Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2020-09-24

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Sep 24
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
997 head
▼ 111 vs last sale 1,108▲ 997 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 steady, choice dairy steers mostly steady, slaughter cows .50-1.00 higher. 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—High1,74288.341,53935
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49166.8099646
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24558.4272742
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08945.9350013
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,44394.361,36223
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,12484.669524thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,295106.261,376291
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,21899.741,21525
HeifersSelectAverage1,02394.779696thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,395106.351,484349
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,247101.801,26920
SteersSelectAverage1,03596.991,0046thin

Every lot

19 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,03596.99/cwt91.00–105.001,0046
Steers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,160105.40/cwt105.10–106.001,2236
Steers—Select and Choice1,284100.26/cwt96.50–102.001,28714
Steers—Choice1,391106.48/cwt102.25–108.751,481345
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,74095.46/cwt93.00–97.001,6614
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,02394.77/cwt91.00–97.009696
Heifers—Select and Choice1,21899.74/cwt95.00–102.001,21525
Heifers—Choice1,290106.43/cwt102.50–108.751,373287
Heifers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,63094.27/cwt93.00–96.001,5374
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,27564.51/cwt64.00–65.008232
Bulls——1,76189.47/cwt75.00–98.001,57632
Bulls——2,085100.00/cwt100.00–100.002,0851
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08949.36/cwt46.00–53.005388
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08940.45/cwt35.00–43.004415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24558.42/cwt54.00–62.0072742
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47066.24/cwt63.00–69.0097441
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66171.37/cwt70.00–73.001,1855
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,12484.66/cwt83.00–89.009524
Dairy Steers—Choice1,44394.36/cwt91.00–97.001,36223

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.