Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2024-09-05

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Sep 5
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
674 head
▲ 72 vs last sale 602▼ 433 vs year ago 1,107 · −39.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 1.25-1.50 lower, Dairy steers no comparison due to low receipts last week, slaughter cows were .50-.75 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—Average1,567161.542,53130
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,449145.792,11258
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,174128.591,51041
CowsLean 85-90%Average984113.881,12118
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,533172.732,64820
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,448164.872,38714
HeifersChoiceAverage1,342192.412,58267
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,207186.292,24943
HeifersSelectAverage948164.981,5643thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,475193.112,848116
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,360186.672,538171

Every lot

20 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—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,176183.32/cwt172.00–187.002,15617
Steers—Select and Choice1,380187.04/cwt180.00–189.502,581154
Steers—Choice1,475193.11/cwt190.00–200.502,848116
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed948164.98/cwt160.00–168.001,5643
Heifers—Select and Choice1,207186.29/cwt182.00–189.502,24943
Heifers—Choice1,342192.41/cwt190.00–198.502,58267
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——98092.50/cwt92.50–92.509071
Bulls——Light Weight1,093166.04/cwt161.00–169.001,8153
Bulls——1,635157.20/cwt146.00–169.002,57017
Bulls——1,662175.90/cwt170.00–190.002,9239
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight869112.44/cwt105.00–119.009779
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight935122.22/cwt121.00–123.001,1435
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,074134.24/cwt125.00–140.001,4427
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,099115.31/cwt106.00–120.001,2679
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240128.32/cwt122.00–134.001,59129
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,259141.84/cwt136.00–153.001,78610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,420139.03/cwt135.00–144.501,97418
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,529151.17/cwt145.00–167.002,31130
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,448164.87/cwt159.00–168.752,38714
Dairy Steers—Choice1,533172.73/cwt169.50–177.002,64820

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.