Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2021-07-22

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Jul 22
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
881 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 898▼ 17 vs year ago 898 · −1.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.50-3.00 lower, Dairy steers 1.25 higher, slaughter cows steady to 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—Average1,72989.631,55021
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,55590.231,4036thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44379.421,14660
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32166.8688334
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,13354.3661630
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,502110.721,66336
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,40896.601,3607thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,243124.671,550127
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,196119.551,43034
HeifersSelectAverage1,122104.971,17810
SteersChoiceAverage1,388125.081,736383
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,295119.761,55147
SteersSelectAverage1,127107.251,2099thin

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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,127107.25/cwt97.00–115.001,2099
Steers—Select and Choice1,295119.76/cwt114.50–121.751,55147
Steers—Choice1,388125.08/cwt122.00–129.501,736383
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,122104.97/cwt96.00–111.001,17810
Heifers—Select and Choice1,196119.55/cwt113.00–121.751,43034
Heifers—Choice1,243124.67/cwt122.00–127.751,550127
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,67667.35/cwt62.00–71.001,1294
Bulls——1,72092.70/cwt82.00–99.001,59414
Bulls——1,845105.03/cwt103.00–106.001,9383
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97440.19/cwt30.00–46.003916
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17357.90/cwt50.00–62.0067924
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32166.86/cwt63.00–71.0088334
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38375.80/cwt72.00–79.001,04831
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50783.29/cwt80.00–87.001,25529
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,55590.23/cwt89.00–94.001,4036
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,40896.60/cwt91.00–101.001,3607
Dairy Steers—Choice1,502110.72/cwt103.50–114.501,66336

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.