Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2022-04-21

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Apr 21
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
607 head
▼ 104 vs last sale 711▼ 208 vs year ago 815 · −25.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 4.00-5.00 higher, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 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—Average1,625104.901,70536
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,574108.441,7074thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49385.991,28477
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,39574.511,04048
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12564.1572234
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,571126.651,99040
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,558119.761,8663thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,383151.092,09050
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,212134.551,63119
HeifersSelectAverage991114.371,1334thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,459150.952,202119
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,272137.491,74946
SteersSelectAverage1,071117.011,25311

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 Feed1,071117.01/cwt111.00–125.001,25311
Steers—Select and Choice1,272137.49/cwt130.00–142.001,74946
Steers—Choice1,459150.95/cwt143.00–155.502,202119
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed991114.37/cwt110.00–123.001,1334
Heifers—Select and Choice1,212134.55/cwt129.00–140.001,63119
Heifers—Choice1,383151.09/cwt144.00–155.502,09050
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,18371.68/cwt64.00–76.008483
Bulls——1,641104.15/cwt84.00–111.001,70922
Bulls——1,714115.46/cwt112.00–120.001,97911
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07155.41/cwt51.00–59.005938
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14266.84/cwt60.00–71.0076326
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38975.39/cwt72.00–79.001,04743
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45066.95/cwt65.00–69.009715
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45383.52/cwt80.00–86.501,21450
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56890.56/cwt87.00–95.001,42027
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,574108.44/cwt97.50–115.001,7074
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,558119.76/cwt118.00–121.501,8663
Dairy Steers—Choice1,571126.65/cwt123.00–131.751,99040

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.