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 | 1,781 | 219.25 | 3,905 | 7thin |
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,726 | 223.27 | 3,854 | 25 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,515 | 181.67 | 2,753 | 44 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,245 | 176.49 | 2,198 | 49 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,189 | 139.97 | 1,664 | 29 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,635 | 214.46 | 3,506 | 25 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,516 | 208.25 | 3,157 | 6thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,357 | 233.58 | 3,170 | 85 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,204 | 226.87 | 2,731 | 42 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,082 | 219.74 | 2,378 | 12 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,496 | 235.84 | 3,527 | 174 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,319 | 229.66 | 3,030 | 54 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,168 | 216.52 | 2,529 | 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 | 1,168 | 216.52/cwt | 195.00–230.00 | 2,529 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,275 | 229.79/cwt | 226.00–233.00 | 2,930 | 12 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,332 | 229.62/cwt | 222.00–233.00 | 3,059 | 42 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,488 | 236.02/cwt | 232.00–240.00 | 3,512 | 170 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,820 | 228.10/cwt | 220.00–233.50 | 4,151 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,082 | 219.74/cwt | 205.00–227.00 | 2,378 | 12 |
| Heifers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed |
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.