Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2020-03-05

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Mar 5
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
← earliestMar 5Mar 12 →
Receipts
529 head
▲ 529 vs last sale 0▲ 529 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to the first slaughter sale reported. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,85281.811,51519
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47464.8995624
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31555.5573043
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,28044.8057313
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,58191.761,45126
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,43385.391,22412
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,18579.009361thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,304117.601,53491
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,215114.561,39219
HeifersSelectAverage1,210107.501,3011thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,419117.611,669142
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,351113.591,53519
SteersSelectAverage1,170101.001,1821thin

Every lot

14 lots · USDA AMS · Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA
Nothing 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,170101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,1821
Steers—Select and Choice1,351113.59/cwt110.00–114.501,53519
Steers—Choice1,419117.61/cwt116.00–119.601,669142
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,210107.50/cwt107.50–107.501,3011
Heifers—Select and Choice1,215114.56/cwt112.50–115.501,39219
Heifers—Choice1,304117.60/cwt115.75–118.351,53491
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,85281.81/cwt67.00–93.001,51519
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28044.80/cwt40.00–49.0057313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31555.55/cwt50.00–59.0073043
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46864.33/cwt60.00–69.0094422
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53871.00/cwt71.00–71.001,0922
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,18579.00/cwt79.00–79.009361
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,43385.39/cwt83.00–88.501,22412
Dairy Steers—Choice1,58191.76/cwt89.00–96.001,45126

This sale against other markets

Iowa weighted averages
One 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.