Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2022-05-26

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, May 26
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
779 head
▼ 177 vs last sale 956▼ 62 vs year ago 841 · −7.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison. 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—Low1,69298.681,66934
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46187.421,277142
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31376.411,00338
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,18161.4372646
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,475126.781,87037
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,449117.571,7045thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,396144.042,011123
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,271140.341,78452
HeifersSelectAverage1,173120.961,4195thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,432148.132,121105
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,336140.581,87846

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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,336140.58/cwt134.00–144.501,87846
Steers—Choice1,432148.13/cwt145.00–151.002,121105
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,173120.96/cwt116.00–126.001,4195
Heifers—Select and Choice1,271140.34/cwt130.00–144.501,78452
Heifers—Choice1,343147.75/cwt145.00–150.751,984101
Heifers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,642126.99/cwt114.00–136.002,08522
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45879.11/cwt75.00–81.001,1535
Bulls——1,644112.87/cwt110.50–115.001,8566
Bulls——1,75599.23/cwt85.00–109.001,74123
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11848.08/cwt38.00–56.0053813
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20666.69/cwt59.00–71.0080433
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31376.41/cwt72.00–80.001,00338
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42385.64/cwt81.00–89.501,219103
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56192.13/cwt90.00–98.001,43839
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,449117.57/cwt111.00–121.001,7045
Dairy Steers—Choice1,475126.78/cwt122.00–134.001,87037

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.