Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2022-10-20

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Oct 20
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
652 head
▼ 209 vs last sale 861▼ 4 vs year ago 656 · −0.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.25-1.50 lower, Dairy Steers .25-.50 higher, slaughter cows Breaker and Boners .25-.75 lower, Lean cows were 1.50 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—Low1,52391.991,40127
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,57891.581,44531
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,33874.891,00267
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,18860.3171665
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,504134.572,02417
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,375124.551,71310
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,32575.009941thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,342150.932,02581
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,337143.261,91537
HeifersSelectAverage1,161126.671,47115
SteersChoiceAverage1,484150.482,233142
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,378144.201,98763
SteersSelectAverage1,201132.061,58610

Every lot

18 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 Feed1,201132.06/cwt110.00–149.001,58610
Steers—Select and Choice1,378144.20/cwt136.00–146.751,98763
Steers—Choice1,484150.48/cwt147.00–155.252,233142
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,161126.67/cwt110.00–136.001,47115
Heifers—Select and Choice1,337143.26/cwt139.00–146.251,91537
Heifers—Choice1,342150.93/cwt147.00–157.252,02581
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,03965.66/cwt55.00–76.006824
Bulls——1,57595.19/cwt82.00–107.001,49921
Bulls——1,940111.01/cwt110.00–112.002,1542
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15549.82/cwt40.00–55.0057520
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20264.97/cwt56.00–70.5078145
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32876.28/cwt60.00–83.001,01359
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41264.61/cwt60.00–69.009128
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45286.52/cwt84.00–90.001,25616
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71396.98/cwt92.00–100.001,66115
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,32575.00/cwt75.00–75.009941
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,375124.55/cwt117.00–129.001,71310
Dairy Steers—Choice1,504134.57/cwt130.00–142.002,02417

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.