Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2021-09-09

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Sep 9
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
833 head
▼ 213 vs last sale 1,046▲ 6 vs year ago 827 · +0.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 4.25-4.50 lower, Dairy steers 1.75 lower, slaughter cows .50-1.25 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—Low1,56387.501,36717
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,43290.041,2893thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42874.671,06771
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23265.7181045
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,18952.2062143
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,504112.981,6999thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,539104.211,6045thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,302126.141,642179
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,213120.971,46771
HeifersSelectAverage1,089113.971,24117
SteersChoiceAverage1,426126.671,806194
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,283120.961,55250
SteersSelectAverage1,201114.211,37219

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 Feed1,201114.21/cwt110.50–117.001,37219
Steers—Select and Choice1,283120.96/cwt116.00–123.751,55250
Steers—Choice1,426126.67/cwt124.00–129.751,806194
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,089113.97/cwt101.00–118.001,24117
Heifers—Select and Choice1,213120.97/cwt116.50–123.751,46771
Heifers—Choice1,302126.14/cwt124.00–129.251,642179
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,02073.59/cwt73.00–74.007512
Bulls——1,555101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,5711
Bulls——1,64188.52/cwt76.00–99.001,45314
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06242.11/cwt31.00–45.004477
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21454.16/cwt49.00–59.0065836
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22564.45/cwt60.00–69.0079038
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27372.53/cwt70.00–75.009237
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41774.32/cwt70.00–79.001,05367
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,43290.04/cwt89.00–91.001,2893
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62180.50/cwt80.00–82.001,3054
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,504112.98/cwt110.00–115.501,6999
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,539104.21/cwt101.00–109.001,6045

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.