Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2020-07-30

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Jul 30
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
667 head
▼ 231 vs last sale 898▲ 667 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 .25 higher, choice dairy steers 1.00 higher, slaughter cows : Breakers were 2.00 higher, boner and lean were 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—High1,49395.201,42116
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39874.801,04673
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29664.9984210
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11948.625449thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,51391.101,37816
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,45385.131,2375thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,28575.829745thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,256103.511,30092
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,16096.931,12426
HeifersSelectAverage1,00585.528598thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,339103.741,389231
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,19597.261,16235
SteersSelectAverage1,07585.1891621

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 Feed1,07585.18/cwt76.00–91.0091621
Steers—Select and Choice1,19597.26/cwt94.00–99.501,16235
Steers—Choice1,339103.74/cwt100.00–107.001,389231
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,00585.52/cwt81.00–89.008598
Heifers—Select and Choice1,16096.93/cwt93.00–99.501,12426
Heifers—Choice1,256103.51/cwt100.00–105.751,30092
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45093.21/cwt78.00–99.001,35214
Bulls——1,793109.13/cwt105.00–113.001,9572
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08851.09/cwt46.00–55.005566
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18243.68/cwt43.00–45.005163
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29664.99/cwt60.00–68.0084210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37172.39/cwt69.00–74.0099233
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42176.78/cwt75.00–81.001,09140
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,28575.82/cwt74.00–78.509745
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,45385.13/cwt81.00–86.501,2375
Dairy Steers—Choice1,51391.10/cwt88.00–93.501,37816

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.