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 | — | High | 1,740 | 93.76 | 1,631 | 10 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,486 | 77.17 | 1,147 | 44 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,292 | 65.59 | 847 | 13 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,143 | 50.73 | 580 | 15 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,550 | 101.79 | 1,578 | 20 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,660 | 93.69 | 1,555 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,359 | 117.01 | 1,590 | 77 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,175 | 111.30 | 1,308 | 9thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,437 | 116.86 | 1,679 | 210 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,269 | 110.57 | 1,403 | 14 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,080 | 109.00 | 1,177 | 2thin |
Every lot, as filed
15 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.
| Class | Grade / description | Weight | Avg wt | Price | Range | Per head | Head |
|---|
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,292 | 65.59/cwt | 62.00–69.00 | 847 | 13 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,518 | 74.99/cwt | 70.00–79.00 | 1,138 | 29 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,190 | 56.01/cwt | 51.00–59.00 | 667 | 11 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,805 | 105.81/cwt | 102.00–110.00 | 1,910 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,775 | 93.14/cwt | 84.00–99.00 | 1,653 | 7 |
| Steers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,080 | 109.00/cwt | 109.00–109.00 | 1,177 | 2 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,269 | 110.57/cwt | 107.00–112.50 | 1,403 | 14 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,660 | 93.69/cwt | 92.00–95.50 | 1,555 | 2 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,175 | 111.30/cwt | 111.00–112.75 | 1,308 | 9 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | — | 1,550 | 101.79/cwt | 96.00–109.00 | 1,578 | 20 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,425 | 81.37/cwt | 80.00–85.00 | 1,160 | 15 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,360 | 74.00/cwt | 74.00–74.00 | 1,006 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,013 | 36.20/cwt | 30.00–44.00 | 367 | 4 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,359 | 117.01/cwt | 113.50–118.85 | 1,590 | 77 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,437 | 116.86/cwt | 114.00–118.85 | 1,679 | 210 |
How this sale compares
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.