Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2022-09-29

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Sep 29
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
699 head
▼ 219 vs last sale 918▼ 9 vs year ago 708 · −1.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.25-3.25 higher, Dairy steers 2.50 lower, slaughter cows 1.25-2.00 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—Low1,686104.841,76728
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,48493.161,38226
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28079.051,01238
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,17961.1072095
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,491133.361,98811
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,306125.161,6355thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,066100.001,0665thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,351152.622,06292
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,303144.361,88116
HeifersSelectAverage1,149141.651,6288thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,451152.002,206182
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,338143.811,92480
SteersSelectAverage1,207137.381,65811

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 Feed1,207137.38/cwt120.00–150.001,65811
Steers—Select and Choice1,338143.81/cwt137.00–147.501,92480
Steers—Choice1,451152.00/cwt148.00–156.002,206182
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,149141.65/cwt131.00–145.001,6288
Heifers—Select and Choice1,303144.36/cwt139.50–147.001,88116
Heifers—Choice1,351152.62/cwt148.00–155.002,06292
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,579115.66/cwt112.00–121.001,82610
Bulls——1,59569.00/cwt69.00–69.001,1011
Bulls——1,754100.58/cwt92.00–111.001,76417
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01747.02/cwt20.00–57.0047828
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24666.98/cwt58.00–73.0083567
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28079.05/cwt74.00–85.001,01238
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41889.42/cwt86.00–94.001,26817
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,608100.23/cwt96.00–105.001,6129
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,066100.00/cwt94.00–105.001,0665
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,306125.16/cwt120.00–128.001,6355
Dairy Steers—Choice1,491133.36/cwt130.00–137.001,98811

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.