Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2021-10-07

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Oct 7
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
588 head
120 vs last sale 708 133 vs year ago 721 · 18.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers 2.00 higher, choice heifers 1.25 higher, Dairy steers 1.25 higher, slaughter cows steady. 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
BullsAverage1,44787.221,26221
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49875.711,13428
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34364.8087033
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,28051.9466519
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,492115.231,71924
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,477108.031,59614
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,172106.451,2489thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,280126.631,621119
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,282118.811,52312
HeifersSelectAverage1,092106.221,1604thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,458128.221,869196
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,277119.021,52037
SteersSelectAverage1,089113.431,2354thin

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls1,43586.99/cwt76.00–95.001,24812
Bulls1,543101.52/cwt100.00–104.001,5665
Bulls1,36470.04/cwt66.00–73.009554
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33566.00/cwt62.00–70.0088128
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38758.09/cwt55.00–61.008065
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47874.87/cwt71.00–79.001,10724
SteersChoice1,458128.22/cwt122.00–135.001,869196
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,089113.43/cwt112.00–114.001,2354
SteersSelect and Choice1,277119.02/cwt113.00–121.501,52037
Dairy SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,172106.45/cwt94.00–110.001,2489
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,477108.03/cwt105.00–111.001,59614
Dairy SteersChoice1,492115.23/cwt113.00–118.501,71924
CowsLean 85-90%1,31355.15/cwt50.00–61.0072413
CowsLean 85-90%1,20944.98/cwt40.00–48.005446
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,61680.77/cwt80.00–82.001,3054
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,092106.22/cwt96.00–115.501,1604
HeifersSelect and Choice1,282118.81/cwt112.75–121.501,52312
HeifersChoice1,280126.63/cwt122.50–130.001,621119

How this sale compares

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.