Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2023-06-01

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Jun 1
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
702 head
▲ 269 vs last sale 433▼ 28 vs year ago 730 · −3.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.25-3.00 higher, slaughter cows no comparison due to not reporting cows last week. 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—High1,700124.962,12433
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,559126.251,9688thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,393109.811,52980
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20595.051,14521
CowsLean 85-90%Low94767.236375thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,585159.142,5228thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,393146.822,0455thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,180124.461,4692thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,269189.362,403131
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,297180.502,34123
HeifersSelectAverage1,102156.891,7297thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,410190.552,687201
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,305179.992,34920
SteersSelectAverage1,102159.761,7615thin

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 Feed1,102159.76/cwt150.00–173.001,7615
Steers—Select and Choice1,305179.99/cwt176.00–184.252,34920
Steers—Choice1,410190.55/cwt185.00–194.502,687201
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,102156.89/cwt141.00–165.001,7297
Heifers—Choice1,269189.36/cwt185.00–194.002,403131
Heifers—Select and Choice1,297180.50/cwt169.00–184.752,34123
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,649111.89/cwt92.00–124.001,84513
Bulls——1,733133.46/cwt126.00–146.002,31320
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90357.06/cwt50.00–65.005153
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01382.48/cwt80.00–85.008362
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20595.05/cwt90.00–99.501,14521
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,349105.09/cwt100.00–109.501,41840
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,436114.52/cwt110.00–119.501,64540
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,559126.25/cwt121.00–140.001,9688
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,180124.46/cwt115.00–131.001,4692
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,393146.82/cwt146.00–148.002,0455
Dairy Steers—Choice1,585159.14/cwt152.00–168.002,5228

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.