Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2023-06-15

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Jun 15
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
942 head
▲ 240 vs last sale 702▲ 465 vs year ago 477 · +97.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week not reported. 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—Average1,576123.681,94957
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,582121.481,9229thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,428109.081,557124
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32095.921,26663
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,19280.2095637
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,545157.872,43939
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,514147.472,2339thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,295126.691,6416thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,313187.652,46482
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,263180.612,28173
HeifersSelectAverage1,088166.811,81517
SteersChoiceAverage1,386187.422,598119
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,358181.652,46778
SteersSelectAverage1,113172.401,91919

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 Feed1,113172.40/cwt158.00–184.001,91919
Steers—Select and Choice1,358181.65/cwt174.00–184.502,46778
Steers—Choice1,386187.42/cwt184.75–192.002,598119
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,088166.81/cwt140.00–182.501,81517
Heifers—Select and Choice1,263180.61/cwt172.00–184.002,28173
Heifers—Choice1,313187.65/cwt184.50–190.502,46482
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,481115.33/cwt100.00–129.001,70838
Bulls——1,765140.39/cwt130.00–152.002,47819
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06055.06/cwt40.00–71.005846
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21885.07/cwt75.00–90.001,03631
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32095.92/cwt91.00–100.001,26663
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,378105.82/cwt101.00–109.501,45874
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,501113.91/cwt110.00–119.001,71050
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,582121.48/cwt120.00–125.001,9229
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,295126.69/cwt121.00–132.001,6416
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,514147.47/cwt140.00–150.002,2339
Dairy Steers—Choice1,545157.87/cwt152.00–169.002,43939

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.