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 | 1,596 | 256.67 | 4,096 | 11 |
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,738 | 224.14 | 3,896 | 37 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,512 | 187.47 | 2,835 | 89 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,219 | 184.54 | 2,250 | 51 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,225 | 142.63 | 1,747 | 15 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,645 | 243.90 | 4,012 | 10 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,521 | 231.11 | 3,515 | 7thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,400 | 262.00 | 3,668 | 46 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,345 | 256.48 | 3,450 | 40 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,123 | 249.00 | 2,796 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,527 | 262.19 | 4,005 | 173 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,394 | 255.69 | 3,563 | 53 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,178 | 247.35 | 2,914 | 5thin |
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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,178 | 247.35/cwt | 235.00–255.00 | 2,914 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,257 | 253.00/cwt | 253.00–253.00 | 3,180 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,399 | 255.80/cwt | 246.00–258.00 | 3,579 | 51 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,520 | 262.35/cwt | 259.00–266.00 | 3,988 | 168 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,779 | 256.97/cwt | 252.00–260.00 | 4,571 | 5 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,123 | 249.00/cwt | 247.00–250.00 | 2,796 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,345 |
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.