Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2024-06-06

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Jun 6
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
910 head
▲ 347 vs last sale 563▲ 208 vs year ago 702 · +29.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 6.50 lower, Dairy steers .50 lower, slaughter cows Breakers steady, Boner and lean cows 1.00-2.00 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
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,590183.472,9176thin
Bulls—Average1,627167.962,73330
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,463143.092,093161
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,217131.431,59943
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,053114.671,20721
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,564173.322,71144
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,486160.532,38514
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,180130.001,5342thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,326188.712,502153
HeifersSelectAverage1,040188.521,9614thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,259182.592,29927
SteersChoiceAverage1,415188.792,671195
SteersSelectAverage1,146187.192,14516
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,377184.462,54073

Every lot

24 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 Feed1,146187.19/cwt179.00–199.002,14516
Steers—Select and Choice1,377184.46/cwt180.00–185.502,54073
Steers—Choice1,415188.79/cwt186.00–192.002,671195
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,040188.52/cwt179.00–199.001,9614
Heifers—Select and Choice1,259182.59/cwt175.00–185.502,29927
Heifers—Choice1,326188.71/cwt186.00–191.002,502153
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,126162.02/cwt145.00–191.001,8246
Bulls——1,493146.00/cwt120.00–163.002,1807
Bulls——1,859179.10/cwt169.00–191.503,32917
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight879114.93/cwt109.00–120.001,0107
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight968131.98/cwt121.00–147.501,27810
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,068134.98/cwt127.00–141.001,4425
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,140114.54/cwt101.00–123.001,30614
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,244146.52/cwt140.00–161.001,82317
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258139.93/cwt138.00–143.001,7606
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,345128.68/cwt125.00–132.501,73121
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,447137.39/cwt133.00–141.001,98849
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,496125.36/cwt120.00–130.501,87513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,500115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,7251
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,512148.59/cwt142.00–160.502,24782
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,180130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,5342
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,486160.53/cwt150.00–167.002,38514
Dairy Steers—Choice1,564173.32/cwt168.00–178.002,71144
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,590183.47/cwt178.00–187.002,9176

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.