Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2022-04-07

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Apr 7
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
941 head
▲ 326 vs last sale 615▲ 259 vs year ago 682 · +38.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady to .50 higher, Dairy steers .50 higher, slaughter cows steady with lean cows .50 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—Average1,690110.101,86025
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,470106.001,5581thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43284.721,21391
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29874.4696671
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,15863.6573743
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,462126.721,85339
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,376113.971,5687thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,198107.291,2853thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,310146.691,922226
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,293137.611,77953
HeifersSelectAverage1,109117.951,3086thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,433146.252,096144
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,329138.491,84135
SteersSelectAverage1,143113.681,2992thin

Every lot

17 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 Feed1,143113.68/cwt110.00–119.001,2992
Steers—Select and Choice1,329138.49/cwt130.00–141.501,84135
Steers—Choice1,433146.25/cwt141.75–150.502,096144
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,109117.95/cwt101.00–127.251,3086
Heifers—Select and Choice1,293137.61/cwt128.00–141.751,77953
Heifers—Choice1,310146.69/cwt142.00–153.001,922226
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,14069.03/cwt64.00–76.007872
Bulls——1,643103.52/cwt90.00–109.001,7019
Bulls——1,798120.19/cwt115.00–126.002,16114
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15863.65/cwt53.00–69.0073743
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29874.46/cwt70.00–79.0096671
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40482.69/cwt80.00–85.001,16156
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,470106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,5581
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47687.97/cwt86.00–94.001,29835
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,198107.29/cwt99.00–112.001,2853
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,376113.97/cwt106.00–119.001,5687
Dairy Steers—Choice1,462126.72/cwt122.00–132.001,85339

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.