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

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Jul 7
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
862 head
▲ 215 vs last sale 647▼ 29 vs year ago 891 · −3.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady, Dairy steers 1.25 higher, slaughter cows Breaker and Boners .50 higher, Lean cows 2.50 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—Low1,51098.281,48447
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,514102.011,5449thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,36194.961,29362
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29986.161,11957
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04169.6472527
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,461132.031,92932
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,236116.441,4396thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,10196.411,06114
HeifersChoiceAverage1,262154.811,95482
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,185146.481,736104
HeifersSelectAverage1,065132.171,40814
SteersChoiceAverage1,385154.042,134232
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,298147.411,91374
SteersSelectAverage1,087131.361,4286thin

Every lot

19 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,087131.36/cwt110.00–139.001,4286
Steers—Select and Choice1,298147.41/cwt140.00–151.001,91374
Steers—Choice1,384154.06/cwt151.25–160.002,132231
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,650150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,4751
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,065132.17/cwt122.00–139.001,40814
Heifers—Select and Choice1,185146.48/cwt140.00–151.501,736104
Heifers—Choice1,262154.81/cwt152.00–158.001,95482
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37265.52/cwt43.50–85.008997
Bulls——1,471101.56/cwt86.00–111.001,49433
Bulls——1,831115.55/cwt112.00–122.002,1167
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99850.80/cwt40.00–59.005074
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04972.92/cwt63.00–81.0076523
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29986.16/cwt81.00–89.001,11957
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34993.42/cwt90.00–96.001,26040
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38497.77/cwt97.00–99.501,35322
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,514102.01/cwt101.00–103.001,5449
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,10196.41/cwt85.00–107.001,06114
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,236116.44/cwt110.00–120.001,4396
Dairy Steers—Choice1,461132.03/cwt125.00–140.001,92932

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.