Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2020-10-01

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Oct 1
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
1,034 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 997▲ 1,034 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 .50-.75 higher, choice Dairy steers .25-.50 lower, slaughter cows .75-1.00 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—Average1,62579.721,29524
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51064.6597614
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35357.6578068
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12147.2753044
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,48493.731,39130
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,31085.361,11819
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,07177.098264thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,294107.111,386265
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,250100.491,25620
HeifersSelectAverage1,06894.261,00710
SteersChoiceAverage1,414107.151,515389
SteersSelectAverage1,058100.801,0663thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,29299.301,28320

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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,058100.80/cwt99.00–104.001,0663
Steers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,201102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,2254
Steers—Select and Choice1,31598.62/cwt91.00–102.501,29716
Steers—Choice1,412107.21/cwt103.00–109.751,514387
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,80395.52/cwt95.00–96.001,7222
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,06894.26/cwt86.00–101.001,00710
Heifers—Select and Choice1,250100.49/cwt94.00–102.501,25620
Heifers—Choice1,294107.11/cwt103.00–109.851,386265
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,12063.38/cwt54.00–69.007102
Bulls——1,67181.20/cwt71.00–88.001,35722
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05341.47/cwt36.00–44.0043711
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14349.20/cwt45.00–52.0056233
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35357.65/cwt53.00–62.0078068
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51064.65/cwt63.00–67.0097614
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,07177.09/cwt71.00–79.508264
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,31085.36/cwt82.00–89.501,11819
Dairy Steers—Choice1,48493.73/cwt91.00–99.001,39130

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.