Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2022-02-24

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Feb 24
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
760 head
▼ 313 vs last sale 1,073▼ 253 vs year ago 1,013 · −25.0%
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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—Average1,74899.511,73924
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,58398.691,5622thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49381.531,21882
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32871.5995141
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,20151.9162423
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,585125.161,9849thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,570112.001,7581thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,25596.001,2051thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,349147.061,984150
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,362135.441,84543
HeifersSelectAverage1,071109.301,1716thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,469147.772,171195
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,319135.971,79325
SteersSelectAverage1,144111.581,2768thin

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 Feed1,144111.58/cwt91.00–127.001,2768
Steers—Select and Choice1,319135.97/cwt132.00–143.001,79325
Steers—Choice1,469147.77/cwt142.50–152.002,171195
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,071109.30/cwt100.00–121.001,1716
Heifers—Choice1,349147.06/cwt142.00–152.501,984150
Heifers—Select and Choice1,362135.44/cwt127.00–141.501,84543
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59892.37/cwt79.00–99.001,47613
Bulls——1,925107.95/cwt103.00–117.002,07811
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17540.70/cwt26.00–48.004787
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21356.81/cwt50.00–64.0068916
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26578.71/cwt75.00–84.0099611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35168.98/cwt65.00–73.0093230
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47179.61/cwt75.00–83.001,17155
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53985.45/cwt84.00–89.001,31527
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,58398.69/cwt94.00–103.001,5622
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,25596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,2051
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,570112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,7581
Dairy Steers—Choice1,585125.16/cwt123.50–129.001,9849

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.