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 | 1,655 | 247.01 | 4,088 | 6thin |
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,483 | 232.62 | 3,450 | 60 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,257 | 182.31 | 2,292 | 49 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,538 | 181.83 | 2,797 | 70 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,210 | 147.14 | 1,781 | 13 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,690 | 243.22 | 4,110 | 18 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,435 | 222.50 | 3,193 | 1thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,116 | 221.42 | 2,471 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,333 | 261.61 | 3,487 | 87 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,233 | 256.88 | 3,167 | 51 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,503 | 261.86 | 3,935 | 185 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,334 | 257.87 | 3,440 | 67 |
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 | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,187 | 263.30/cwt | 257.00–264.00 | 3,125 | 10 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,360 | 256.92/cwt | 245.00–259.50 | 3,494 | 57 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,487 | 262.45/cwt | 259.50–267.50 | 3,903 | 174 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,751 | 252.55/cwt | 245.00–259.50 | 4,422 | 11 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,233 | 256.88/cwt | 249.00–260.00 | 3,167 | 51 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,333 | 261.61/cwt | 260.00–264.00 | 3,487 | 87 |
| 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.