Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2022-06-09

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Jun 9
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
907 head
▲ 177 vs last sale 730▲ 167 vs year ago 740 · +22.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.00 higher, Dairy steers 1.50 higher, slaughter cows 1.00-1.50 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—Average1,626108.441,76341
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,611105.361,69715
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43589.681,28798
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29877.101,00133
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07862.7667733
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,490127.731,90353
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,374116.121,5957thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,208103.291,2486thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,293147.931,913137
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,283138.821,78162
HeifersSelectAverage1,158116.221,34610
SteersChoiceAverage1,415148.592,103226
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,347139.411,87837
SteersSelectAverage1,091122.281,3348thin

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 Feed1,091122.28/cwt114.00–130.001,3348
Steers—Select and Choice1,347139.41/cwt131.00–142.001,87837
Steers—Choice1,415148.59/cwt143.00–154.252,103226
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,158116.22/cwt110.00–139.001,34610
Heifers—Select and Choice1,283138.82/cwt130.00–142.751,78162
Heifers—Choice1,293147.93/cwt143.00–153.251,913137
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——87571.04/cwt67.00–77.006223
Bulls——1,528103.15/cwt85.00–112.001,57618
Bulls——1,826118.81/cwt113.00–135.002,16920
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06143.76/cwt38.00–52.004646
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08266.98/cwt54.00–73.0072527
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29877.10/cwt74.00–81.001,00133
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35486.25/cwt82.00–89.501,16856
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54494.25/cwt90.00–99.001,45542
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,611105.36/cwt100.00–114.001,69715
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,208103.29/cwt94.00–109.001,2486
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,374116.12/cwt110.00–120.001,5957
Dairy Steers—Choice1,490127.73/cwt122.00–135.001,90353

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.