Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2024-10-10

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Oct 10
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
601 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 633▼ 161 vs year ago 762 · −21.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today; Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers were steady, slaughter cows no comparison. 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 SteersChoiceAverage1,499185.672,7834thin
Bulls—Average1,713157.852,70413
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,403135.881,90737
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,260122.691,54532
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,114104.761,16715
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,569174.352,73612
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,426162.662,3206thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,356192.252,607113
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,225187.332,29551
HeifersSelectAverage1,083183.181,9842thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,472191.752,822210
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,351186.482,52053
SteersSelectAverage1,010162.501,6413thin

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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,010162.50/cwt150.00–190.001,6413
Steers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,184185.75/cwt183.00–187.002,1994
Steers—Select and Choice1,365186.54/cwt180.00–189.752,54649
Steers—Choice1,464191.72/cwt190.00–196.002,807204
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,733192.74/cwt189.00–193.503,3406
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,083183.18/cwt181.00–185.001,9842
Heifers—Select and Choice1,225187.33/cwt180.00–189.752,29551
Heifers—Choice1,356192.25/cwt190.00–195.502,607113
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,135130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,4761
Bulls——1,690173.75/cwt166.00–181.002,9366
Bulls——1,833146.59/cwt126.00–155.002,6876
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight845132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,1201
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight925114.27/cwt113.00–116.001,0573
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,067136.41/cwt125.00–150.001,4556
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11387.40/cwt67.50–97.509735
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,196113.09/cwt107.50–117.001,3537
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,292136.50/cwt129.00–145.001,7649
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,309120.59/cwt117.00–124.001,57922
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,327130.26/cwt127.00–133.001,72910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,422107.33/cwt107.00–108.001,5263
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,501138.70/cwt134.00–152.002,08218
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,426162.66/cwt162.00–164.002,3206
Dairy Steers—Choice1,569174.35/cwt168.50–178.002,73612
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,499185.67/cwt184.00–188.002,7834

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.