Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2023-09-07

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Sep 7
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
1,107 head
▼ 307 vs last sale 1,414▲ 279 vs year ago 828 · +33.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady to .50 lower, Dairy steers 3.75-4.00 higher, slaughter cows .25-.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—Average1,827130.912,39229
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,599134.272,1477thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,378119.801,65180
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,201106.761,28247
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07093.0899642
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,467164.832,41823
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,253154.191,9322thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,147131.001,5032thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,278187.792,400279
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,258180.582,27234
HeifersSelectAverage1,060172.391,82715
SteersChoiceAverage1,425187.732,675380
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,306180.292,35529
SteersSelectAverage1,140176.602,01326

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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,140176.60/cwt150.00–185.002,01326
Steers—Select and Choice1,306180.29/cwt175.00–183.502,35529
Steers—Choice1,425187.73/cwt184.00–191.752,675380
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,060172.39/cwt160.00–180.001,82715
Heifers—Select and Choice1,258180.58/cwt175.00–183.502,27234
Heifers—Choice1,278187.79/cwt184.00–191.002,400279
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,115128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,4271
Bulls——1,730137.42/cwt132.00–146.002,37714
Bulls——1,975124.61/cwt116.00–130.002,46114
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84864.51/cwt50.00–69.005474
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09396.09/cwt80.00–101.501,05038
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,201106.76/cwt102.00–111.001,28247
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,321115.31/cwt112.00–119.501,52335
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,423123.30/cwt120.00–129.001,75545
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,599134.27/cwt131.00–136.002,1477
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,147131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,5032
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,253154.19/cwt149.00–159.001,9322
Dairy Steers—Choice1,467164.83/cwt160.00–169.002,41823

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.