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 | 1,581 | 234.64 | 3,710 | 4thin |
| Bulls | — | Average | 2,058 | 200.79 | 4,132 | 18 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,235 | 180.92 | 2,234 | 103 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,537 | 174.89 | 2,688 | 63 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,111 | 136.97 | 1,521 | 37 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,664 | 221.91 | 3,693 | 18 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,591 | 208.19 | 3,312 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,413 | 243.47 | 3,440 | 69 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,280 | 237.48 | 3,040 | 20 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,148 | 212.58 | 2,440 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,626 | 250.73 | 4,077 | 30 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,570 | 245.07 | 3,847 | 83 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,484 | 238.01 | 3,532 | 23 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,269 | 233.59 | 2,965 | 8thin |
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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,268 | 239.81/cwt | 222.50–243.50 | 3,041 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,273 | 214.93/cwt | 210.00–220.00 | 2,736 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,484 | 238.01/cwt | 230.00–240.50 | 3,532 | 23 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,551 | 245.13/cwt | 241.00–249.00 | 3,802 | 77 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,626 | 250.73/cwt | 250.00–252.00 | 4,077 | 30 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,809 | 244.24/cwt | 240.00–250.00 | 4,418 | 6 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,148 | 212.58/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.