Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2022-01-13

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Jan 13
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
1,257 head
▲ 535 vs last sale 722▲ 1,257 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 .25-.50 higher, Dairy steers steady to .25 lower, slaughter cows 2.00 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—Average1,74376.601,33541
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,53571.321,09546
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,36761.48841112
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,18048.4757272
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,505113.951,71536
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,305111.281,45213
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,211106.911,2957thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,361140.261,909266
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,342130.891,75754
HeifersSelectAverage1,142114.591,3098thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,474141.002,078274
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,335131.271,75254
SteersSelectAverage1,162119.061,3838thin

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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,162119.06/cwt111.00–128.001,3838
Steers—Select and Choice1,335131.27/cwt120.00–135.501,75254
Steers—Choice1,474141.00/cwt135.50–146.752,078274
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,142114.59/cwt105.00–122.501,3098
Heifers—Select and Choice1,342130.89/cwt120.50–135.501,75754
Heifers—Choice1,361140.26/cwt136.00–144.501,909266
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,70955.94/cwt42.00–61.009565
Bulls——1,73078.32/cwt66.00–95.001,35534
Bulls——2,05899.00/cwt99.00–99.002,0372
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15140.02/cwt30.00–45.0046118
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18951.29/cwt46.00–57.0061054
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36362.11/cwt57.00–67.00847104
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37078.91/cwt77.00–82.001,0814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42153.33/cwt48.00–56.007588
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55170.60/cwt68.00–75.001,09542
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,211106.91/cwt105.00–112.001,2957
Dairy Steers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,270113.17/cwt112.00–114.751,4379
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,384107.02/cwt101.00–109.001,4814
Dairy Steers—Choice1,505113.95/cwt111.50–116.001,71536

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.