Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2022-02-10

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Feb 10
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
1,073 head
59 vs last sale 1,014 573 vs year ago 500 · +114.6%
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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
BullsAverage1,73786.341,49926
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,603106.891,7135thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45579.011,149112
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33069.2192053
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11153.1559129
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,608123.721,98921
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,542116.981,80410
HeifersChoiceAverage1,344147.441,982274
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,293136.271,76229
HeifersSelectAverage1,066121.811,2985thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,455147.282,143246
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,356134.911,82935
SteersSelectAverage1,120120.241,3473thin

Every lot, as filed

17 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
Bulls1,76188.34/cwt75.00–99.001,55620
Bulls1,815107.53/cwt107.00–108.001,9522
Bulls1,57565.75/cwt61.00–70.001,0364
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33069.21/cwt64.00–73.0092053
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47684.37/cwt83.00–87.001,24513
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45278.31/cwt74.00–83.001,13799
SteersSelect and Choice1,356134.91/cwt130.00–139.501,82935
SteersChoice1,455147.28/cwt140.00–152.752,143246
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,542116.98/cwt112.00–119.001,80410
Dairy SteersChoice1,608123.72/cwt120.00–126.501,98921
CowsLean 85-90%1,11857.12/cwt50.00–63.0063919
CowsLean 85-90%1,09945.60/cwt41.00–49.0050110
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,603106.89/cwt96.00–116.001,7135
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,066121.81/cwt114.00–127.001,2985
HeifersSelect and Choice1,293136.27/cwt129.00–139.751,76229
HeifersChoice1,344147.44/cwt140.00–152.251,982274
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,120120.24/cwt119.00–121.001,3473

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.