Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2021-06-03

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Jun 3
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
768 head
▼ 73 vs last sale 841▲ 768 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 to .25 higher, Dairy steers .50 higher, slaughter cows 2.00-2.50 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—Average1,88792.871,75210
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,48181.701,21027
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40275.971,06562
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,39569.1696534
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,19355.0565710
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,490104.731,56027
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,49494.591,41310
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,34582.381,1082thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,265121.501,53787
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,289116.851,50674
HeifersSelectAverage1,03298.091,01215
SteersChoiceAverage1,440122.881,769212
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,296116.891,51583
SteersSelectAverage1,01598.981,0052thin

Every lot

18 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 Feed1,01598.98/cwt91.00–106.501,0052
Steers—Select and Choice1,296116.89/cwt112.00–118.501,51583
Steers—Choice1,440122.88/cwt119.00–125.751,769212
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,03298.09/cwt88.00–111.001,01215
Heifers—Choice1,265121.50/cwt119.00–125.001,53787
Heifers—Select and Choice1,289116.85/cwt110.00–118.751,50674
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52592.35/cwt90.00–97.001,4083
Bulls——1,55557.92/cwt57.00–59.009012
Bulls——2,237107.16/cwt102.00–109.002,3975
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12833.55/cwt32.00–35.003782
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20960.43/cwt50.00–64.007318
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26275.60/cwt74.00–79.009547
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40275.97/cwt70.00–79.001,06562
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42967.49/cwt64.00–70.0096427
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,48181.70/cwt80.00–84.001,21027
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,34582.38/cwt81.00–84.001,1082
Dairy Steers—Choice1,490104.73/cwt100.00–109.001,56027
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,49494.59/cwt89.00–97.501,41310

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.