Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2022-07-28

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Jul 28
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
1,063 head
▲ 316 vs last sale 747▲ 527 vs year ago 536 · +98.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.50-2.00 lower, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows Breaker and Boners .50 lower, Lean cows were 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—High1,598104.801,67523
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43191.101,30459
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22179.8997536
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,13664.5573333
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,478129.921,92012
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,360118.171,6076thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,17794.841,1165thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,283147.431,892155
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,268139.191,76552
HeifersSelectAverage997130.501,30113
SteersChoiceAverage1,393146.702,044342
SteersSelectAverage1,059142.031,50415
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,279140.251,79489

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,059142.03/cwt130.00–159.001,50415
Steers—Select and Choice1,279140.25/cwt135.00–143.501,79489
Steers—Choice1,382146.90/cwt144.00–150.002,030333
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,804139.25/cwt137.00–145.502,5129
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed997130.50/cwt100.00–149.001,30113
Heifers—Select and Choice1,268139.19/cwt131.00–143.501,76552
Heifers—Choice1,283147.43/cwt144.00–149.751,892155
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,494102.31/cwt85.00–111.001,52918
Bulls——1,974113.76/cwt112.00–115.002,2465
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12765.44/cwt58.00–73.0073830
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22179.89/cwt74.00–83.5097536
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22555.68/cwt55.00–56.006823
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39689.21/cwt84.00–92.501,24537
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49194.29/cwt93.00–98.001,40622
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,17794.84/cwt85.00–106.001,1165
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,360118.17/cwt110.00–120.001,6076
Dairy Steers—Choice1,478129.92/cwt124.00–136.001,92012

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.