Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2024-09-19

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Sep 19
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
985 head
▲ 311 vs last sale 674▲ 359 vs year ago 626 · +57.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week sale not reported. 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—Low1,775155.082,75230
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,380136.711,88746
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,210123.211,49143
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,031111.891,15311
HeifersChoiceAverage1,335188.092,511247
HeifersSelectAverage1,102184.132,0294thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,198183.322,19645
SteersChoiceAverage1,457187.892,738301
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,306183.842,40153
SteersSelectAverage1,153180.012,0768thin

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,153180.01/cwt171.00–191.002,0768
Steers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,248186.61/cwt184.50–189.002,3297
Steers—Select and Choice1,315183.42/cwt179.00–184.502,41246
Steers—Choice1,457187.89/cwt185.00–192.752,738301
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,102184.13/cwt184.00–184.502,0294
Heifers—Select and Choice1,198183.32/cwt177.00–187.502,19645
Heifers—Choice1,335188.09/cwt185.00–191.502,511247
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,328123.73/cwt121.00–126.001,6432
Bulls——1,781152.72/cwt135.00–163.002,72019
Bulls——1,860167.04/cwt165.00–170.003,1079
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight904111.15/cwt107.00–114.001,0055
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight961126.66/cwt124.00–133.001,2174
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,039155.19/cwt138.00–165.001,6128
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,073126.21/cwt120.00–135.001,35413
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,136112.50/cwt110.00–114.001,2786
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,317121.18/cwt116.00–124.501,59626
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,396128.49/cwt125.00–133.001,79421
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,521138.16/cwt134.00–142.502,10117

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.