Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2024-07-11

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Jul 11
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
1,393 head
▲ 278 vs last sale 1,115▲ 591 vs year ago 802 · +73.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to no sale last week July 4th holiday. 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,475193.192,8508thin
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,443176.652,5492thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,441188.382,7154thin
Bulls—Average1,671172.472,88235
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,401149.142,089103
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,220134.021,63546
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,097109.981,20636
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,608178.452,86933
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,451168.342,4439thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,243155.561,9344thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,304198.142,584188
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,223192.062,349105
HeifersSelectAverage1,041190.251,98124
SteersChoiceAverage1,415197.852,800361
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,321191.932,535143
SteersSelectAverage1,094189.742,07627

Every lot

27 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 Feed1,094189.74/cwt174.00–211.002,07627
Steers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,260193.82/cwt192.00–195.002,44229
Steers—Select and Choice1,336191.45/cwt180.00–194.002,558114
Steers—Choice1,415197.85/cwt195.00–207.002,800361
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,041190.25/cwt155.00–206.001,98124
Heifers—Select and Choice1,223192.06/cwt183.00–194.002,349105
Heifers—Choice1,304198.14/cwt195.00–204.002,584188
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,196154.52/cwt131.00–168.001,8486
Bulls——1,713157.87/cwt130.00–172.002,70414
Bulls——1,822193.27/cwt177.00–217.003,52115
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight893133.80/cwt125.00–150.001,1954
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight92091.48/cwt81.00–101.008427
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight928114.86/cwt105.00–126.001,0669
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Light Weight948170.98/cwt157.50–190.001,6215
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,170138.87/cwt127.50–146.501,62513
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,193102.59/cwt100.00–105.001,2245
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,249118.15/cwt107.00–125.001,47615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,287131.88/cwt126.00–140.001,69729
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,291148.56/cwt142.00–157.001,91825
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,407141.88/cwt137.00–145.001,99631
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,516152.24/cwt146.00–165.002,30842
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,243155.56/cwt150.00–160.001,9344
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,451168.34/cwt164.00–178.002,4439
Dairy Steers—Choice1,608178.45/cwt174.00–186.502,86933
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,441188.38/cwt188.00–188.502,7154
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,443176.65/cwt175.00–178.002,5492
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,475193.19/cwt191.00–193.752,8508

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.