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 | 1,765 | 226.74 | 4,003 | 21 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,437 | 185.40 | 2,663 | 31 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,252 | 181.26 | 2,270 | 47 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,091 | 147.40 | 1,608 | 8thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,583 | 240.25 | 3,803 | 5thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,273 | 226.90 | 2,888 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,375 | 271.71 | 3,736 | 23 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,351 | 264.02 | 3,567 | 48 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,266 | 256.66 | 3,249 | 20 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,029 | 216.48 | 2,228 | 4thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,568 | 274.44 | 4,303 | 43 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,445 | 263.98 | 3,814 | 73 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,219 | 256.43 | 3,126 | 11 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,125 | 232.42 | 2,615 | 3thin |
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 | 1,125 | 232.42/cwt | 227.50–240.00 | 2,615 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,219 | 256.43/cwt | 248.00–261.00 | 3,126 | 11 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,402 | 263.27/cwt | 257.00–268.00 | 3,691 | 64 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,568 | 274.44/cwt | 272.50–276.50 | 4,303 | 43 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,748 | 269.00/cwt | 269.00–269.00 | 4,702 | 9 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,029 | 216.48/cwt | 200.00–246.00 | 2,228 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,266 | 256.66/cwt | 250.00–261.50 |
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.