Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2023-06-29

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Jun 29
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
801 head
▼ 141 vs last sale 942▲ 154 vs year ago 647 · +23.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week sale 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—Average1,566121.101,89735
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,550126.441,96016
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,423111.921,59385
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26699.361,25831
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00280.2580415
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,441157.602,27130
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,381145.592,0117thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,175132.641,5597thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,271183.532,333136
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,280175.962,25266
HeifersSelectAverage1,060162.281,72010
SteersChoiceAverage1,398183.382,564170
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,350176.992,38921
SteersSelectAverage1,118176.151,96937

Every lot

19 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 Feed1,118176.15/cwt148.00–185.001,96937
Steers—Select and Choice1,350176.99/cwt174.00–179.502,38921
Steers—Choice1,398183.38/cwt180.00–187.002,564170
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,060162.28/cwt126.00–177.001,72010
Heifers—Choice1,271183.53/cwt180.00–188.502,333136
Heifers—Select and Choice1,280175.96/cwt169.50–179.502,25266
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34196.47/cwt92.00–100.001,2944
Bulls——1,392112.90/cwt100.00–125.001,57216
Bulls——1,812136.42/cwt128.00–150.002,47215
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91348.28/cwt30.00–65.504412
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01685.17/cwt71.00–93.0086513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,198105.03/cwt103.00–108.001,2586
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28298.00/cwt94.00–100.501,25625
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,355106.42/cwt102.00–109.501,44230
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,460114.92/cwt110.00–120.001,67855
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,550126.44/cwt122.00–148.001,96016
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,175132.64/cwt121.00–136.001,5597
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,381145.59/cwt140.00–150.502,0117
Dairy Steers—Choice1,441157.60/cwt153.00–164.002,27130

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.