Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2020-09-03

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Sep 3
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
909 head
▲ 244 vs last sale 665▲ 909 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 lower, slaughter cows 3.50-3.75 lower. 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—High1,77089.491,58426
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,33467.0889547
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22358.6771848
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05547.0049623
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,56494.221,47420
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,41286.851,22610
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,13377.778812thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,291106.551,376201
HeifersSelectAverage986100.419906thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,207100.091,20820
SteersChoiceAverage1,378106.711,470338
SteersSelectAverage1,075101.641,09314
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,21199.881,21023

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 Feed1,075101.64/cwt100.50–104.501,09314
Steers—Select and Choice1,21199.88/cwt95.00–102.501,21023
Steers—Choice1,378106.71/cwt103.00–108.751,470338
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed986100.41/cwt98.00–104.009906
Heifers—Select and Choice1,207100.09/cwt95.00–102.501,20820
Heifers—Choice1,291106.55/cwt103.00–108.851,376201
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,75988.49/cwt80.00–98.001,55724
Bulls——1,900101.53/cwt101.00–102.001,9292
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00740.61/cwt37.00–43.004095
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06848.77/cwt44.00–54.0052118
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22358.67/cwt55.00–62.0071848
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31366.35/cwt63.00–69.0087139
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43970.62/cwt70.00–72.001,0168
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,13377.77/cwt77.50–78.008812
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,41286.85/cwt82.50–89.001,22610
Dairy Steers—Choice1,56494.22/cwt92.00–95.501,47420

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.