Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2023-05-04

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, May 4
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
591 head
225 vs last sale 816 365 vs year ago 956 · 38.2%
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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
BullsAverage1,610115.981,86818
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,497105.591,58167
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,36891.601,25346
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,15777.3789516
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,519151.412,30021
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,453138.892,0185thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,295120.001,5541thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,347181.692,44799
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,296171.652,22536
HeifersSelectAverage1,102148.151,6333thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,421180.792,569126
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,389172.962,40249
SteersSelectAverage1,168155.391,8156thin

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
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,102148.15/cwt145.00–150.001,6333
HeifersSelect and Choice1,296171.65/cwt163.00–176.002,22536
Bulls1,511107.42/cwt91.00–118.001,6238
Bulls1,690122.83/cwt119.00–131.002,07610
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36891.60/cwt86.00–97.501,25346
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,383101.15/cwt98.00–105.501,39931
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,595109.42/cwt106.00–114.001,74536
CowsLean 85-90%1,19382.09/cwt77.00–85.0097913
Dairy SteersSelect1,295120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,5541
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,453138.89/cwt135.00–142.002,0185
CowsLean 85-90%1,00256.94/cwt47.00–65.005713
HeifersChoice1,347181.69/cwt177.00–185.002,44799
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,168155.39/cwt140.00–160.001,8156
SteersSelect and Choice1,389172.96/cwt163.00–176.002,40249
SteersChoice1,421180.79/cwt177.00–185.002,569126
Dairy SteersChoice1,519151.41/cwt144.00–155.002,30021

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.