Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2022-08-18

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Aug 18
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
866 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 823▲ 866 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 .75 lower, Dairy steers .25 lower, slaughter cows Breaker and Boners were 3.00 higher, Lean cows were steady. 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—Average1,650110.231,81920
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,696115.291,9554thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43497.721,40159
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20982.3599627
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,18268.7381240
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,460137.172,00319
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,346125.241,68610
HeifersChoiceAverage1,274153.301,953204
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,178145.251,71131
HeifersSelectAverage1,060140.691,49116
SteersChoiceAverage1,402154.012,159314
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,309147.131,92631
SteersSelectAverage1,111140.981,56611

Every lot

16 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 Feed1,111140.98/cwt126.00–153.001,56611
Steers—Select and Choice1,309147.13/cwt142.00–149.751,92631
Steers—Choice1,402154.01/cwt150.00–157.002,159314
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,060140.69/cwt130.00–155.001,49116
Heifers—Select and Choice1,178145.25/cwt140.00–149.001,71131
Heifers—Choice1,274153.30/cwt150.00–156.251,953204
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,58895.72/cwt80.00–110.001,5208
Bulls——1,692119.91/cwt112.00–135.002,02912
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17852.54/cwt50.00–55.006192
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18269.58/cwt58.00–76.0082238
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20982.35/cwt77.00–89.0099627
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33093.54/cwt90.00–97.001,24430
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,541102.05/cwt98.00–109.001,57329
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,696115.29/cwt114.00–116.001,9554
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,346125.24/cwt118.00–129.001,68610
Dairy Steers—Choice1,460137.17/cwt130.00–145.002,00319

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.