Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2022-12-08

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Dec 8
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
1,164 head
63 vs last sale 1,227 73 vs year ago 1,237 · 5.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 6.00-7.00 lower, Dairy steers .75 higher, slaughter cows steady to .50 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
BullsLow1,72294.391,62634
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,52279.621,21281
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33468.6891674
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,21553.6765297
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,608138.842,23326
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,452125.351,82012
HeifersChoiceAverage1,372154.822,124234
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,315147.071,93457
HeifersSelectAverage1,079136.951,47816
SteersChoiceAverage1,502154.042,314279
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,389146.912,04159
SteersSelectAverage1,097109.791,2043thin

Every lot, as filed

16 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
SteersChoice1,502154.04/cwt150.00–159.502,314279
SteersSelect and Choice1,389146.91/cwt143.00–149.002,04159
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,097109.79/cwt97.00–129.001,2043
HeifersChoice1,372154.82/cwt150.00–158.002,124234
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,079136.95/cwt120.00–147.001,47816
HeifersSelect and Choice1,315147.07/cwt140.00–149.501,93457
CowsLean 85-90%1,24356.63/cwt50.00–62.0070481
CowsLean 85-90%1,07638.67/cwt27.00–49.0041616
Dairy SteersChoice1,608138.84/cwt132.00–144.002,23326
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,452125.35/cwt120.00–130.001,82012
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,63085.48/cwt84.00–94.001,39321
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48477.57/cwt74.00–83.501,15160
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33468.68/cwt63.00–73.5091674
Bulls1,35974.35/cwt70.00–78.001,0104
Bulls1,558113.00/cwt106.00–122.001,7616
Bulls1,82493.08/cwt75.00–102.501,69824

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.