Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2022-10-06

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Oct 6
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
950 head
▲ 251 vs last sale 699▲ 362 vs year ago 588 · +61.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers steady, choice heifers 1.00 lower, Dairy steers 2.00 higher, slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 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—Average1,68197.361,63718
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,51490.071,36427
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29277.491,00149
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,16061.1170965
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,543135.432,09023
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,561127.961,9976thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,39590.001,2561thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,324150.621,994151
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,232143.301,76534
HeifersSelectAverage1,103133.061,46810
SteersChoiceAverage1,480150.862,233321
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,318145.001,91172
SteersSelectAverage1,113133.891,49014

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 Feed1,113133.89/cwt115.00–139.501,49014
Steers—Select and Choice1,318145.00/cwt137.00–147.751,91172
Steers—Choice1,480150.86/cwt148.00–156.002,233321
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,103133.06/cwt120.00–139.501,46810
Heifers—Select and Choice1,232143.30/cwt137.00–147.001,76534
Heifers—Choice1,324150.62/cwt148.00–156.001,994151
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,10573.91/cwt72.00–76.008172
Bulls——1,75299.01/cwt83.00–110.501,73515
Bulls——1,775119.50/cwt119.50–119.502,1211
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10347.11/cwt30.00–55.0052012
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17364.28/cwt57.00–71.0075453
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29277.49/cwt72.00–84.001,00149
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48687.53/cwt85.00–92.001,30118
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57095.15/cwt93.00–100.001,4949
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,39590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,2561
Dairy Steers—Choice1,543135.43/cwt132.00–140.502,09023
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,561127.96/cwt125.00–129.501,9976

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.