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,263 | 229.26 | 2,896 | 63 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,001 | 208.88 | 2,091 | 7thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,567 | 246.89 | 3,869 | 50 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,459 | 237.57 | 3,466 | 119 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,376 | 231.41 | 3,184 | 127 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,194 | 231.05 | 2,759 | 15 |
Every lot
24 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 | 1,194 | 231.05/cwt | 217.00–238.50 | 2,759 | 15 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,376 | 231.41/cwt | 224.50–233.75 | 3,184 | 127 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,459 | 237.57/cwt | 234.00–243.00 | 3,466 | 119 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,567 | 246.89/cwt | 245.00–248.00 | 3,869 | 50 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,001 | 208.88/cwt | 165.00–225.00 | 2,091 | 7 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,263 | 229.26/cwt | 220.00–234.00 | 2,896 | 63 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,286 | 236.74/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.