Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2020-09-17

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Sep 17
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
1,108 head
▲ 281 vs last sale 827▲ 1,108 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 1.75-2.00 higher, dairy steers .25 higher, slaughter cows .50-.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—Average1,69085.001,43640
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48969.221,03175
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25957.7072671
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,18844.4752935
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,42093.531,32816
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,30983.481,0935thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,14874.828594thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,286106.231,366249
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,15499.941,15317
HeifersSelectAverage1,02888.219073thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,403106.581,495451
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,25199.181,24125
SteersSelectAverage1,07797.851,05410

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 Feed1,07797.85/cwt92.00–103.001,05410
Steers—Select and Choice1,25199.18/cwt92.00–102.001,24125
Steers—Choice1,403106.58/cwt102.50–109.001,495451
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,02888.21/cwt81.00–91.009073
Heifers—Select and Choice1,15499.94/cwt96.00–102.001,15317
Heifers—Choice1,286106.23/cwt102.50–108.751,366249
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32866.25/cwt56.00–74.008806
Bulls——1,73186.98/cwt76.00–99.001,50631
Bulls——1,988102.06/cwt101.00–104.002,0293
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12436.29/cwt28.00–43.0040811
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21848.22/cwt44.00–53.0058724
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25957.70/cwt54.00–61.0072671
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37665.55/cwt62.00–69.0090247
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68075.37/cwt70.00–80.001,26628
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,14874.82/cwt71.00–78.008594
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,30983.48/cwt81.00–87.001,0935
Dairy Steers—Choice1,42093.53/cwt90.00–96.001,32816

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.