Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2022-07-14

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Jul 14
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
816 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 862▼ 82 vs year ago 898 · −9.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 4.75-5.25 lower, Dairy steers 2.50 lower, slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower. 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—Low1,682104.301,75421
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,523103.131,5712thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43089.791,28432
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35182.111,11067
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,17768.4680635
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,431129.481,85321
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,355115.161,56017
HeifersChoiceAverage1,248149.521,866130
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,168143.441,67528
HeifersSelectAverage1,164132.191,53913
SteersChoiceAverage1,368149.232,041271
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,253143.201,79439
SteersSelectAverage1,175137.971,62116

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 Feed1,175137.97/cwt120.00–141.251,62116
Steers—Select and Choice1,253143.20/cwt139.00–145.501,79439
Steers—Choice1,368149.23/cwt146.00–153.002,041271
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,164132.19/cwt120.00–139.001,53913
Heifers—Select and Choice1,168143.44/cwt139.00–145.501,67528
Heifers—Choice1,248149.52/cwt146.00–153.751,866130
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35891.09/cwt87.00–96.001,2374
Bulls——1,758107.41/cwt99.00–112.001,88817
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04657.22/cwt55.00–59.005995
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19970.33/cwt60.00–77.0084330
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35083.99/cwt78.50–87.501,13458
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35970.01/cwt65.00–76.009519
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41389.31/cwt88.00–93.501,26230
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,523103.13/cwt101.00–105.001,5712
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67896.98/cwt96.00–98.001,6272
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,355115.16/cwt110.00–117.001,56017
Dairy Steers—Choice1,431129.48/cwt120.00–136.001,85321

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.