Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2024-10-24

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Oct 24
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
825 head
▲ 224 vs last sale 601▲ 2 vs year ago 823 · +0.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due to last week 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—Average1,684154.172,59621
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,460134.761,96786
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,220121.601,48360
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,202110.841,33232
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,618175.152,83421
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,486164.902,4508thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,175149.551,7574thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,088193.122,10110
HeifersChoiceAverage1,369191.542,622171
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,300186.812,429110
SteersChoiceAverage1,487191.062,841130
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,378186.662,57255
SteersSelectAverage1,197183.782,20013

Every lot

21 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 Feed1,197183.78/cwt170.00–189.502,20013
Steers—Select and Choice1,378186.66/cwt182.00–188.502,57255
Steers—Choice1,487191.06/cwt189.00–196.002,841130
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,088193.12/cwt180.00–196.002,10110
Heifers—Select and Choice1,300186.81/cwt180.00–189.002,429110
Heifers—Choice1,369191.54/cwt189.50–196.002,622171
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,008162.96/cwt144.00–178.001,6433
Bulls——1,743171.74/cwt170.00–174.002,9932
Bulls——1,803150.33/cwt133.00–165.002,71016
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight878132.05/cwt120.00–143.001,1596
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight955107.33/cwt103.00–111.001,0253
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,136126.56/cwt117.00–136.001,43814
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,227111.20/cwt100.00–115.001,36429
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,286137.76/cwt127.00–159.001,77221
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,288118.98/cwt115.00–124.501,53237
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,441129.46/cwt125.00–134.501,86635
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,450109.88/cwt106.00–112.001,5933
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,604138.84/cwt135.00–148.502,22730
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,175149.55/cwt130.00–159.001,7574
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,486164.90/cwt159.00–168.002,4508
Dairy Steers—Choice1,618175.15/cwt170.00–185.502,83421

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.