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 | Select and Choice | Average | 1,322 | 188.13 | 2,486 | 3thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,551 | 205.35 | 3,185 | 7thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,328 | 222.33 | 2,953 | 46 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,103 | 207.46 | 2,289 | 11 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,466 | 222.38 | 3,261 | 160 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,158 | 211.53 | 2,450 | 10 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,208 | 204.34 | 2,469 | 5thin |
Every lot, as filed
14 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 |
|---|
| Beef/Dairy Steers | Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,529 | 195.00/cwt | 195.00–195.00 | 2,982 | 1 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,615 | 223.25/cwt | 218.00–226.50 | 3,605 | 18 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,600 | 220.00/cwt | 220.00–220.00 | 3,520 | 2 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,071 | 202.06/cwt | 190.00–209.00 | 2,164 | 4 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,551 | 205.35/cwt | 202.00–206.50 | 3,185 | 7 |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,218 | 184.70/cwt | 150.00–215.00 | 2,250 | 2 |
| Steers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,030 | 205.00/cwt | 205.00–205.00 | 2,112 | 1 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,253 | 204.17/cwt | 196.00–210.00 | 2,558 | 4 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,158 | 211.53/cwt | 200.00–225.00 | 2,450 | 10 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,122 | 210.54/cwt | 192.00–215.00 | 2,362 | 7 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,328 | 222.33/cwt | 216.00–226.75 | 2,953 | 46 |
| Steers | ChoiceHeavy Weight | — | 1,630 | 220.36/cwt | 219.00–221.00 | 3,592 | 3 |
| Steers | ChoiceCertified Prgms | — | 1,419 | 222.00/cwt | 222.00–222.00 | 3,150 | 5 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,442 | 222.36/cwt | 217.00–226.00 | 3,206 | 132 |
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.