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 Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,366 | 232.71 | 3,179 | 6thin |
| Beef/Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,318 | 212.78 | 2,804 | 2thin |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,488 | 232.02 | 3,452 | 10 |
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,674 | 189.07 | 3,166 | 44 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | Average | 1,485 | 218.00 | 3,237 | 2thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,496 | 174.16 | 2,606 | 43 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,301 | 164.24 | 2,137 | 41 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,134 | 135.08 | 1,531 | 17 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,554 | 219.73 | 3,415 | 10 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,496 | 206.34 | 3,087 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,349 | 243.52 | 3,285 | 42 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,017 | 236.61 | 2,406 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,237 | 234.25 | 2,898 | 42 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,090 | 245.37 | 2,675 | 12 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,457 | 244.86 | 3,568 | 95 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,338 | 235.40 | 3,149 | 42 |
Every lot
25 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 | 1,090 | 245.37/cwt | 224.00–280.00 | 2,675 | 12 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,205 | 237.43/cwt | 229.00–242.50 | 2,861 | 12 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,391 | 234.59/cwt | 225.00–240.00 | 3,263 | 30 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,457 | 244.86/cwt | 241.00–248.75 | 3,568 | 95 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,017 | 236.61/cwt | 234.00–240.00 | 2,406 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,237 | 234.25/cwt | 223.00–241.50 | 2,898 | 42 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,349 | 243.52 |
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.