Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2022-09-15

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Sep 15
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
1,053 head
▲ 225 vs last sale 828▲ 167 vs year ago 886 · +18.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last sale reported was two weeks ago. Trade active. Demand moderate to 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—Average1,631106.631,74048
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43991.281,31367
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30181.121,05589
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,16262.6872840
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,487134.682,00325
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,428122.961,7566thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,333107.691,4362thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,307148.671,943183
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,233142.961,76342
HeifersSelectAverage1,075132.491,4247thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,430149.472,137271
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,387143.051,98451
SteersSelectAverage1,131132.221,49512

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 Feed1,131132.22/cwt120.00–139.001,49512
Steers—Select and Choice1,387143.05/cwt138.00–145.001,98451
Steers—Choice1,430149.47/cwt146.00–154.002,137271
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,075132.49/cwt124.00–136.001,4247
Heifers—Select and Choice1,233142.96/cwt137.50–146.001,76342
Heifers—Choice1,307148.67/cwt146.00–153.251,943183
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,27379.49/cwt77.00–81.001,0122
Bulls——1,610117.74/cwt113.00–129.001,89615
Bulls——1,665103.01/cwt84.00–110.501,71531
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10342.53/cwt30.00–51.004699
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17968.53/cwt62.00–74.0080831
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30181.12/cwt75.00–87.001,05589
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41690.32/cwt87.50–94.501,27955
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54395.67/cwt95.00–97.001,47612
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,333107.69/cwt103.00–113.001,4362
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,428122.96/cwt118.00–128.001,7566
Dairy Steers—Choice1,487134.68/cwt130.00–141.002,00325

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.