Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2020-11-19

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Nov 19
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
1,587 head
▲ 669 vs last sale 918▲ 1,587 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week not reported. 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—Average1,83675.291,38226
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,50663.4295523
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29554.3470482
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,21341.7350674
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,48993.791,39738
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,40585.651,20314
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,22576.009311thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,337103.681,386405
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,239100.061,24038
HeifersSelectAverage1,10486.479554thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,473103.761,528617
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,27498.741,25841
SteersSelectAverage1,15594.791,0955thin

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,15594.79/cwt89.00–97.751,0955
Steers—Select and Choice1,27498.74/cwt94.00–101.501,25841
Steers—Choice1,465104.18/cwt102.00–106.251,526602
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,79586.79/cwt76.00–92.001,55815
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,10486.47/cwt80.00–91.009554
Heifers—Select and Choice1,239100.06/cwt96.00–101.751,24038
Heifers—Choice1,332103.95/cwt102.00–105.851,385399
Heifers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,64885.66/cwt80.00–91.001,4126
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,16056.58/cwt55.00–58.006562
Bulls——1,89276.85/cwt64.00–86.001,45424
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21045.34/cwt40.00–49.0054951
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22033.73/cwt25.00–39.0041223
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29554.34/cwt50.00–59.0070482
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50663.42/cwt60.00–68.0095523
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,22576.00/cwt76.00–76.009311
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,40585.65/cwt81.00–89.501,20314
Dairy Steers—Choice1,48993.79/cwt90.00–96.501,39738

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.