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 | 1,848 | 200.88 | 3,712 | 18 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,547 | 180.37 | 2,790 | 56 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,284 | 164.18 | 2,108 | 67 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,183 | 134.67 | 1,593 | 18 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,713 | 220.86 | 3,783 | 22 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,763 | 201.18 | 3,547 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,417 | 239.53 | 3,394 | 132 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,327 | 231.16 | 3,067 | 12 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,108 | 195.11 | 2,162 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,567 | 239.75 | 3,757 | 190 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,263 | 230.73 | 2,913 | 9thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,308 | 228.00 | 2,982 | 2thin |
Every lot
21 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,242 | 234.01/cwt | 232.00–235.00 | 2,906 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,273 | 229.09/cwt | 220.00–231.50 | 2,916 | 6 |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,308 | 228.00/cwt | 228.00–228.00 | 2,982 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,546 | 239.93/cwt | 236.00–244.50 | 3,709 | 171 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,758 | 238.11/cwt | 226.00–244.00 | 4,186 | 19 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,108 | 195.11/cwt | 177.50–207.50 | 2,162 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,327 |
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.