Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2020-07-16

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Jul 16
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
1,061 head
▲ 691 vs last sale 370▲ 1,061 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 1.00-1.25 lower,slaughter cows no comparison due to low receipts last week. 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—Low1,52891.261,39430
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40171.3199979
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24664.0579832
CowsLean 85-90%Low97950.1949113
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,48990.571,34944
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,29483.851,08517
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,20375.129043thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,240100.621,248207
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,19995.381,14472
HeifersSelectAverage97083.8981414
SteersChoiceAverage1,385100.991,399301
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,27495.891,22267
SteersSelectAverage1,12086.009632thin

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—SelectReturn to Feed1,12086.00/cwt86.00–86.009632
Steers—Select and Choice1,27495.89/cwt92.00–97.751,22267
Steers—Choice1,385100.99/cwt98.00–104.001,399301
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed97083.89/cwt80.00–87.0081414
Heifers—Select and Choice1,19995.38/cwt90.00–97.501,14472
Heifers—Choice1,240100.62/cwt98.00–102.001,248207
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,36362.25/cwt60.00–64.008483
Bulls——1,50291.62/cwt81.00–99.001,37621
Bulls——1,701104.50/cwt101.00–110.001,7786
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94842.02/cwt39.00–46.003985
Cows—Lean 85-90%99855.29/cwt51.00–58.005528
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24664.05/cwt60.00–66.0079832
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37070.24/cwt67.00–74.0096263
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52175.50/cwt74.00–82.001,14816
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,20375.12/cwt72.50–78.509043
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,29483.85/cwt80.00–86.001,08517
Dairy Steers—Choice1,48990.57/cwt87.00–93.501,34944

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.