Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2020-07-02

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Jul 2
● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
651 head
▲ 651 vs last sale 0▲ 651 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison. 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—Low1,61994.351,52831
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41268.1496276
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23956.0269420
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12647.2653213
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,62691.141,48216
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,43485.991,23312
HeifersChoiceAverage1,26899.191,25896
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,15592.391,06724
HeifersSelectAverage95585.518172thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,32899.031,315196
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,23792.861,14931
SteersSelectAverage1,02986.078865thin

Every lot

15 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—SelectReturn to Feed1,02986.07/cwt84.00–88.508865
Steers—Select and Choice1,23792.86/cwt90.50–94.501,14931
Steers—Choice1,32899.03/cwt95.00–101.751,315196
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed95585.51/cwt85.00–86.008172
Heifers—Select and Choice1,15592.39/cwt90.50–94.501,06724
Heifers—Choice1,26899.19/cwt95.50–100.501,25896
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,23857.96/cwt50.00–68.007182
Bulls——1,62793.94/cwt80.00–99.001,52819
Bulls——1,680102.42/cwt100.00–105.001,72110
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12647.26/cwt40.00–51.0053213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23956.02/cwt53.00–59.0069420
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37166.22/cwt60.00–69.0090851
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49672.07/cwt70.00–77.001,07825
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,43485.99/cwt84.00–87.751,23312
Dairy Steers—Choice1,62691.14/cwt88.50–93.751,48216

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.