Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2022-01-06

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Jan 6
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
722 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 684▲ 722 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 3.25-4.75 lower, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 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—Low1,82074.491,35520
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,67586.751,45316
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,53073.181,12059
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33664.0885633
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,14847.2454218
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,505114.411,72212
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,315107.001,4071thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,337139.991,872182
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,346131.301,76733
HeifersSelectAverage1,115117.141,30616
SteersChoiceAverage1,464140.422,056178
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,355131.211,77834
SteersSelectAverage1,083119.061,2896thin

Every lot

16 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 Feed1,083119.06/cwt118.00–120.001,2896
Steers—Select and Choice1,355131.21/cwt125.50–135.501,77834
Steers—Choice1,464140.42/cwt136.50–145.502,056178
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,115117.14/cwt104.00–128.001,30616
Heifers—Choice1,337139.99/cwt136.00–146.001,872182
Heifers—Select and Choice1,346131.30/cwt120.50–135.751,76733
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,69958.99/cwt53.00–64.001,0025
Bulls——1,86079.65/cwt68.00–89.001,48115
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91535.27/cwt29.00–42.003234
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21550.66/cwt45.00–56.0061614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33664.08/cwt58.00–67.0085633
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49672.25/cwt68.00–76.001,08150
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,67586.75/cwt83.00–99.001,45316
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72078.37/cwt77.00–81.001,3489
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,315107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,4071
Dairy Steers—Choice1,505114.41/cwt113.00–116.751,72212

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.