Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2022-03-03

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Mar 3
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
663 head
97 vs last sale 760 208 vs year ago 871 · 23.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady to .75 higher, Dairy steers steady, slaughter cows steady to .75 higher. 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
BullsAverage1,78095.441,69926
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,420101.001,4341thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41684.441,19694
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28269.3888920
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,27054.9269825
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,520125.231,90332
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,387117.451,6297thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,223103.261,2637thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,352148.192,00499
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,337137.061,83221
HeifersSelectAverage1,149121.261,3938thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,478147.302,177242
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,303135.791,7697thin
SteersSelectAverage1,135128.461,4584thin

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
Bulls1,79189.88/cwt75.00–99.001,61013
Bulls1,808105.74/cwt101.00–114.001,91212
Bulls1,31044.00/cwt44.00–44.005761
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28269.38/cwt63.00–74.0088920
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38280.42/cwt75.00–84.001,11147
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45088.46/cwt85.00–94.001,28347
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,135128.46/cwt127.00–129.001,4584
SteersSelect and Choice1,303135.79/cwt131.00–142.001,7697
SteersChoice1,478147.30/cwt142.50–153.502,177242
Dairy SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,223103.26/cwt95.00–109.001,2637
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,387117.45/cwt114.00–119.001,6297
Dairy SteersChoice1,520125.23/cwt120.00–131.001,90332
CowsLean 85-90%1,28657.32/cwt51.00–63.0073721
CowsLean 85-90%1,18642.34/cwt37.00–48.005024
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,420101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,4341
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,149121.26/cwt115.00–129.001,3938
HeifersSelect and Choice1,337137.06/cwt132.50–140.501,83221
HeifersChoice1,352148.19/cwt143.75–153.002,00499

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.