Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2021-07-08

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Jul 8
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
891 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 929▲ 521 vs year ago 370 · +140.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.00-2.00 higher, Dairy steers 3.50 higher, slaughter cows steady. 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—Low1,59090.601,44135
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,50077.591,16444
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27968.3487442
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,20454.5165633
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,607109.951,76713
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,46699.291,4567thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage99571.007061thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,283128.161,644147
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,189121.381,44342
HeifersSelectAverage1,01196.679778thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,382128.611,778392
SteersSelectAverage1,085120.091,30311
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,243120.051,49225

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,085120.09/cwt112.00–124.001,30311
Steers—Select and Choice1,243120.05/cwt116.00–123.501,49225
Steers—Choice1,380128.66/cwt124.00–132.001,776390
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,835119.26/cwt118.50–120.002,1882
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,01196.67/cwt92.00–113.259778
Heifers—Select and Choice1,189121.38/cwt115.00–123.501,44342
Heifers—Choice1,283128.16/cwt123.75–131.501,644147
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33869.55/cwt61.00–78.009316
Bulls——1,57190.75/cwt80.00–100.001,42621
Bulls——1,829106.01/cwt102.00–110.001,9398
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16442.74/cwt36.00–47.004979
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21958.93/cwt50.00–64.0071824
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27968.34/cwt65.00–73.0087442
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49676.11/cwt74.00–79.001,13933
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51182.03/cwt80.00–85.001,23911
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select99571.00/cwt71.00–71.007061
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,46699.29/cwt93.00–103.501,4567
Dairy Steers—Choice1,607109.95/cwt104.00–113.501,76713

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.