Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2022-04-14

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Apr 14
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
711 head
▼ 230 vs last sale 941▼ 237 vs year ago 948 · −25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady to .75 lower, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows mostly steady. 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—High1,726108.021,86519
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,48599.001,4701thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44985.551,24093
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32174.4498349
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,14161.4670131
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,491126.801,89131
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,271116.811,4857thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,20997.341,1776thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,320144.171,903119
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,312138.081,81239
HeifersSelectAverage1,155108.001,2471thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,462144.842,118132
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,374136.401,87432
SteersSelectAverage1,162127.851,48610

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 Feed1,162127.85/cwt124.00–128.251,48610
Steers—Select and Choice1,374136.40/cwt130.00–140.501,87432
Steers—Choice1,462144.84/cwt141.00–150.502,118132
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,155108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,2471
Heifers—Select and Choice1,312138.08/cwt130.00–140.501,81239
Heifers—Choice1,320144.17/cwt141.00–152.001,903119
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,566114.03/cwt112.00–117.001,7867
Bulls——1,820104.52/cwt89.00–111.001,90212
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13763.77/cwt55.00–69.0072527
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17045.87/cwt40.00–49.005374
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32174.44/cwt70.00–79.5098349
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41883.42/cwt80.00–86.501,18361
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,48599.00/cwt99.00–99.001,4701
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50989.60/cwt87.00–96.001,35232
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,20997.34/cwt92.00–100.001,1776
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,271116.81/cwt110.00–120.001,4857
Dairy Steers—Choice1,491126.80/cwt122.00–133.001,89131

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.