Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2022-09-22

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Sep 22
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
918 head
▼ 135 vs last sale 1,053▲ 120 vs year ago 798 · +15.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week.. Choice steers and heifers .25-.50 higher, Dairy steers 1.25 higher, slaughter cows steady to .75 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—Average1,507107.281,61633
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46593.501,37038
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25180.351,00556
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,15164.9474844
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,418136.001,92819
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,420125.671,7856thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,308149.101,950182
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,242143.951,78860
HeifersSelectAverage1,101133.111,46619
SteersChoiceAverage1,455149.802,180238
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,314144.061,89350
SteersSelectAverage1,137132.471,50617

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 Feed1,137132.47/cwt114.00–145.001,50617
Steers—Select and Choice1,314144.06/cwt139.00–146.751,89350
Steers—Choice1,455149.80/cwt147.00–155.002,180238
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,101133.11/cwt115.00–145.001,46619
Heifers—Select and Choice1,242143.95/cwt139.00–146.501,78860
Heifers—Choice1,308149.10/cwt147.00–154.001,950182
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,00076.00/cwt76.00–76.007601
Bulls——1,495117.22/cwt112.50–130.001,75210
Bulls——1,535104.18/cwt88.00–111.501,59922
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08751.14/cwt42.00–57.0055610
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17069.00/cwt63.00–74.0080734
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25180.35/cwt75.00–86.001,00556
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38390.80/cwt87.00–94.001,25622
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57897.22/cwt95.00–102.001,53416
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,418136.00/cwt130.00–141.001,92819
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,420125.67/cwt122.00–129.001,7856

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.