Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2023-07-13

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Jul 13
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
802 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 765▼ 14 vs year ago 816 · −1.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady to .75 higher, Dairy steers 3.75 higher, slaughter cows Premium white and Breakers were steady, Boner and Lean were 2.00-4.00 higher. 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—High1,655126.412,09222
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,516126.691,92116
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,408112.171,57940
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11899.921,11713
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11985.5795811
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,534160.092,45643
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,458147.692,15316
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,193125.571,4983thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,272184.082,341140
HeifersSelectAverage1,077176.501,90121
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,240176.122,18417
SteersChoiceAverage1,388184.462,560278
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,309179.192,34656
SteersSelectAverage1,148173.591,99324

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,148173.59/cwt140.00–181.251,99324
Steers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,273180.96/cwt180.25–182.252,30426
Steers—Select and Choice1,341177.65/cwt173.00–182.002,38230
Steers—Choice1,388184.46/cwt180.00–188.502,560278
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,077176.50/cwt157.50–181.001,90121
Heifers—Select and Choice1,240176.12/cwt170.00–179.002,18417
Heifers—Choice1,272184.08/cwt180.00–188.502,341140
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,578132.68/cwt130.00–137.002,09412
Bulls——1,600105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,6801
Bulls——1,764120.44/cwt111.00–127.002,1259
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11899.92/cwt97.00–102.001,11713
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11990.76/cwt86.00–97.001,0167
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11976.49/cwt68.00–81.008564
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,398107.94/cwt105.00–112.001,50920
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,418116.39/cwt113.00–121.001,65020
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,516126.69/cwt122.00–135.001,92116
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,193125.57/cwt120.00–130.001,4983
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,458147.69/cwt140.00–152.002,15316
Dairy Steers—Choice1,534160.09/cwt153.00–176.002,45643

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.