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 | 1,708 | 180.28 | 3,078 | 32 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,472 | 169.82 | 2,500 | 111 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,238 | 162.14 | 2,008 | 79 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,218 | 116.34 | 1,417 | 68 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,587 | 212.62 | 3,374 | 10 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,480 | 201.94 | 2,989 | 14 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,391 | 223.48 | 3,109 | 240 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,282 | 216.94 | 2,781 | 40 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,506 | 223.42 | 3,365 | 212 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,391 | 216.32 | 3,009 | 56 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,140 | 214.50 | 2,445 | 3thin |
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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,140 | 214.50/cwt | 212.50–216.00 | 2,445 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,391 | 216.32/cwt | 211.50–219.25 | 3,009 | 56 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,502 | 223.54/cwt | 219.00–230.00 | 3,358 | 209 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,798 | 214.92/cwt | 211.00–218.00 | 3,864 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,282 | 216.94/cwt | 212.00–219.00 | 2,781 | 40 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,391 | 223.48/cwt | 219.50–231.75 | 3,109 | 240 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — |
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.