Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2021-11-11

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Nov 11
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
846 head
▼ 73 vs last sale 919▲ 846 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week sale not reported. 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—Average1,58777.271,22625
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53973.301,12822
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34862.6784554
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,18945.2053770
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,581114.551,81115
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,398104.291,4585thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,33085.001,1311thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,325134.651,784218
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,232127.481,57150
HeifersSelectAverage1,072114.681,22910
SteersChoiceAverage1,444133.891,933189
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,335126.781,69341
SteersSelectAverage1,185111.231,3185thin

Every lot

19 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 Feed1,185111.23/cwt103.00–117.001,3185
Steers—Select and Choice1,335126.78/cwt122.50–129.501,69341
Steers—Choice1,436134.18/cwt130.00–138.001,927184
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,736123.26/cwt120.50–128.502,1405
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,072114.68/cwt110.00–119.001,22910
Heifers—Select and Choice1,232127.48/cwt122.50–129.751,57150
Heifers—Choice1,325134.65/cwt130.00–139.501,784218
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,400116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,6241
Bulls——1,58663.48/cwt55.00–70.001,0076
Bulls——1,59879.72/cwt72.00–88.001,27418
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15339.38/cwt25.00–45.0045438
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23252.11/cwt46.00–56.0064232
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34862.67/cwt57.00–68.0084554
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53271.89/cwt69.00–77.001,10120
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61087.41/cwt85.00–89.001,4072
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,33085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,1311
Dairy Steers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,368106.61/cwt99.00–111.001,4584
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,52095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,4441
Dairy Steers—Choice1,581114.55/cwt111.00–117.751,81115

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.