Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2022-08-04

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Aug 4
● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
772 head
▼ 291 vs last sale 1,063▼ 311 vs year ago 1,083 · −28.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers .50-1.00 higher, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows steady to .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—Low1,581104.011,64528
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44389.831,29621
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32180.241,06031
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,21765.5179710
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,451130.291,89117
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,06787.699363thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,282148.011,897127
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,210141.311,71090
HeifersSelectAverage1,083132.631,4369thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,379148.042,041223
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,234139.771,72563
SteersSelectAverage1,142134.541,53625

Every lot

15 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 Feed1,142134.54/cwt114.00–142.001,53625
Steers—Select and Choice1,234139.77/cwt130.00–143.501,72563
Steers—Choice1,379148.04/cwt144.00–153.002,041223
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,083132.63/cwt117.00–138.001,4369
Heifers—Select and Choice1,210141.31/cwt134.00–143.501,71090
Heifers—Choice1,282148.01/cwt144.00–151.751,897127
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,502107.48/cwt101.00–112.001,61415
Bulls——1,65591.70/cwt86.00–97.001,5189
Bulls——1,714118.66/cwt114.00–123.002,0344
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21765.51/cwt60.00–72.0079710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32180.24/cwt75.00–83.501,06031
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43788.59/cwt84.00–92.001,27317
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47095.08/cwt94.00–96.001,3984
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,06787.69/cwt82.00–95.009363
Dairy Steers—Choice1,451130.29/cwt124.00–139.001,89117

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.