Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2021-06-17

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Jun 17
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
709 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 740▲ 709 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 .25-.75 higher, Dairy steers 3.00 higher, slaughter cows 2.00-4.50 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—Low1,717100.181,72134
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,63189.541,46011
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42380.201,14152
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28572.7993529
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,18554.3764417
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,441108.861,56941
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,55399.571,5462thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,240122.491,519136
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,179116.851,37838
HeifersSelectAverage1,01297.9199112
SteersChoiceAverage1,398123.001,720187
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,274117.491,49747
SteersSelectAverage1,17497.341,14313

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 Feed1,17497.34/cwt88.00–111.001,14313
Steers—Select and Choice1,274117.49/cwt112.00–119.251,49747
Steers—Choice1,398123.00/cwt119.50–127.001,720187
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,01297.91/cwt84.00–111.0099112
Heifers—Select and Choice1,179116.85/cwt114.50–119.001,37838
Heifers—Choice1,240122.49/cwt119.50–126.251,519136
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,29577.00/cwt77.00–77.009971
Bulls——1,53194.24/cwt82.00–102.001,44317
Bulls——1,942107.95/cwt103.00–112.002,09616
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99838.30/cwt30.00–46.003825
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26361.06/cwt55.00–65.0077112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28270.60/cwt66.00–74.0090519
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29176.95/cwt75.00–79.0099310
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39678.69/cwt74.00–83.001,09940
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51485.24/cwt84.00–87.001,29112
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,63189.54/cwt88.00–92.001,46011
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,441108.86/cwt105.00–114.001,56941
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,55399.57/cwt98.00–101.001,5462

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.