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 | 1,729 | 206.19 | 3,564 | 26 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,479 | 178.73 | 2,643 | 59 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,177 | 168.86 | 1,987 | 35 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,055 | 126.90 | 1,339 | 19 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,509 | 217.62 | 3,284 | 36 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,452 | 200.28 | 2,908 | 10 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,179 | 150.53 | 1,775 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,296 | 247.13 | 3,203 | 109 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,219 | 238.46 | 2,907 | 36 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,180 | 230.85 | 2,724 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,513 | 253.26 | 3,832 | 29 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,444 | 247.43 | 3,573 | 150 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,251 | 238.56 | 2,984 | 27 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,065 | 234.92 | 2,502 | 9thin |
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 | 1,065 | 234.92/cwt | 200.00–250.00 | 2,502 | 9 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,251 | 238.56/cwt | 234.00–243.00 | 2,984 | 27 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,444 | 247.43/cwt | 242.00–250.50 | 3,573 | 150 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,513 | 253.26/cwt | 251.00–256.50 | 3,832 | 29 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,180 | 230.85/cwt | 229.00–233.00 | 2,724 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,219 | 238.46/cwt | 230.00–242.50 | 2,907 | 36 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,296 | 247.13/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.