Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2022-11-10

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Nov 10
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
905 head
▲ 144 vs last sale 761▲ 59 vs year ago 846 · +7.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers .75-1.00 higher, Dairy steers.75 lower, slaughter cows Breakers steady, Boner and Lean were 1.75-2.50 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—Average1,65991.611,52031
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54086.221,32729
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34869.5593869
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09753.4258663
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,592136.472,17332
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,547122.491,8956thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,25091.831,1485thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,346159.912,152234
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,266147.961,87336
HeifersSelectAverage1,023135.651,3883thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,486159.582,372204
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,412148.732,10052
SteersSelectAverage1,151129.771,4949thin

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,151129.77/cwt115.00–143.001,4949
Steers—Select and Choice1,412148.73/cwt142.00–153.002,10052
Steers—Choice1,479159.79/cwt154.00–167.002,363199
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,777151.17/cwt148.00–154.002,6865
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,023135.65/cwt135.00–136.001,3883
Heifers—Select and Choice1,266147.96/cwt140.00–153.001,87336
Heifers—Choice1,346159.91/cwt154.00–166.752,152234
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,17569.92/cwt62.00–75.008226
Bulls——1,325132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,7491
Bulls——1,79495.35/cwt79.00–110.001,71124
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03546.38/cwt32.00–54.0048026
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14058.36/cwt54.00–64.0066537
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34869.55/cwt64.50–75.0093869
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49282.75/cwt77.00–87.001,23517
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60791.13/cwt88.00–95.001,46412
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,25091.83/cwt72.00–109.001,1485
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,547122.49/cwt114.00–129.001,8956
Dairy Steers—Choice1,592136.47/cwt132.00–142.002,17332

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.