Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2022-03-10

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Mar 10
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
756 head
▲ 93 vs last sale 663▼ 261 vs year ago 1,017 · −25.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.00-2.50 lower, Dairy steers 1.50 higher, 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—Low1,86298.511,83423
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49085.601,27573
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34673.2698641
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,22855.6468324
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,566126.941,98819
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,395117.151,6343thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,352145.551,968199
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,264138.371,74947
HeifersSelectAverage1,054117.701,2418thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,474145.192,140168
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,358137.321,86547
SteersSelectAverage1,133117.641,3336thin

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 Feed1,133117.64/cwt103.00–129.001,3336
Steers—Select and Choice1,358137.32/cwt134.00–140.501,86547
Steers—Choice1,474145.19/cwt141.00–149.002,140168
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,054117.70/cwt99.00–127.001,2418
Heifers—Select and Choice1,264138.37/cwt131.50–140.751,74947
Heifers—Choice1,352145.55/cwt141.50–149.501,968199
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43054.55/cwt54.00–55.007802
Bulls——1,896100.44/cwt87.00–107.001,90417
Bulls——1,933112.28/cwt110.00–114.002,1704
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18440.91/cwt34.00–50.004848
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25063.01/cwt59.00–66.0078816
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34673.26/cwt67.00–78.0098641
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43282.49/cwt79.00–86.001,18142
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56889.81/cwt87.00–97.001,40831
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,395117.15/cwt117.00–117.501,6343
Dairy Steers—Choice1,566126.94/cwt124.00–130.001,98819

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.