Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2020-07-23

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Jul 23
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
898 head
▼ 163 vs last sale 1,061▲ 898 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 2.25-2.50 higher, slaughter cows mostly steady. 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—Low1,55984.331,31522
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47771.151,05141
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33064.4285736
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,16951.0259629
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,47889.791,32732
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,33583.491,11514
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,31074.009691thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,242103.251,282182
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,27195.531,21444
HeifersSelectAverage1,02382.288426thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,346103.431,392257
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,26797.051,23047
SteersSelectAverage1,14790.431,03713

Every lot

16 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 Feed1,14790.43/cwt81.00–98.001,03713
Steers—Select and Choice1,26797.05/cwt91.00–99.501,23047
Steers—Choice1,346103.43/cwt100.00–105.851,392257
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,02382.28/cwt76.00–91.008426
Heifers—Choice1,242103.25/cwt100.50–105.751,282182
Heifers—Select and Choice1,27195.53/cwt90.50–99.501,21444
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,26964.63/cwt56.00–70.008206
Bulls——1,66891.72/cwt80.00–100.001,53016
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02641.57/cwt39.00–46.004276
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20653.49/cwt48.00–59.0064523
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33064.42/cwt60.00–68.0085736
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44470.29/cwt68.00–73.001,01533
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61174.72/cwt74.00–77.001,2048
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,31074.00/cwt74.00–74.009691
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,33583.49/cwt80.00–86.501,11514
Dairy Steers—Choice1,47889.79/cwt87.00–92.501,32732

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.