Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2020-07-09

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Jul 9
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
370 head
▼ 281 vs last sale 651▲ 370 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 3.25-4.00 higher, slaughter cows no comparison due to limited receipts. 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—High1,33396.561,28734
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42274.371,05734
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26667.1785110
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07252.135599thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,40689.741,26215
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,32185.431,1295thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,220102.441,25064
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,20296.491,16041
HeifersSelectAverage97189.068654thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,309102.961,34866
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,24696.111,19842
SteersSelectAverage1,03590.039324thin

Every lot

17 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—Select1,03590.03/cwt89.00–91.009324
Steers—Select and Choice1,24696.11/cwt92.50–99.001,19842
Steers—Choice1,309102.96/cwt100.00–105.251,34866
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select97189.06/cwt86.00–90.008654
Heifers—Select and Choice1,20296.49/cwt90.50–99.001,16041
Heifers—Choice1,220102.44/cwt100.00–104.001,25064
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——83058.27/cwt53.00–65.004843
Bulls——1,16491.23/cwt75.00–99.001,06212
Bulls——1,519105.97/cwt101.00–109.001,61019
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07041.00/cwt41.00–41.004391
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07253.52/cwt50.00–58.005748
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18371.24/cwt68.00–74.008434
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32264.45/cwt61.00–67.008526
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35072.03/cwt69.00–74.0097215
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47876.21/cwt75.00–79.001,12619
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,32185.43/cwt82.50–86.501,1295
Dairy Steers—Choice1,40689.74/cwt88.00–92.001,26215

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.