Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2023-07-27

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Jul 27
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
499 head
493 vs last sale 992 564 vs year ago 1,063 · 53.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison. 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
BullsHigh1,798141.342,54212
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,538145.562,23915
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,390117.811,63726
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,379104.651,4438thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,10783.1492010
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,485163.482,4289thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,500149.002,2351thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,227193.022,36860
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,243182.502,2686thin
HeifersSelectAverage973164.761,60315
SteersChoiceAverage1,398193.612,707207
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,221183.412,23924
SteersSelectAverage1,107167.581,85517

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
Dairy SteersChoice1,485163.48/cwt155.00–168.002,4289
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,538145.56/cwt132.00–163.002,23915
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,416120.73/cwt115.00–129.001,71018
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,331111.25/cwt108.00–114.001,4818
CowsBoner 80-85%1,379104.65/cwt100.00–109.001,4438
Bulls1,840144.28/cwt133.00–160.002,65511
Bulls1,340109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,4611
SteersChoice1,398193.61/cwt188.00–198.502,707207
SteersSelect and Choice1,221183.41/cwt175.00–187.002,23924
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,107167.58/cwt159.00–178.001,85517
HeifersChoice1,227193.02/cwt189.50–195.002,36860
HeifersSelect and Choice1,243182.50/cwt175.00–187.002,2686
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed973164.76/cwt149.00–176.001,60315
CowsLean 85-90%1,22368.19/cwt67.50–69.008342
CowsLean 85-90%1,07886.88/cwt75.00–95.009378
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,500149.00/cwt149.00–149.002,2351

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.