Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2021-09-16

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Sep 16
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
886 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 833▼ 222 vs year ago 1,108 · −20.0%
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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 2.75 lower, slaughter cows .25-1.00 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—Average1,64278.511,28930
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,44093.001,3391thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48275.171,11461
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22266.5181338
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05751.7154630
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,450110.191,59822
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,389104.761,45519
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,29394.821,2262thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,305123.621,613150
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,208117.381,41859
HeifersSelectAverage1,21591.971,11712
SteersChoiceAverage1,429123.781,769196
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,297118.041,531133
SteersSelectAverage1,185114.071,3529thin

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 Feed1,185114.07/cwt107.00–117.501,3529
Steers—Select and Choice1,297118.04/cwt113.50–120.751,531133
Steers—Choice1,429123.78/cwt121.00–127.501,769196
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,208117.38/cwt115.00–119.501,41859
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,21591.97/cwt81.00–102.001,11712
Heifers—Choice1,305123.62/cwt120.00–126.501,613150
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,38463.75/cwt43.00–74.0088211
Bulls——1,78986.12/cwt74.00–99.001,54118
Bulls——1,845104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,9191
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00444.27/cwt42.00–47.004448
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07654.41/cwt50.00–59.0058522
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22266.51/cwt61.00–70.0081338
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,44093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,3391
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46474.63/cwt71.00–79.001,09355
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64380.15/cwt80.00–81.001,3176
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,29394.82/cwt93.00–97.001,2262
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,389104.76/cwt101.00–108.001,45519
Dairy Steers—Choice1,450110.19/cwt108.50–116.501,59822

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.