Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2022-08-11

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Aug 11
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
823 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 772▲ 823 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 6.25-6.75 higher, Dairy steers 6.00 higher, slaughter cows steady to 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—High1,528106.001,62028
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,278117.121,4972thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39394.061,31048
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26579.301,00341
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11565.4373026
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,510137.412,07540
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,290125.931,62412
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,185110.001,3041thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,311154.222,022141
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,173146.081,71471
HeifersSelectAverage1,044141.301,4759thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,430154.822,214248
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,282146.721,88150
SteersSelectAverage1,152143.531,65330

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 Feed1,152143.53/cwt121.00–156.001,65330
Steers—Select and Choice1,282146.72/cwt140.00–149.751,88150
Steers—Choice1,430154.82/cwt150.00–158.502,214248
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,044141.30/cwt132.00–149.001,4759
Heifers—Select and Choice1,173146.08/cwt137.00–149.001,71471
Heifers—Choice1,311154.22/cwt150.00–158.252,022141
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,461101.37/cwt83.00–111.001,48121
Bulls——1,729119.88/cwt113.00–124.002,0737
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11269.11/cwt60.00–75.0076922
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13345.20/cwt35.00–58.005124
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26579.30/cwt76.00–84.001,00341
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,278117.12/cwt114.00–120.001,4972
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33390.02/cwt85.00–94.001,20023
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44897.77/cwt95.00–104.001,41625
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,185110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,3041
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,290125.93/cwt119.00–129.501,62412
Dairy Steers—Choice1,510137.41/cwt130.00–143.002,07540

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.